The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-30
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Tear nineteen hundred and fourteen
Acts were passed To wit: Chapter 5Sy;
proposing an amendment Bt,. NJ Nv Af I'M eCoGsti-
tuition Of Maryland; Chapter 4l6, pro-
posing a new Article to said Constit1.
ton to be known as Article At -,
ton 10 Article III or said Constitution
and Chapter 673 proposing an additlOnal
Article to said Constitution M RI kno M
a. Article XIV; which SAID Acts vi I'D sae
General Assembly are In WOrus an 80
ures following:
CHAPTER 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV OF the Dec
laration Of Rights of the Constltuuon ~
the State Of Maryland, and 70 PROVIDE Ipr
IT, submission of sEch amer fnr fbep ILL.,
Section L. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three nItns I GI az al,
That the following Article
be and the same is hereby proposed IA
the place and stead Of Article Ky on inc
"A Rights Sf the II Il
present existing, and IL adopted Ply lhe
legal qualified voters thereof, az herein
provided. it shall supereede ana stanu Al
place and stead of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying OF taxes
by the poll is grievous and oppressive
and out to be prohibited; that paupers
~ THE government; that the General 80
sembIy shall BY uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment OF land and ciAS-
sieation and asrso1a 81 nron
erty, as it may deem proper; and all
taxes thereafter provided to be levied Dy
the State for the support OF the general
Ana Nm the CITY Of Baltimore for their
respective purposes, shall be uniform as
to land within the class or sub-class of
on III land ssn a9q fa1ne
powers may have directed to be subject
ed to the tax levy; yet fines, duties OF
taxes imposed, or laid with political
view for the good government and Dene-
Section 2. And ~ It enacted by the
aforesaid, that the foregoing
Article hereby proposed ID fhe pl Lace an ~
Rights of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland shall be, at the next general
election for members of the General As
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption OK rejection, i'm pursuance
or the directions contained iii Article
XIV of the Constitution or this State,
and that at said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment TO the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each official ballot there shall be printed
ment," and Against the Constitutional
a. now prescribed By law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made TO the Governor Oh
the vote for and against said proposed
as directed by Article XIV OF
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment TO
the Constitution OF this State by adding
d new Article thereto to follow immediate
Iy after Article Nj and to be known an
Article XI-A, and TO provide for the
qualified voters of this State for their
adoption or rejection.
Section i. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
erGl Assembly Of Maryland, Cthree- tfths
Houses concurringJ, That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle NJ and to be known as Article XI-A
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment TO the Constitution of this
State, which Article. if adopted by the
qualified voters Of this State, as herein
provided, shall thereby by. such adoption
ton of this State
ARTICLE MA. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section l. On demand of the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the City of
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature Of not less than 20 per cent OF
county provided. however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall BE- sufficient
to complete a petition, the Board OF
Election Supervisors of said city or coun-
ty shall provide at the next general
Or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the fling Of such petit
ton, for the. election Of charter board
Of eleven registered voters Of said city Or
five registered voters i'm any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members OF said
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior TO said election by the
Mayor of Baltimore and City Council Of
the City of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
ten in their own handwriting land not by
their mark of not less than ) per cent
o. the registered voters OF the said City
Of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that in any case two thousand signatures
Of registered voters shall be sufficient to
any such nominating petition,
voters of the City Of Baltimore or not
more than five registered voters in any
such county are 70 nominated their
names shall not be printed On The ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
City of Baltimore or five in such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date of said election. At
said election the ballot shall contain the
names Of said nominees In aiphabeticaI
order without any indication OF the
source of their nomination, and shall also
be so arranged ~ to permit the voter to
vote for or against the creation or said
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board and if the
majority Of the. votes cast for and against
the creation of said charter board shall
be against said creation the election or
the members or said charter board shall
be void; but IL such majority shall be in
favor Of the creation of said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees OF the City of Baltimore or five
in the county receiving the
largest number of votes shall constitute
the charter board and said charter board,
or a majority thereof, shall prepare with
TIA AK months from the date OF said cleo
tion a charter OF form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
same to the Mayor Of Baltimore or Presi-
dent of the Board Of County Commits
the same in at least two newspapers OF
general circulation published in said the
City of Baltimore or county within
thirty days after III shall be reDOrte1 tO
him Such charter shall be submitted 10
the voters OF said city or county MI the
next general Or Congressional election
Mayor of Baltimore or President Of the
Board of County Commissioners; and il
a majority of the votes cast for and
against the adoption OF said charter shall
charter. from ana after the thirtieth day
from the date OF such election shall be-
come law Of said city or county, subject
only to the Constitution and Public Cen
eral Laws of this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of said charter and former charter
Of said the City of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed.
Sec p THE General Assembly ar Ill
first session after the adoption or this
shall, BY Public General Law,
provide grant OF express powers for
such county or counties as may there
after form charter under the provis-
ions of this Article. Such express pow
ers granted to the counties and the pow
ers heretofore granted to the counties and