Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-06

the nrst day OF June next amer ne
session at which q may be rassed
unless Il contain a Section declarlng
such law an emergency law and nee.
essaTy for the immediate preservation
Of the public health or safety. and
passed upon yea and nay vote sup
ported by three-fifths Of ell the u-uu-
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
OF the General Assembly: provided.
however. that said period Of suspen-
sion may be extended as provided ir
Section 3 (b) hereof II before said
first day OF June there shall have been
fled with the Secretary OF the State
a petition to refer to g vote of the
People any law or part OF law cap
able OF referendum, a. IN this Article
provided. the same shall be referred
by the Secretary Of State TO such
vote. and shall not become law or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by a majority OF the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State FOR
Members OF the House Of Representa-
tives OF the United States. An emsr-
gency law shall remain in force not
withstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
Ing been rejected by a majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided. however, that no measure Great
ing or abolishing any Office, or chang
ing the salary, term or duty Of any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right or interest, shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintaining
the state Government. or FOR main.
tanning or aiding any public institu
ton, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose
shall be subject TO rejection or re
peal under THIS section The increase
IN any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu
tion shall only take effect as IN the
case OF other laws. and such increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition, may be referred 10 q vote o.
the people upon petition.
Sec. 3 (a). The referendum peti
ton against an Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly. sh
be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
qualified voters OF the State OF MARY
land, OF whom not more than half
shall be residents Of Baltimore City
or OF any one county; provided thar
any public local law for any one coun-
ty or the City OF Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only to the people Of said county or
City OF Baltimore, upon a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent Of the quail
fed voters of said county or City Of
Baltimore as the case may be, cal
culated upon. the whole number OF
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
material election.
(b) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number OF signatures re-
Quired TO complete any referendum po.
tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly, be hled with See
retary OF State before the hrst day
Of June, the time for the law TO take
effect, and for fling the remainder Of
signatures 10 complete the petition
shall be extended 10 the tnirtieth day
OF the same month with Ike effect
Sec. T. A petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall
contain the full text OF the Act or part
Of Act petitioned upon; and there shall
be attached TO each such paper al
AFFIDAVIT OF the person procuring the
signatures thereon that Of the said
persons own personal knowledge ev.
cry signature thereon Is genuine and
bona fidet and that the signers arc
registered voters OF the State Of Mary
land. and Of the City OF Baltimore. O.
county. as the case may be, as sci
opposite their names, and no othei
veri6caAon shall be required
Sec. : (a) The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
Of the State tho text OF all measures
to be voted upon by the people; pro
vided, that until otherwise provided
/ by law the same shall be published
. in the manner prescribed by Article
I XIV Of the Constitution for the pub.
Z lication OF proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub
{ nitted separately on the ballots -
Z the voters OF the people, but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
! the full text shall not be printed OF
the official ballots, but the Secretary
! Of State shall prepare and submit
Z ballot title Of each such measure 81
. such form as to present the purpose O.
+ said measure concisely and intelli
4 gently. The ballot title may be dis
I iinct from the legislative title, bat lr
any case the legislative title shall y
sufficient Upon each Of the ballots
Z following the ballot title or text, a.
/ the case may be, Of each such meas
Z ure, there shall be printed the words
For the referred law" and "Agains
/ the referred law" as the case may be
/ The votes cast for and against an
such referred law shall be returned Z,
1 the Governor in the manner prescribed
| Fith respect to proposed amendment
L 10 the Constitution under Article XIV
4 u this Constitution, and the Governor