The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.

or lily OF Baltimore, upon referendum
petition or 10 per cent of the qualified
voters OF said county or City of Balti-
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number Of votes cast therein
ceding Gubernatorial election.
(b) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number of signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum petit
ton against any law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, lie filed with the Secretary
OF State before the first day of June. the
time for the law to take effect, ana for
filing, the. remainder Of signatures XVI
complete the petition shall be extended To
!ne thirtieth day Of the same month with
See A. a petition may consist OF sever
al papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text Of the Act petitioned upon |;
paper an affidavit Of the person procuring
the signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon is genuine and bona
voters OF The State OF Maryland. and the
City Of Baltimore, or county, as the case
no other TePffieatioU shall he n reonired dhe
Sec. . (a)- The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes on rhe
State the text of all measures to be vote,I
otherwise provided BY law the same shall
be published ~ The manner prescribed Nv
publication of proposed Constitutional
for the publication of proposed Constitn-
tiOnal Amendments.
ID All laws referred under the pro
visions of this Article shall be submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters Of
! the people. but If containing more than
two hundred words. the full text shall not
INA submit N ballot fitie l q pfe eaef
present the purpose Of said measure con
cisely and fnteiligently The ballot title
may be distinct from the Legislative title.
but IN any case the Legislative title shall
following the ballot title or text. as the
case may be, Of each such measure. there
shall be printed the words Tor rhe re-
law" as the case may be. The votes cast
for and against any such referred law
manner prescribed with respect to nro
under Article XIV of this Constitution
suit of the election, ana, IL II shall appear
that the majority OF the votes cast Oh
any such measure were cast in favor
thereof, the Governor shall by his procla-
nation declare the same having received
majority OF the votes to have been
adopted BY the people of Maryland as
effect thirty days after such election, and
III like manner and With like effect TILT
Governor shall proclaim the result or the
which shall have been submitted to the
voters Of any county or the City of Bal
timore.
Sec. 6. No law or constitutional
Amendment, licensing. regulating. pro
hibiting, or submitting to local option.
the manufacture or sale OF malt or spiri-
tuouS liquors. shall he referred or
pealed under any Act of the provisions Of
this Article.
ser, y .And ~ Y enacted Ny the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland That the fore
going Article hereby proposed as an
amendment 70 the Constitution Of this
Members or the General Assembly to w
held in this State, shall be submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof. fer
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
OF the directions contained i'll Article XIV
OF the Constitution of this State, and thnl
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment TO the Constitution
shall he nv. ballot and upon earh ballot
there shall he printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment and Against
scrihed Ny law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor Of the vote for and
the said Article XIV Of tie Constitution
nE S9T TEEEESHF edvERREE11akE r p
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. in pur-
suance Of the direction contained III Set
ton 1, OF Article IA Of the Constitution OF
DER AND DIRECT. that a COPY of each
OF said above recited Acts Of the General
Assembly OF Maryland OF 1914. be pub
llSHeu III Ut letSt lWO newspapers III edCu
of the counties of the State and in three
newspapers published In The city o. Bal
timore, one Of which newspapers publish
ed in the city Of Baltimore to he publish
ed in the German language, once a week
\ for mt least three months next preceding
the election to be held In said State ~
Maryland on the Tuesday next after tho
first Monday in November. 1915. and Rf
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitution
OF Maryland, shall be submitted. In forE3
and manner prescribed by the General AS
| Of the State for their adoption Or reiet
ton.
! GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND Thu
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE At the city or Annapolis, on this
Goth day OF July. in the year OF our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBOROUGH,
nv the Governor.