The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-21
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shall be submitted TO the voters of said
| City OF county at the next general or
| Congressional election after the report
/ OF said charter to said Mayor Of Balti-
more or President of the Board of Coun-
| ty Commissioners; and IL a majority OF
the votes cast for and against the adop-
ton of said charter shall be in favor of
such adoption. the said charter from and
after the thirtieth day from the date OF
such election shall become the law OF
said city or county, subject only to the
Constitution and Public General Laws of
this State and any Public Local Laws
inconsistent with the provisions of said
charter and former charter of said the
City of Baltimore or county shall be
thereby repealed.
Section ?. The General Assembly at it's
first session after the adoption of this
| amendment shall by Public General
Law, provide a grant of express powers
for such county or counties as may
thereafter form a charter under the pro-
visions Of this Article Such express
powers granted to the counties and tn
powers heretofore granted 70 the City Of
Baltimore, as set forth in Article A. Sec
ton G. Public Local Laws Of Maryland.
shall not be enlarged or extended by
any charter formed under the provisions
of this Article. but such powers may be
CAtSiAuctl IubIlllGAl, dLkeIluGQ or TGpGaAeO
by the General Assembly
Section 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legislative
body in which shall be vested the law
making power OF said city or county.
Such legislative body IL the City of Bal
timOye shall be known az the City Coun-
Gil Of the City OF Baltimore. and in any
county shall be known as the County
Council Of the county. The chief execu-
tive officer, II such charter shall provide
for the election of such executive Off
Ger. or the presiding officer Of said legls-
latiVe body, II such charter shall not
provide for the election of a chief ex-
ecutive officer, shall be known in the
City of Baltimore as Mayor uf Bait
more and In any county as the Presi-
dent Of the County Council of the cour-
" and all references in the COnstitu-
ton and laws af this State TO the Mayor
OF Baltimore and city Council of the
City of Baltimore or to the County Com
missioners of the counties shall he con-
strued to refer TO the Mayor of Balti-
more and city Council Of the City of
Baltimore and 10 the President and
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would be
reasonable From and after the adop-
ton Of charter by the City Of Bait
more. or any county Of this State as
heFeinbsfCHe provided. The Mayor Of Bal
timore and city Council of the City of
Baltimore or the County Council OF said
county, subject IN the Constitution and
Public General Laws Of this Stnte, shall
have full power TO enact local laws Of
said city or county including the power
TO repeal " amend Local laws OF said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly, upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted as above
ifi.F a.
contained shall be construed TO author
lac or empower the County Council of
any county in this State to enact laws
or regulations for any Incorporated
town, village. OF municipality in Aaid
county, on any matter covered by the
powers granted to said town, village
OF municipality by the Act incorporating
1t. or any subsequent Act O. Acts amen
datory thereto. Provided, however. that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council of
the counties shall not sit more than one
month IN each year for the purpose of
enactinE legislation for such counties
during the month 30 dssignated for that
purpose IN the charter and all laws and
ordinances SO enacted shall be published
once a week for three successive weeks
in at least one newspaper published in
such counties, so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
City. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor Of Rakmore and City Coun-
ell of the City Of Baltimore or the Cou.,-
Gil Of the counties, az heTeinbefore pro-
rided, shall be subject 90 the same rules
of Interpretation as those now applLca-
bic to the Public Local Laws Of this
State. except that in case Of any con
fict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted, the Public General Law shall
control
Section 4. From and after tho adoption
OF charteT under the provisions OF this
Article by the City II Baltimore or any
county Of this State, no Public LnlzN
Law shall he enacted by the General
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided Any law SO
drawn as to apply to two or more Of the
seaEraDhica! subdivisions Of this State
shall not be deemed u Local Law within
to- meaning of this Act The term geo
graphical sub division" herein used shall
be taken 10 mean the City Of Baltimore
or any Of the counties Of this State
Section 3. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City Of Baltimore or BY
any county of this STATE under the pro-
visions Of this Article may be proposed
by a resolution Of the Mayor OF Bait
more and the city COUNCIL of said the
City of Baltimore or the Council OF said
county, or by q petition signed by not
less than y per cent OF the Fe4isterad
voters nf said city or county, provided.
however, that in any case l0.GB sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete d Pc
ton. and filed with the Mayor OF Bait
more or the President OF the County
Council, and when 50 proposed shall! b.
submitted to the voters Of said city or
county at the next General or Congress
sional election occurring after the pas
sage OF said resolution or the fIing of
said petition, and If at satid election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be In favor
thereof SAID amendment shall be adopt
ed and become Il part OF the charter Of
said city or county from ard after the
thirtieth day after said election Said
amendment shall be published by said
Mayor OF Baltimore or President of the
County Council once d week for five
successive weeks prior to said election
in at least one newspaper published in
said city on county.
Section 6. The power heretofore con-
ferTed upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number compensation.
powers and duttes of the County Com
missioners in each county. and the power
To make changes In Sections ! TO & in
elusive. Article XI of this Constitution.
when expressly granted az hereinbefore
provided. are hereby transferred TO the
voters of each county and the voters OF
that said powers 80 transferred shall be
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