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

Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Constitution Of Maryland.
Whereas. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly or Maryland held I'm the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
Acts were passed, to wit: Chapter 800
the Declaration OF Rights Of the Consti-
tuition OF Maryland; Chapter 416, pro
posing new Article to said Constitu-
Chapter As. proposing an additional sec
ton To Article I'LL or said Constitution
and Chapter 6T3. proposing an additional
Article 70 said Constitution 70 Be known
as Article XIV; which said Acts OF the
General Assembly are i'm words and hg-
ures following:
CHAPTER 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV or the Dec
laration OF Rights OF the Constitution o.
the State OF Maryland, ana to provide for
the submission Of such amendment to The
qualified voters or this State for their ad-
option or rejection
Assembly Of Maryland (three- hfths OF all
the Members OF each OF the two Houses
That the following Article
Re d paee I'LL Sa stead u Article u The
Declaration Of Rights Of Che Constitn-
ton on the State OF Maryland. us mt
estdPg and IN
provided. it shall supercede and stand In
place and stead of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying OF taxes
by the Doll La RrievOuS and oppressive
and out TO be prohibited. that paupers
ought not to be assessed for the support
OF the government; that the General A.
sembly shall. by uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment Of land and clas-
sification and sub classifcations or i'm
on land and personal prop
taxes thereafter provided to be levied By
the State for the support OF the general
State Government, and BY the counties
and by the City Of Baltimore for their
to land within the class or subclass Of
on land and personal
property which the respective taxing
ed to the tax levy; yet fines, duties or
taxes imposed, or laid with "a political
view for the good government and bene-
Section ,. And Be 1t enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
stead Of Article XV Of the Declaration q
Of Maryland shall be, at the next general
election for members Of the General As
sembly held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, In pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
XIV OF the Constitution OF this State,
On said proposed amendment to the Con-
shall be by ballot, and upon
each official ballot there shall b. printed
the words For the CONSTITUTIONAL Amend
as now prescribed by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made To the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
nv directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved. April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution Of this State by adding
a new Article thereto to follow immediate
ly after Article II and to he known o.
Article XI-A,. and to provide for the
qualified voters Or this State for their
adoption or rejection.
Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
Of II ali the Members Of each Of the two
Houses concurringl, That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arh-
Gle XII and to be known as Article XI-A
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
State, which Article. If adopted by the
qualified voters of this State, as herein
provided. shall thereby by. such adoption
tion OF this State.
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section j. On demand Of the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the City of
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
the registered voters Of said city or any
county (provided, however, that i'm any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
Election Supervisors Of said city Of coun-
ty shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
snch demand or the fling of snch pet Il
Of eleven registered voters Of said city Or
five registered voters In any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members Of said
charter, board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor of Baltimore and City Council of
the City OF Baltimore or the County Com
missioners Of such county, Of not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten In their own handwriting (and mot by
their mark Of not less than 5 per cent
Of the registered voters OF the said City
OF Baltimore or said county; provided,
that In any case two thousand signatures
OF registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and liz not more than eleven registered
voters of the City Of Baltimore or not
more than five registered voters In any
such county are SO nominated their
names shall not be printed On the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
City of Baltimore or five in such county
shall constitute said charter board from
said election the ballot shall contain the
names of said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication Of the
source Of their nomination, and shall also
vote for or against the creation or said.
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees FOR said board and liz the
of the votes cast for and against
the creation Of said charter board shall
be against said creation the election OF
The members Of said charter board shall
be void; but Ii such majority shall be i'm
favor Of the creation Of said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees of the City of Baltimore or five
nominees i'm the county receiving the
The charter board, and said charter board,
Or a majority thereof, shall prepare with
IN six months from the date of said cleo
ion charter or form OF government for
same to the Mayor OF Baltimore Oh Presi-
lent Of the Board Of County Commits
SiOners OF such county, who shall publish
he same In at least two newspapers OF
general CIRCULATION published In said the
hirty days after it shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
he voters Of said city or county at the
lfter the report Of said charter to said
Aayor or Baltimore or President Of the
Board OF County Commissioners; and IL
majority OF the votes cast for and
gainst the adoption OF said charter shall
~ In favor Of such adoption. the said
harter from and after the thfrtieth day
rom the date Of such election shall be-
ONE law OF said city or county, subject
My to the Constitution and Public Cen
ral Laws of this State, and any Public
.ocal Laws inconsistent with the pro
isions Of said charter and former charter
= said the city or Baltimore or county
Sec 2. The General Assembly nc its
rSt session after the adoption Of this /