Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-08-06

The chief executive officer, If any such
charter shall provide for the election Of
such executive officer, or the presiding
officer Of said legislative body, il such
charter shall not provide for the election
of chief executive officer. shall be known
in the City Of Baltimore as Mayor Of Balti-
more, and in any county as the President
Of the County Council Of the county, and
all references in the Constitution and laws
Of this State TO the Mayor Of Baltimore
and City Council Of the City Of Baltimore
or 10 the County Commissioners Of the
counties shall be construed to refer TO the
Mayor Of Baltimore and City Council of the
City Of Baltimore and TO the President and
County Council herein provided for when
ever such construction would be reasonable.
From and after the adoption Of a charter
by the City Of Baltimore, or any county Of
this State. as hereinbefOre provided, the
Mayor Of Baltimore 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 Assem-
bly,. upon all matters covered by the ex-
press powers granted as above provided
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize or empower
the County Council of any county in this
State to enact laws or regulations for any in
corpOrated town, village. OF municipality
in said county. on any matter covered by
the powers granted to said town, village,
or municipality by the Act Incorporating il,
or any subsequent Act or 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 enactine
legislation for such counties, and all Ieeis-
lation shall be enacted during the month
so designated for that purpose in the char
ter, and all laws and ordinances 50 enacted
shall be published once week for three
successive weeks in at least one news
paper 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 en-
acted by the Mayor Of Baltimore and City
Council Of the City Of Baltimore or the
Council Of the counties. as hereinbefore
provided, shall be subject to the same
rules Of Interpretation as those now appli-
cable to the Public Local Laws of this
State, except that in case of any conflict
between said Local Law and any Public
General Law now or hereafter enacted. the
Public General Law shall control
Sec. 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 sand
city or county on any subject covered by
the express powers granted as above pro.
vided. Any law so drawn as to apply tC
two or more of the geographical sub-di.
visions of this State shall not be deemed
Local Law. within the meaning of this
Act The term geographical subdivision
herein used shall be taken to mean the
City OF Baltimore or any Of the counties oil
this State.
Sec. 5. Amendments TO any charter
adopted by the City of Baltimore or by any
county Of the State under the provision.
OF this Article may be proposed by resolu
ton Of the Mayor Of Baltimore and the City
Council Of the said City Of Baltimore. o.
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 TO-.
900 signatures shall be sufficient to com
plete petition. and filed with the Mayo
Of Baltimore or the President of the County
Council. and when so proposed shall bt
submitted to the voters Of said city o.
county at the next General or Congress
slonal election occurring after the passag,
OF said resolution, or the filing Of said pc
tition, and if at said election the majorit,
OF the votes cast for and against saiC
amendment shall be in favor thereof. sale
amendment shall be adopted and become
part OF the charter Of said city or count,
from and after the thirtieth day after saiC
election. Said amendments shall be pub.
lished by said Mayor Of Baltimore or Presi
dent of the County Council once a weeI
for five successive weeks prior to said cleo
ton IN at least one newspaper published
in said city or county.
Sec 9. The power heretofore confene,
upon the General Assembly to prescribe tn,
number, compensation. powers and dutie
OF the County Commissioners in each coun
| ty. and the power to make changes in Sec
tons TO 8. inclusive. Article XI Of thi
Constitution, when expressly granted Al
hereinbefOre provided. are hereby trans
/ fered to the voters Of each county and tn,
voters OF the City Of Baltimore, respec
lively. provided that said powers so trans
ferred shall be exercised only by the adop
ton or amendment Of a charter as herein
before provided: and provided further, tina
this Article shall not be construed to au
thorlze the exercise OF any powers in excess
of those conferred by the Legislature upoI
said counties or city as this Article set
forth.
Sec. 7. The word Petition" as used il
i ArftalA =
written or printed or partly written AM
partly printed; signature" means tn,
signature OF a registered voter written b,
himself in his own handwriting (and no
by his mark. together with the ward O
district and precinct in which he is register
ed. The authenticity Of such signatures an,
the fact that the persons so signing ar,
registered voters shall be evidenced by tn,
affidavit OF one or more registered voters o
the city or county in which said voters $,
signing are registered. and one AFFIDAVIT
may apply to or cover any number Of SID
natures to such petition. The false signinJ
Of any name. or the signing of any fctitiou
name to said petition shall be forgery. ant
the making of any false affidavit in con
nection with said petition shall be perjury
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by III,
authority aforesaid. That the aforesaid
Article hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution shall be at the next Gen
eral Election for Members of the Genera
Assembly held in this State. submitted L
the legal and qualified voters thereof. TO
their adoption or rejection in pursuance o
the directions contained in Article XVI o
the Constitution Of this State, and at III,
said general election the vote on said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot and upon each ballot shall bs
printed the words For the CONSTITUTIONS
Amendment" and Against the Constitu
tional Amendment" as now provided b,
law, and Immediately after said election
due return shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by the said -Four.
teenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER 453.
An Act TO propose an amendment &c
Article Ill. Of the Constitution Of the State
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