The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-09-16

not more than half shall be residents OF
Baltimore City. or of any one county;
provided that any public local law for
any one county or the City of Baltimore
shah 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 qualified
voters OF said county or City Of Balti-
more as the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number Of votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding Gubernatorial election.
(b) If more than one-half, but less than
the fun number Of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly, be filed with Secretary Of
State before the first day of June. the
time for the law to take effect. and 70!
filing the remainder Of signatures 10
complete the petition shall be extended
to the thirtieth day of the same month
with like effect
Section 4. \ petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall con-
tain the full text Of the Act or part of
Act petitioned upon; and there sinai 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 is genuine and bona fde, and
that the signers are registered voters OF
the State of Maryland. and of the City
OF Baltimore. or county, as the case
may be, as set opposite their names
and no other yerihcation shall be rc-
quired.
Section ca. The General Assembly
shall provide tor furnishing the vUters
OF the State the text OI al measures 70
be voted upon by the people. prOviaeu
that until Otherwise prON.ueu by .dw lie
same snail be published IN the manner
prescribed by Article AIN OF the Con-
stitutiOn Tor the publication OF PROPOSED
Constitutional Amendments.
(b) All laws TeIeITed under the pro
visions Of Inls Article shan be submit
ted separated! On tbs b1.lOts l. the yo.-
ers OF the people, but II containing mo. =
tndn two hunured words. tie fun tex.
shall not De pIuted Oh me UlIcIaI ba4-
lots. but the secretary UI STATE shall pr
pare and submit i DsA4.Ul tile OF u5tl4
such measure in suCn form Us to pre-
sent the purpose OF SAID measure CO..
clsely and inteAigenuy. The ballot title
may be distinct from the legislative Ii
tie, but IN any case the Legislative tits
shall De sufficient. Upon es4Cu u tie Dul-
lots, following the ballot title OF text
is the case may be, OF each such meas
ure, there snail be Driuted the WORDS
For the referred law ana Against tine
referred law, DIS the case may De. lue
votes cast tor and against any sucn re
ferred law shuA be returned 10 the Gov
ernor III the manner prescribed with r.
spect to proposed amendments TO tn
Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution, and the Governor snail pro-
claim the result OF the election, anu, II
II shall appear that the majority OF the
votes cast on any such measulu We're cast
in favor thereof, the Governor shall b,
his proclamation declare the same hay
ing received majority of tho votes to
have been adopted by the peopIe u
Maryland jas part OF the laws oI the
State, to take effect thirty days after
such election. and in like manner AND
with like effect the Governor shall pro
claim the result Of the local election Is
to any Public Local Law which snaI
have been submitted 10 thu voters OF
any county or the City OF Baltimore.
Section {. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing, regulating pr
hibIting OF submitting to local option.
the manufacture OF sale OF mat OF splr-
ituous liquors, shall b. referred or Re
pealed under any Act OF the provisions
OF this Article.
I
General Assembly OF Maryland. That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed Us aa
amendment to the Constitution o. TIM.
State, at the next General Election for
Members Of the General Assembly to be
held in this State, shall be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters taeyeoi I
their adoption or rejection il pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
XIV Of the Constitution OF this State.
and that at such general election TIE
vote upon said proposed amendment 20
the Constitution shall be by ballot. am
upon each ballot there shall Dee printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against tho Const-
tutloual Amendment, rs prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said election
due returns snail be made 10 the Gov
ernor of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
ucle XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved April 18th, 1914.