The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-08


which 1t may be passed, unless II contain
a Section declaring such law. nm emer-
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
safety. and passed upon u ven and nay
vote supported by three hfths OF all the
members elected to each On the two
vided. however. that said period OF sua-
pension may be extended as provided ID
frst DAY of June there shall have been
hled with the Secretary OF the Statr
petition to refer 10 ii vote Of the lrvile
referendum, AZ III this Article provided,
the same shall Do referred by the Secre-
tary of State TO such vote, and shall not
days after Its approval w d majority IL
tile electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing eleetion he 81 th4EogghOutt ne
resentativeS or the United States An
emergency law shall remain i'm force not
withsstanding such ,u, petition but shall
been rejected by d majority OF the quail
fled electors voting thereoni provided,
however, that no measure creating or
salary term or duty on any officer, or
granting any. franchise on special privil-
exc, or creating any vested right or in
terest shall be enacted as an emergency
law. NO law making any appropriation
for maintaining the State Government. or
stitution, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
be subject 10 rejection or repeal under
this section. The increase id any such
appropriation for maintaining Or aiding
airy public institution shall only take
effect as In. case Of other laws, and such
increase or any part thereof specified In
the petition, may be referred TO d vote OF
the people upon petition.
\ Sec 5 (al. The referendum petition
against an Act or part OF an Act passed
Y Ivy the General Assembly, shall be suffi-
4 Gent if signed by ten thousand qualified
voters Of the State Of Maryland, ~ whom
taatTt hH rfnvN nm
Baltimore city, Or or any one county;
ANY. one county or the City of Baltimore
shall be referred by the Secretary OF
v state only to the people of said county
! or City Of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition of Az per sent of the auaiitesd
more as the case may be, calculated upon
\ the whole number of votes cast therein
respectively FER Governor AZ the last pre-
cedlng Gubernatorial election.
VI (b) If 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 Cen
eral Assembly, be filed with the Secretary
\ M State before the first day of June. the
4 time for the law TO take effect, ana for
fling the remainder OF signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended to
Ine thirtieth day Of the same mQRxh with
zee. 4. 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
fde, and that the signerS are registered
voters Of the State Of Maryland. and the
City OF Baltimore, or county. us the case
may be- as set opposite their names, and
no other verifcation shall be required.
Sec. > (a). The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes OF the
State the text OF all measures to be voted
upon by the people; provided, that until
otherwise provided by INV tie same shall
\ Article XIV of the Constitution for the
publication OF proposed Constitutional
for the publication of proposed Constitu-
OBJ All laws referred under the pro-
visions Of this Article shall be submitted
separately Oh the ballots to the voters OF
the people but IL containing more than
two hundred words, the full text shall not
be printed on the official ballots. but the
seGSrets sTygmt q s Saot fha
such measure i'm such form as to
present the purpose of said measure con
ciscly, and intelligently; The ballot title
but In any case the legislative title shall
be- sufficient Upon each Of the ballots.
following the ballot title tile or text. ny the
shall be printed the words For the re-
ferred law" and Against the referred
ana aee may ee
shall be returned to the Governor in the
manner prescribed with respect to pro
aFee %T Of this hS
and the Governor shall proclaim the re-
suit Or the election, and, II 1t shall appear
any such measure were cast I'm favor
thereof, the Governor shall By his procla-
nation declare the same having received
adopeg by Gr Peope 81 as
part Of the laws Of the State, to take
effect thirty days after such election, and
frA nt NNrffl afF hn
Governor shall proclaim the result OK the
local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted 10 the
voters Of any county or the City Of Bal
timore.
Sec q. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, Licensing. regulating, FRO
the manufacture or sale Of malt OK spiri-
\ tuous liquors, shall be referred or re-
peaed under any Act OF the provisions of
Sec 2 And be II enacted BY the Cen
eral Assembly o. Maryland. That the fore
going, Article hereby proposed as an
State, at The next General Election for
Members OK the General Assembly to be
held III this State, shall be submitted to
I the. legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption OF rejection In pursuance
Of the directions contained In Article XIV
or the Constitution OF this State. and that
mt such general election tile vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by. ballot, and upon each ballot
tnefe snail De printed the WORDS FOE tne
constitutional Amendment and Against
The. Constitutional Amendment" AZ pre-
scribed BY law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and
against said amendment directed by
tile said Article XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved april 10th; 1914.
LEE GGioLDsBoRoUGH. Goo'vERNoR OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. in puP-
suance Of the direction contained I'm Sec
ton i, of Article IL Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland, DO HEREBY OR
DER AND DIRECT, that a copy or each
of said above recited Acts of the General
Assembly Of Maryland OF 1914 be pub
OF the counties OF the State and I'm three
newspapers published I'm the city OF Bal
timore, one OF which newspapers publish
ed in the city or Baltimore to be publish
ed In the German language, once IN week
h for mt least three months next preceding
the election to be held in said State oy
Maryland on the Tuesday next after Tim
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitutions
| OF Maryland, shall be submitted. In form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejeS
\ ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THA
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
4 DONE Mt the City of Annapolis, on this
Lord, one thousand nine hundred ana
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBORoUGH.
| BY the Governor:
ROBERT r. GRAHAM,
Secretary or State.