Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-29


but II such majority shall be IN favor
OF the creation of said charter board,
then and IN that event the eleven
nominees Of the City of Baltimore or
1--WE nominees in the county receiving
the largest number OF votes shall con-
stitute the charter board. and said
charter board. or a majority thereof,
shall prepare within six months from
the date Of said election a charter or
form OF government for said city or
such county and present the same to
the Mayor of Baltimore or President
OF the Board OF County Commission
ers OF such county. who shall publish
the same IN at least two newspapers
of general circulation published in said
the City OF Baltimore or county with
in thirty days after IL shall be re-
ported to him. Such charter shall be
submitted TO the voters of said city
or county al the next general or Con-
gressional election after the report Of
said charter 10 said Mayor OF Bal
timore or President of the Board Of
County Commissioners: and If a ma
jority of the votes cast for and against
the adoption OF said charter shall be
in favor OF such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth
day from the date of such election
shall become the law of said city or
county, subject only to the Constitu-
tion and Public General Laws of this
state and any Public Local Laws in
consistent with the provisions OF said
charter and former charter of said
the City OF Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption of this
amendment shall, by Public General
Law, provide a grant of express pow
ers for such county or counties as
may thereafter form a charter under
the provisions of this Article. Such
express powers granted to the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore srant-
ed TO the City of Baltimore. as set
forth In Article T. Section 6, Public
Local Laws of Maryland, shall not
be enlarged or extended by any char
ter formed under the provisions of this
Article, but such powers may be ex-
tended modified amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legisla.
tive body in which shall be vested the
law-making power of said city or coun.
Of Baltimore shall be known as the
City Council of the City of Baltimore,
and in any county shall be known as
the County Council Of the county. The
chief executive officer, If any such
charter shall provide for the election
of such executive officer, or the presid-
ing officer of said legislative body, If
such charter shall not provide for
the election of a chief executive Off
Ger. shall be known in the City of
Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore. 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 to the County Com
uissioners 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
ard County Council herein provided
for whenever 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 Coun.
ell of said county, subject to the Con
sttution and Public General Laws Of
this State. shall have full power to
enact local laws of said city or coun-
~, 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
/ express powers granted as above pro-
yided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to au-
thorize or empower the County Coun.
ell of any county in this State to en-
act laws or regulations for any in
corporated town, village, or munich
pality in said county. on any matter
covered bX the powers granted to said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act Incorporating 1t, or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
to. Provided. however, that the char
ters 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 pur
pose of enacting legislation for such
counties. and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month so designat
ed for that purpose in the charter. and
all laws and ordinances so enacted
. HAfiil bC Olltt week 10
/ three successive weeks in at least
! one newspaper published in such coun-
/ ties, so that the taxpayers and citi
| zens may have notice thereof This
! provision shall not apply to Baltimore
city. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor of Baltimore and City Coun.
ell of the City of Baltimore or the
Council of the counties, as hereinbe-
he unI 70 Tl,1
same rules Of Interpretation as those
now applicable to the Public Local
/ Laws of this State, except that in
case of any conflict between said Lo.
/ cal Law and any Public General Law
now or hereafter enacted, the Public
General Law shall control
Sec. 4. From and after the adop-
ton of a chapter under the provisions
of this Article by the City of Balti-
/ more or any county OF this State, no
/ Public Local Law shall be enacted by
( the General Assembly for said city or
county on any subject covered by the
( express powers granted as above pro
vided. Any law so drawn as TO apply
+ TO two or more of the geographical
I subdivisions of this State shall not be
! deemed Local Law. within the mean
I ing Of this Act. The term "geograph
cal subdivision" herein used shall be
I AIKEN to mean the City of Baltimore
Z or any of the counties of this State.