The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13

this Stafe shah have full power to en-
act local laws OF said city or county, IN,
Guiding the power to- repeal or amenu
ed BY the General Assembly. upon all
matters covered by the express powers
granted % above provided; PROVIDED 1aal
Strued to authorize or empower lne
County Council OF any county LII tnls
State to enact laws or regulations 1or any
ity in said county, on any matter cvoer-
ed by the powers granted TO SAID town.
village or municipality by the Act. lncor-
oFang IL Gg any tbePeto Provided
however, that the charters for the various
counties shall provide that the county
Council OF the counties shaH not Nj sn, H1 the
purpose of enacting legislation snail DC
enacted during the month So deslsnate9
for that purpose in the charter, ana All
laws and ordinances 70 enacted shall rs
published once a week for three success
sive weeks It'll mt least one newspaper
published ia such counties. ~ that lids DDS
thereof. This provision shall NOT apply
to Baltimore city. All such local laws
enacted by the Mayor of Baltimore and
City Council of the City of Baltimore OF
the Council Of the counties, as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be subject to the
same rules OK Interpretation as those
now applicable to the Public Local Laws
or this State. except that in case OF any
conflict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter en-
acted, the Public General Law shall con-
Sec f. From and after the adoption Of
charter under the provisions or TINS
Article BY the City of Baltimore or any
county ~ this State. no- Public Local Law
shall be enacted by the General Assembly
for said city or county or any suD1ect
covered by the express powers granted as
above provided. Any law so drawn as to
apply to the two or more of the geo
graphical subdivisions of this State shall
not be deemed a Local Law within. the
graphical sub division herein used shall
be taken to mean the City or Baltimore
or any Of the counties OF this State.
adopted by the City of Baltimore or by
any county of this State under the pro-
visions of this Article may be proposed
more and the City Council Of said City Of
Baltimore, or the Council OF said county,
OK by q petition signed by not less than
20 per. cent OF the registered voters Of
that that in in any case 10000 signatures shall
be sufficient to complete a petition, and
fled with the Mayor Of Baltimore . or the
when 80 proposed shall Be submitted to
the voters Of said city Of county nc the
next General OK Congressional election
occurring after the passage OF said reso-
luton, or the fling Of said petition, and
II at said election the majority of the
votes cast for and against said amend.
amendment shall be adopted and become
"A. part Of the charter Of said city or
county from and after the thirtieth day
shall be published by said Mayor OF
Baltimore or President OF the County
Council once a week for five successive
one newspaper published in said city or
county.
Sec g. The power heretofore conferred
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
Y hn NAY
duties OF the County Commissioners in
each county, and the power to make
fh4RSes Z sf Sis Wbea
expressly granted as hereinbefore pro-
Vided, are hereby transferred to the
voters of each county and the voters Of
that said powers 70 transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment of charter al hereinbefore pro
be construed to authorize the exercise of
any powers in excess of those conferred
by the Legislature upon said counties or
Sec. Z. The word Petition" as used
in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly writ.
means af fSe PeP IL qoer
written by himself in his own handwrit-
ing tand not by his markl, together with
which he is registered. The authenticity
Of such signatures and the fact thar the
persons 80 signing are registered voters
sha M ofa 5 voff IT, AZ fh f q
or county in which said voters so signing
are registered, and one affidavit may APP
ply TO cover any number of signatures to
such petition. The false signing of any
name, or the signing of any fictitious
name to said petition shall be forgery,
and the making q any false affidavit IN
connection with said petition shall b.
perjury.
~. ?. And be it further enacted BY
tile authority aforesaid. That the afore-
amendment to the Constitution shall be
ar the next General Election for Members
of the General Assembly held in this
state, submitted to the legal and quail
tied voters thereof, @for their adoption or
rejection i'm pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article XVI OF thu Constitu-
tion Of this State, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
al Amendment and Against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" as now provid-
"a by law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitu-
approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER AIS.
An Act To propose An amendment to
Article IlI, of TIL Constitution or the
State of Maryland, by adding a new Sec
provide for the submission of said
Amendment TO the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ifths OF all
the Members of each or the two Houses
concurring). That the following new sec
ton be and the same Is hereby proposed
las an amendment to Article III, title
Legislative Department" of the Consti-
tuition Of the State OF Maryland, the
Same to be inserted after Section 50 and
to be known as Section so; and if adopt
ca BY the legally qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, said Section shall be-
come part of A%ticle iii w the Consti-
tuition OF Maryland.
Section co. The General Assembly or
Maryland shall have the power to provide
by suitable general enactment (a) for the
suspension of sentence by the Court in
criminal cases; (b) for any form of in
determinate sentence in criminal cases,
ana tcl for the release upon parole in
whatever manner The General Assembly
may prescribe, OF convicts imprisoned
under sentence for crimes.
Sec 2 And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
be submitted to the legal ana qualified
voters or Maryland for their adoption VI
rejection in pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article II Of the Constitution
vote on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution, shall be. by ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be written or
printed The words For the Constitutions
MA Amendment ana Against the Con
stitutional Amendment nj now provided
DIV law. and Immediately altar raid aian