The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-03

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Section declaring such law an emer-
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation OF tine public health or
yote supported by three-aft of Ill a.
Tfded however, that said AT period u SG9
pension may be extended as provided In
Section 3 tbl hereof. TX before said
filed with the Secretary Of the State n
petition to refer to vote OF the people
any law Pr part of Che Law, capable Of
the same shall be referred by the Secre-
tary or State to such vote, and shall not
become a law Of take effect until thirty
the electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing election held throughout the
resentatiyes, Of the United States. "a
emergency law shall remain tn force NOT
withstanding such petition. but shall
been reeted By @ajor ag ~ ely oua
however, that no measure creating Or
salary. term " duty u any oficer, o.
granting any franchise or special privil-
eye, or creating any vested right or i'm
law. no Lazy making any. appropriation
for maintaining the State Government, Or
for maintaining Of aiding any public, A.
appropriation for the. same purpose, shall
u De- subject to rejection or repeal under
appropriation FOR maintaining on aiding
any public institution shall only take
effect as I'm case Of other laws, and such
the petition, may be referred to a vote of
the people upon petition
Sec. 3 (a)- The referendum petition
II against an Act or part OF nm Act passed
by the General Assembly. shall be sufi-
Gent If signed by ten thousand qualified
not more than half shall be residents Of
Baltimore city. or OF any one county;
provided that any PUBLIC local law for
Shall be referred By BY the Secretary s tnO o.
STATE 5,.o only 70 The people Of SAID county
voters " said county " City " Baiti-
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number OF votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
cedlng Gubernatorial election.
90 II more than half, but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
ton against any Law passed by the Cen
IF State before the first day Of June. The
fling the remainder Of signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended to
the thirtieth day OF the same month with
Sec. 4. petition may consist or sever
Al papers. but each paper shall contain
and there shall be attached to each such
paper an affidavit OF the person procuring
the signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon IL genuine ana bona
hde, and that the signers are registered
voters or the State oil Maryland. and the
City Of Baltimore, or county, as the case
may be, M set opposite their names, and
no other verifcation shall be required.
Sec. (a)- The General Assembly. shall
provide for furnishing the votes OF the
State the text Of all measures to be voted
upon by the people; provided. that until
otherwise provided BY law The same shall
WI hw
Article XIV Of the Constitution for the
publication OF proposed Constitutional
Tor the publication OF proposed Constitu-
Y (b) All laws referred under the pro
visions of this Article shall be submitted
the people. but If containing more than
two hundred words, the full text shall mot
be printed on the official ballots. but the
aed Submit ballot f fRf " eaeS
such measure i'm such form as to
present the purpose OF said measure con
may be distinct from the legislative title,
but in any case the legislative title shall
BE- sufficient Upon each o. the ballots
case may BE- Of each such measure, there
shall be printed the words For the re-
ferred law" and Against the referred
for and against any such referred law law
, shall be returned to the Governor in the
With respect t.
under Article xiv OF this Constitution,
and the Governor shall proclaim, The re-
that the majority Of the votes s cast pV on
thereof. the Governor shall By his procIa-
majority Of tie ' votes e have been BEEN
part q tie laws q tie State, to take
in like manner and with like effect the
Governor shall proclaim the result Of the
local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted to the
voters Of amy county or the City Of Bal
timore.
Sec. g. No law or Constitutional
hibiting, or submitting to local option,
the manufacture or sale or malt or spirI-
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re-
this Article.
Sec, p And BE- It enacted BY the Gem
era in Assembly OF MARYLAND. That the fore
s%endment q IN u y th NJ
state, at tie next General Election for
Members OK the General Assembly to be
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection In pursuance
tRe q tG State Ar anS x NAV
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by, ballot, and upon each ballot
Constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scrtbed by law, and Immediately after
said. election due returns shall be made
to the. Governor OF the vote for and
against said amendment as directed By
Approved April 18th. 1914
Il NOW THEREFORE,, III PHILLIPS
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, I'm pur-
suance OF the direction contained in Sec
ton j, OF Article IA of the Constitution OF
the State Oh Maryland, DO HEREBY Or
DER AND DIRECT, that COPY of each
on said above recited Acts OK the General
Assembly of Maryland Of 1914, be pub
hshed In at least two newspapers I'LL each
OF the counties Of the State and in three
newspapers published in the city OF Bal
timore, one of which newspapers publish
\ co In the city Of Baltimore to be publish
ca IN the German language once week
I0r ar least three months next preceding
the election to be held In said State w
first Monday I'm November, 1915. ana ar
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitution
OF Maryland, shall be submitted In form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE mt the City of Annapolis. ON this
goth day on July III The year wv our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBoROUGH,
by the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM
Secretary OF State