The Democratic advocate., 1915-07-23
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments To the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Whereas at the January Session of tho
General assembly OF Maryland l, held IN TN
Acts were passed, To wifi: Chapter 800
proposing an amendment to Article ID, Of
the Declaration of Rights of the Consti
tuition OF Maryland; Chapter 416. pro
posing a new Article to said Constftu-
ton w De known as Article XI-A;
6n R1 Afce M Hi of ~ sad
and Chapter 6I3, proposing an additional
Article to said Constitution to be knowI
as Article XIV; which said Acts of the
General Assembly are i'm words and tig
ures following:
CHAPTER 500
Y An Act to amend Article XV Of the Dec
laration of Rights of the Constitution oi
the State OF Maryland, and to provide FOL
the submission of such amendment to the
qualified voters w this State FOR their adj
option or rejection.
Section l- BY 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three hfths Of all
the Members of each of the two Houses
concurrinY), That the following Article
rs and the same H. hereby proposed In
Declaration Of Rights Of the Constitu-
! tiun Of tile State OF Maryland, at
present existing, and 4 adopted BY the
legal qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, it shall supercede and stand in
place and stead Of such Article
Article XIV. That the levying OF taxes
and out to be prohibited; that paupers
ought not TO be assessed for the support
OF the government; that the General -
sembly shall. by uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment of land and clas-
sihcatfon and sub-classihcations OF i'm
provements on land and personal prop,
erty, III may deem proper; and all
taxes thereafter provided to be levied By
the State for the support OF the general
State Government, and by the counties
and by the City Of Baltimore for their
respective purposes, shall be uniform as
/ TO land within the class or sub-class of
improvements on land and personal
I lWN~f rNw- fr6
powers may have directed to be subject
taxes Imposed. or laid with q political
view for the good government and bene-
\ Section " And be II enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
stead " Article wv of the DecIaration OF
Rights OF the Constitution OF the state
OF Maryland shall be. at the next general
election for members Of the General A.
sembiy held In this State. submitted u
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, i'm pursuance
XIV Of the Constitution OF this State.
and that at said general election the vote
On said proposed amendment 10 the Con-
each official ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the Constitutional
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor Of
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment az directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER 416.
AN Act To propose an amendment to
the Constitution Of this State by adding
new Article thereto to follow Immediate
ly after Article XI and TO be known as
Article MA. and to provide for the
submission OF said amendment to the
adoption or rejection.
Section !. Be il enacted BY the Gen
eral Assembly "a Maryland, lthree- -ffths
Houses conearringl, That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
cle XI and ~ BE- known Al Article XI-A
an amendment TO the Constitution of this
State which Article. Ii adopted by the
qualified voters Of this State, as herein
provided shall thereby by. such adoption
ton of this State
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION
Section l. On demand Of the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council OF the City OF
signature Of not less than 70 per cent Of
the registered voters or said city or any
county provided, however, thaI in any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
TO complete a Petition, the Board Of
Election Supervisors or said city or coun-
ry shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing of such peti-
ton. for the election Of a charter board
OF eleven registered voters OF said city or
ties. Nominations for members Of said
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council OF
the City of Baltimore or the County Com
missiDners or such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
In uTr -wI%
ten In their own handwriting land not by
their mark Of not less than per cent
OF the registered voters or the said City
of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that i'll amy case two thousand signatures
Of registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
voters of the City Of Baltimore or not
more than five registered voters in any
such county are so nominated their
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters In the
City OF Baltimore or five in such county
shall constitute said charter board from
said election the ballot shall contain the
names Of said nominees I'm alphabetical
order without any indication OF the
source or their nomination, and shall also
vote for or against the creation of said
charter board, but the vote cast against
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees Tor said board and IL the
majority Of the votes cast for and against
the creation OF said charter board shall
be against said creation the election OF
the members of said charter board shall
be void; but IL such majority shall be IN
favor or the creation Of said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees Of the City Of Baltimore or five
nominees iii the county receiving the
the charter board and said charter board,
or majority thereof. shall prepare with
I'm six months from the date Of said cleo
tlon charter or form OF government for
said eity or such county and present che
same tU the Mayor on Baltimore or Presi-
dent OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners of such county. who shall publish
the same in at least two newspapers OF
general circulation published I'm said the
CRY or Baltimore or county within
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 baltimore or President OF the
Board OF County Commissioners; and III
majority Of the votes cast for and
against the adoption 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 be-
only to the Constitution and Public Cen
eral laws Of this State, and any Public
Local Laws Inconsistent with the pro
visions Of said charter and former charter
of said the City OF Baltimore or county
Sec 2 The General Assembly ar its
first session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, by Public General Law,
provide grant or express powers Tor
such county or counties as may there
ions or this Article. Such express pow
ers granted to the counties and the DOW