Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-01

not more innn half shall b. residents OF
H1itinofr City. or Of any one county.
provided thar any public heal law for
any nnr county or the CityI,f Eaitlm ire
shall be rafergcd ~ tht Secretary OF
State only 10 tho people y said county
or City OF Baltimore. upon referendum
petition OF ~ DER cent OF the qualified
voters Of said county or City Of Balti-
more, az the case may be. calculated
upon the whole number OF votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding Gubernatorlai election.
% more than one-half. but less than
the full number Of signatures required
10 complete any referendum petition
against any law passed BY the General
Assembly. be hled Nth Secretary OF
State before the hrsl day Of juno, tbs
tifnf for the law TO take effect. and FOR
filing the remainder OF signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended
to the THIRTEEN day Of the same month
with Hike eject
Section a a petition may consist Of
Several papers, but each paper shall con-
tain -the full text OF the Act or part OF
attached 70 each such paper an afiidavit
Of the person procuring the signatures
thereon that OF the said persons own
personal knowledge every signature
thereon Is genuine and bona hde. and
thf4 the sigp<.- are -. .tered voters OF
the state = Maryland. ana Of the City
Of Baltimore. or eounty, as the case
may be. as set opposite their names.
and no other verilieation shall be re-
quired.
section ca. Tie General Assembly
sAall ptotide for furnishing the voters
d l1e state Tho text OF al measures to
that Until otherwise provided b. law tne
same snail be published la the manner
presertbfN w Article AlN OF the Con-
SUTTON .or The publication Of proposal
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendments
80 Al laws le.etrod under the pro-
Visions 81 tbs Article shall be submit
tea ~ pafatefy on the ballots to the vot-
eIs 81 The people. but II containing more
ta4a tWo nailqred words. the fuil text
sndit Ii9t Ds printed on the official b4i-
l0ts, but the secretary Ok State shall pre-
pare aud submit ballot utie OF eael
such nleQsele IN such form as to pre-
ssitt gne pufrose Vi said measure CON
cissly and iAtsliiGendy The bd.ot tilla
may pe distlncl 1run the legislative IL
u. Tut - spy case the legislative title
snail be sufficient Upon eacn of the BAL
lots, following the ballot title or text.
a. the citse illsey be. of each sucn neas-
uIe, Tiers sl-au be printed the words
For the referred law and Against the
referred law. as the case may be. The
votes cast for and against any such re-
ferred law shall be returned to the 1o4
ernor IN The manner prescribed win re-
speet 10 Proposed amendments q tho
Constitution under Article XIV OF this
CeHsululio1l, and the Governor shall pro-
claim The result Of the eiectiln. and. Il
II shall appNAf that the majority OF the
votes essi 1n ana such measure wers east
in fasoi theFeol. the Governor shall b.
MS proclamation declare the same has-
ing received majority OF the votes to
nave been adopted BY the people OF
9tarsiand as lsArt Of the laws o. thu
stat, 70 take efec- thirty days after
such election, and IN IKE manner and
wltp like effect the Go1ernor shall pro-
claim the result Of the aoSaI election -
70 any Pubic Local Law which shall
have been sp1nItted 10 the voters Of
any county q ths city of Baltimore.
section &. 10 law Or CONSTITUTIONAL
Ai1aeadiaenss u eensins, regulating. pro-
nibitiAei Or su1inittlnA 10 local Uflti0s.
the iaanu1aetnre or sale Of malt or spir-
iluous .iifuots shall be referred or re-
peaied under any Act OF the provisions
Of this Article.
Section 2. And be It enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution OF this
State. at the next General Election for
Members OF the General Assembly to be
held IN this State, shall be submitted to
the legal AID qualified voters Thereof for
their adoption or rejection In pursuance
OF the directions contained In Article
XIV Of tie Constitution Of this State,
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and
upon czech ballot taere shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Consti-
tutioHaI Amendment" as prescribed by
law. and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Cow
ernor Of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
tieIe XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1917