Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-25

the first day Of June next after the
session at which II may be passed,
unless ii contain Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preserVauon
OF the public health or safety, and
passed upon & yea and nay vote sup
ported BY three-fifths Of all the mem
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
OF the General Assembly: provided.
however. that said pel iod Of suspen-
sion may be extended as provided II
Section 3 (b) hereof. II before said
first day Of June there shall have been
fled with the Secretary OF the State
a petition 10 refer to vote Of the
people any law or part OF law cap
able of referendum. as 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 Tor
Members Of the House of Representa-
tives OF the United States. An emer-
gency law shall remain in force not
withstanding such petition, but SHAH
stand repealed thirty days after haY-
ing been rejected by majority or the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided. however that no measure Great
ing or abolishing any Office, or chang
inc 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-
ton shall only take effect as in the
case Of other laws, and such increase
or any part thereof specified I'm the
petition, may be referred to a vote Of
the people upon petition
Sec. (a). The referendum peti
tion against an Act or part Of an Act
passed by the General Assembly, sheH
be sufficient if siened by ten thousand
qualified voters of the state of Mary
land, of whom not more than halI
shall be residents Of Baltimore City.
or Of any one county: provided tha-
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 referendum
petition Of 10 per cent Of the quail
fed voters OF said county or City Of
Baltimore as the case may be, cal
cuIated upon the whole number OF
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
Material election.
(b) If more than one-half. but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
CURED to complete any referendum ne
tition against any law passed by the
| General Assembly be filed with Sec
retary OF state before the frst day
Of June. the time for the law TO take
effect. and for filing the remainder OF
signatures to complete the petition
shall be extended to the thirtieth day
of the same month with like effect.
i Sec. 4 4 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 an
I affidavit Of the person procuring the
{ signatures thereon that Of tie said
I nerson's own personal knowledge ev-
Z cry signature thereon is genuine and
bona fide and that the signeTs are
/ registered voters Of the State Of Mary
/ land and of the City of Baltimore. or
! COUNTY rs the case may be- as SET
/ opposite their names, and no other
! veriGcatiou shall be required.
/ Sec. S (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the yoters
I Of the State the 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
+ XIV of the Constitution for the. pub
lication Of proposed Constitutional
! Amendments
/ (b) All laws referred under the
/ provisions Of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots "a
/ the voters of the people, but If con
; tanning more than two hundred words
/ the full text shall not be printed on
/ the official ballots, but the Secretary
/ Of State shall prepare and submit q
I ballot title Of each such measure in
I such form as to present the purpose Of
! said measure concisely and intelli
/ gently The ballot title may be dis
! tinct from the legislative title, but in
I any case the legislative title shall be
I sufficient. Upon each of the ballots
/ following the ballot title or text, as
! the case may be, of each such meas
/ ure, there shall 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 referred law shall be returned tC
/ the Governor in the manner prescribed
! with respect TO proposed amendments
| 10 the Constitution under Article XIV
| of this Constitution, and the Governor
shall proclaim the result Of the eiec
ton, and, if it shall appear that tn,
I majority of the votes cast on any sucl
measure were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclama
tion declare the same having received
majority Of the votes to have beer
adopted by the people Of Maryland al
part of the laws OF the State. Il
+ take effect thirty days after such elec
uon. and in like manner and with Ike
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