Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-15

not more than halt shall be residents Of
Baltimore City, or o. any one county,
provided that any public local law FOR
any one county or the City Of Baltimore
shall be referred By The Secretary OF
State only 10 the people OF said county
or city Of baltimore, upon a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent Of the quaiihed
voters OF said county or City OF Baltl-
moro as the ease may BE-. calculated
upon the whole number OF votes cast
therein respectively for Governor a. the
last preceding Gubernatorial election.
ID II more than one-half. but less THAN
the fun number OF signatures required
tc complete my referendum petition
against any law passed BY the General
Assembly. be filed with Secretary or
State before the FIRST day Of June. the
time for the law to take effect. and for
Ming 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 fun text OF the Act or part o.
Act pciitioned upon: and there sha na
attached 10 each such paper an ailldaVIt
Of the person procuring the signatures
thereon that Of The said persona own
personal knowledge every signature
thereon is genuine and bona Tide. 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 verilication shall be re-
uuired.
Section s (a). The General Assembly
SHAH provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text Of al measures 10
be voted upon BY the people. provided.
that until otherwise provided b. law tue
same sn@-4 DC published in the manner
preserioea ~ Article XIV VI the Con-
stitutlon 1or the publication u prlpossd
constitutional Amendments.
(uJ Al laws lclefred undsr the pro-
visions Of this Arueia. sii.i be sub4.it-
teu separately on tua ballots to the s0t-
efs OF the peopl1. but II containing mo.
than two nunlsea words. the flil text
shuil not be prlnted Oh the Onici4l b-tl-
lots, but Inc secretary Of state si.lll Pc
pare and submit a ballot titie Of oac4
such measure Ia such form as to pee
sent the purpose ol said measure cor
cisely and tntsiligentiy. The baiiot rtl8
may be distinct from the lesis alive IL
tie, but III any case the legislative lilo
shall be SUFFICIENT. Upon each o. tie 0..i-
1 lots. fOiioNihs the ballot title Or text.
as tne ease may be, Of each sueA meas
| ure. there s.aii be printed the wotds
For the referred law and Against the
VOTES cast for and against any sulh re-
ferfeu law shall be returned to the Low
/ ernor IN this nlanner prescribed VIM re-
speet To proposed amendments II thu
/ Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution. and the Governor ihail pro-
claim the result OF the electiens ai.d. II
/ Il shall appear that the majority OF the
votes uast en any sueh measure were cast
in favor thereof the Governor shall By
his proclamation declare the same hav-
ing received a majority OF the vols 10
have been adopted by tie peop.e Of
Maryland a. q 1art OF the laws 81 the
| State, 10 take effect thirty days alter
such election. and il like manner aud
/ with like eject the Governor shall pro-
! claim the result Of the local election "a
1 to any Public Local Law which shall
have been submitted TO the voters OF
any county u the City Of Baltimore
Section &. No law or Constitutional
Amendment. licensing, regulating. pro-
hlbiung. or submitting TO local option.
the manufacture or sale Of malt or splr-
ituous liquors, shall be referred or re-
OF this Article.
Section 2. And be It enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
! amendment to the Constitution OF this
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 thereof for
their adoption OF rejection In pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
/ XIV OF the Constitution OF this state,
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as prescribed by
law. and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Cow
ernor OF the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
ticle XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved April 18th, 1914.