Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-30

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tion. Al said election the ballot shall
contain the names Of eaid nominees
In alphabetical order wtthont any indi-
cation os the source Of their nomtna-
tion. and shall also be 10 arranged
n 20 permit the voter 20 vote for or
against the creation of said charter
board, but the vote cast against said
creation shall not BE- held 20 bar the
voter from sxprsssing his choice
AMONG the nominees for said board
and u the majority OF the votss east
for and against the creation cf said
charter board shall Be against said
creation the slsction of the members
of Sai6 charter board shall be void:
but tf such majority shaM 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
nve nominees In the county rsceiving
the largest number of votes shall con-
stifuts the charter board, and said
chsrter board. or q majority thereof,
shah prepare within Sin months from
the date Of said election q 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 or such county, who shall publish
me same In &C least two nawnDauers
oR general circulation published In said
ths City of Baltimore or county with.
In thirty days after Il shaIl Be rs-
ported 70 him Such charter shall be
submitted 70 The voters Of said city
CT county GO the next general or Con-
gressional election after the report Of
sasd charter to said Mayor OF Bal
omore or President Of the Board Of
County Commissioners: and AZ q ma
10rify or 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
snail become the law OF eaid city or
county. subject only 20 the Constitu.
ton and Public General Laws OF this
State. and any Public Local Laws in.
consisteEs with the provisions OF said
charter and former charter OF safd
the City OF Baltimore or county SHALL
be thereby repealed.
Sec. .. The General Assembly at its
nrst session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, BY Public General
Law. provide q grant Of express pow
ers for such county or counties an
may thereafter form o charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted 20 the coun-
ties and the powers hsrstofore grant.
Cd 70 the City Of Baltimore. as set
forth In Article {. Section 6. Public
Local Laws Of Maryland, shan not
DO enlarged or extended By any char.
ter formed under the provisions Of this
Article. but such powers may bs en-
tended. modified. amended or repealed
By the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter 90 formed
shall provide for an elective lewisla.
tive body In which shan be vested the
law-making power Of said city or coun-
~. Such legislative body In the City
OF Baltimore shan be known an the
City Council OF the City OF Baltimore.
and In any county shall be known az
the County Council Of the county. The
chief executive offlcer, II any such
charter shall provide for the election
of such executive .oflcar. or tha urnsf6s;
ING cf1cer Of said legislative body. II
such charter shall not proyide for
the election Of chief executive on.
Ger, snail be known 20 the CITY az
baltimore a Mayor Of Baltimore. and
IN any county a. the President OF the
County Council OF the county. ana an
references In the Constitution and
laws Of this State 20 the Mayor Of
baltimore and City Council Of the CITY
or Baltimore or to the County Com
missioners OF the counties shall be
construed to refer to the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council Of the City
or Baltimore and to the Premident
and County Council herein provided
Tor. whenever such construction would
be reasonable. From and after the
adoption Of o charter by the City OF
Baltimore. or any county ok this state,
a. hereinbefors provided. the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council OF the
City Of Baltimore or the County Coun.
ell OF said county. subject 70 the Con
stftution and Public General Laws of
this State, shall have full power 20
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-
vided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed 10 au.
thorize or empower the County Couu,
ell Of any county in this State 90 en-
act laws or regulations for any In
corporated town. village, or munici-
pality In said county, On any matter
covered by the powers granted 10 said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act Incorporating II, 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.
Cd for that purpose In the charter, and
al laws and ordinances 20 enacted
snau De published once q week for
three successive weeks In az least
one Newspaper published In such coun.
ties. 90 that the taxpayers and citi.
zsns 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, an hereinbe-
fore provided shall be subject 20 the
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 cf 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 M above pro
vtded. Amy Law 70 drawn as to apply
to two or more of the geographical
Subdivisions Of this State shall not be
deemed Local Law. within the mean
ing OF this Act The term "geograph-
ical sub b-division" herein used shall be
takea 70 mean the City Of Baltimore
or any os the counties Of this State.
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