Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10

not more than half shan be residents Of
Baltimore City. or OF any one county:
provided that any public local law for
any one county or the City OF Baltimore
shall be referred by the Secretary OF
State only. 10 the people OF said county
or City Of Baltimore upon referendum
petition Of 10 per cent Of the qualified
voters OF said county or City OF Balfl-
more, as the case may be. calculated
upon the whole number OF votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding 0ubernatoriaI election.
90 II more than one-half. but less than
the full number Of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly. be filed with Secretary Of
State before the FIRST day OF June, the
time for the law to take erect. and for
dling the remainder OF signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended
to the thlrtieth day Of the same month
with like eject.
Section T. A petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall oon-
tain the fun text OF the Act or part OF
Act Detitioned upons and there shall be
attached to each such 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 lde. and
that the slsners are registered voters OF
the State Of Maryland. and OF the City
Of Baltimore. or county, as the case
may be. as set opposite their names,
and no other vcrihcatlon shall be re-
uuired.
Section S ta). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the uters
OF the State fhe text OF ali measures 10
be voted upon BY The people: provided.
that until Otherwise provided b. law the
same shalt be pohlished Ia the manner
preAeribep b.. article XIV u the Con-
stitutloa lof q ibhc4tion Of proposed
CONSTITUTIONS amonl lentz-
tb) An laws referred under the pro-
2isions Of thfs Article shall be submit
ted separately on the ballots TO the vot-
ers OF the people. bun II containing more
than two hunsred words. the fun text
shall not be printed on the ofifial bali
lots. but the Secretary Of State shall pre-
pare and submit a ballot title OF sach
such measure IN such form as 10 pre-
sent the purpose Of said measure con-
cisciy and lnleiiisentiy. The ballot title
may be distinct ffsm the lexissalise a.
tie. but IN any case The legislative tile
shall be sufficient. Upon eacn 81 the bal
lots. following the ballot tile Or text
a. the case may BE-. o. each such meas-
u1e, there sisan be printed the words
For the referred Jaw and Against the
referred law. a. the case may be. The
votes cast fuf and against any such re-
ferred law shall 10 returned 10 tbs coy
ernpf IN the manner prescribed with re-
spect g proposed smsndmenta 70 the
Consultation under Article XIV al this
Constitution. and the Governor 1hal pro-
eiain the result Of the eieat:&ns and. II
Il shall appear that the majority Of the
votes cast on any such nieasure were cast
N favor thereof. the Governor shall By
his proclamation declare The same hap-
ms received majority Of the votes 70
have been adopted BY the people OF
Maryland ~ a part OF the laws Of the
state. e take eject thirty days alter
such election. and In like MANNER and
with like elect tbs Governor shall pre-
claim the result 81 the local election ~
70 any PubuqsA 4cal Law which shaa
haFf been submitted 10 the voters Of
nisx county Or the City Of Baltimore.
Section 50 law or Constitutional
Amendment. licensing. regulating pro-
h5eAti5fgf or submitting e Vocal ep3lon.
the manufacture or sale OF malt or splr-
ituous liquors. shall be referred or re-
pealed under any ACT OF the provisions
OF this Article
Section 2 And be It enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State. at the next General Election for
Members Of the General Assembly to be
held in this State shall be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection In pursuance
Of the directions contained in Article
XIV Of the Constitution. of this State.
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional
and Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as prescribed by
law. and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor Of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
ticle XIV of the Constitution.
Annrn,.ad AnrII 18th 1914