The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-14
Board of County Commissioners Of such

ledst Two newspapers OF general circu-
| lation published in said City of Balti-
/ it shall be reported to him. Such charter
| shall be submitted to the voters of said
| city or 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 If 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| thereby repealed.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 2. The General Assembly at its
| 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 charter under the pro-
visions of this Article. Such express
| powers granted to the counties and the
powers heretofore granted to the City OF
| Baltimore, set forth in Article 4, Sec
| ton 6. 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
| extended, moIifed, amended or repealed
| by the General Assembly.
Section 8. 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 in the City of Bal
| timore shall be known as the City Coun-
oil NJ he . IQa1t
county shall be known as the County
Council of the county. The chief execu-
tive officer, if such charter shall provide
| for the election of such executive Off
Ger, or the presiding officer of said legis-
| lative body. if such charter shall not
| provide for the election of a chief ex-
| ecutive officer, shall be known in the
| City of Baltimore as Mayor of Balti-
more, and in any county as the Prosi-
| dent of the County Council of the coun-
| ty, and all references in the Constitu-
| ton and laws of 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 be con-
strued to refer to the Mayor of Balti-
more and City Council of the City OF
| Baltimore and to the President and
| County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would be
| reasonable From and after the adop-
! tlOIl VI d CHARTER ny lne lily OF BATH
| more, or any county of this State, as
! hereinbefore provided, the Mayor of Bal
| timore and City Council of the City of
! Baltimore or the County Council of said
| county subject to the Constitution and
Public General Laws of this State, shall
| have full power to enact local laws of
| said city or county. including the power
to repeal or amend Local Laws of said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly upon all matters covered by
| the express powers granted as above
| provided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to author
| lie or empower the County Council of
any county in this State to enact laws
| or regulations for any incorporated
town. village or municipality in said
| county on any matter covered by the
| powers granted TO said town. village,
| or municipality by the Act incorporating
! 1t, or any subsequent Act OF 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
| enacting legislation for such counties
| during the month SO designated 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 Baltimore and City Coun-
| ell of the City of Baltimore or the Coun-
| ell of the counties, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall be subject to the same rules
of Interpretation as those now applica-
| Die to the Public Local Laws of this
| State, except that in case of any CON
| tiict between said Local Law and any
| Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted, the Public General Law shall
| control.
Section 4. From and after the adoption
of a charter under the provisions of this
Article by the City of Baltimore or any
county of this State, no Public Local
Law shall be 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
| geographical subdivisions of this State
| shall not be deemed a Local Law, withr
| the meaning of this Act. The term geo.
graphical subdivision" herein used shall
| be taken to mean the City of Baltimore
| or any of the counties of this State.
Section s. 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 resolution of the Mayor of Balti-
more and the City Council of said the
| City of Baltimore, or the Council of said
| county, or by a petition signed by not
less than 20 per cent of the registered
| voters of said city or county, provided
| however, that in any case 10000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete a De-
/ ton. and filed with the Mayor of Balti-
more or the President of the County
Council, and when so proposed shall be
| 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 filing of
said petition, and if at said 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 a part of the charter of
said city or county from and after the
thirtieth day after said election. Said
amendment shall be published by said
Mayor of Baltimore or President of the
| County Council once a week for five
successive weeks prior to said election
| IN at least one newspaper published in
said city OF county.
Section 6. The power heretofore con-
| ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number compensation
powers and duties of the County Com
| missioners in each county, and the power
to make changes in Sections l to g. in
elusive Article XII of this Constitution