Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-15

more or county Within thirty days efte
Il shall be reported to him Such chafts
shall be submitted TO the voters Of SAX
city or county At the next general o.
Congressional election after the repor
Of said charter to said Mayor OF Baitt
more or President o. she board Of Coun
~ Commissioners. and n a majority o.
the votes cast for and against the adop
ton Of said charter shall be Ia favor o
such adoption. the said charter from aiit
after the thirtieth day from the date o.
such election shall become the law o
said city or county. subject only to the
Constitution and Public General Laws o.
this State and any Public Local Law
Inconsistent with the provisions Of sait
charter and former charter Of said ths
City Of Baltimore or county shall b.,
thereby repealed.
Section I. The General Assembly At IT,
FIRST session after the adoption Of thll
amendment shall, by Public Genera
Law. provide grant OF express power
for such county or counties as may
Visions OF this Article. Such expires;
powers granted to the counties and tn
powers heretofore granted TO the City o.
Baltimore. as set forth In Article 4 Sec
tion 6. Public Local Laws Of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended %
any charter formed under the provision
OF this Article. but such powers may b.
extended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section 3. Every charter 90 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 az the City Coun'
ell OF the City OF Baltimore. and In am
county shall be known as the County
Council Of the county. The chief exeeu'
tive officer. II such charter shall provide
for the election OF such executive on,
Ger, or the presiding officer Of said legi.
lative body. II such charter shall mol
provide for the election Of chief ex-
ecutive officer, shall be known In this
City of Baltimore as Mayor of Balti-
more. and IN any county as the Prs 81
dent OF the County Council OF the coun-
ty. and all references in the Conatiti
ton and laws Of this State to the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council Of thu
City Of Baltimore or 10 the County Com
missloners Of the counties shall be con.
strued to refer to the Mayor OF Baiti-
more and City Council Of the City Of
Baltimore and to the President aut
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would b.
reasonable From and after the ad0p
ton Of charter by the City OF Baltii
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 an
Public General Laws OF this State. shzl
have full power to enact local laws O.
said city or county. including the powe'
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
iae or empower the County Council Of
or regulations for any incorporated
town. village. or municipality In SAID
county, on any matter covered by thi
powers granted to said town, villnEc
or municipality by the Act Incorporating
u. or any rabseqas1f Act er Acts amer
datocy thereto. Provided. however. tina
the charters for the various countie.
shall provide that the County Council Of
the counties shall not sit more than onl
month In each yenr for the purpose Of
enacting legislation for such countie.
during the month so designated for thai
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 tbs 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-
BILE to the Public Local Laws of this
State, except that in case OF any con-
fllct between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted. the Public General Law shall
control
Section L. From and after the adoption
Of charter under the provisions OF this
Article by the City Of Baltimore or any
county OF this State. no Public Loc;s
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. within
the meaning of this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision" herein used sha |
be taken to mean the City of Baltimore
or any of the counties Of this State.
Section 5. 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 % 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 Pc
tion. and filed with the Mayor OF Baiti-
more or the President OF the County
Council. and when so 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 hilnH of
said petition. and II 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 or county.
section D. Inc 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 to q. In
elusive, Article xI OF this Constitution.
when expressly granted as hereinbcfor
provided. are hereby transferred to the
voters of each county and the voters OF
City of Baltimore. respectively, provide
that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amerd.
ment OF a charter as hereinbefore pro-
vided. and provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed to author
lie the exercise Of any powers in excess
of those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
Section 7. The word Petition" "a
used In this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ
ten and partly printed; signature
means the signature OF registered votei
written by himself In his own hand
writing land not by his mark. together
with the ward OF district and precinct IN
which he Is registered. The authenticity
Of such signatures and the fact that ths
persons so signing are registered voter
shall be evidenced by the affidavit Of ont