The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-21
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ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM.
Section l (a). The people reserve to
themselves power known as The Refer
endum. by petition to have submitted to
the registered voters OF the State. to
approve or reject at the polls any Act
or part of any Act OF the General As
sembly il approved by the Governor. O.
ii passed by the General Assembly over
the veto Of the Governor.
90 The provisions of this Article shall
be self-execuung, provided that add
tonal legislation If furtherarce thereof
and not in conflict Herewith may b. en-
acted
Section ?. No law enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly shall take effect until the
first day of June next after the session
II which il may be passed. unless II
contain a Section declaring such law an
emergency law and necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation of the public health
or safety. and passed upon a yea and
nay vote supported by three-nfths Of all
the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly: pro
vided however, that said period of sus-
pension may be extended as provided In
Section 3 Cb) hereof II before said first
day of June there shall have been filed
with the Secretary of the State petit
ton to refer to "A vote of the people any
law or part Of d law capable of refer
endum, as in this Article provided the
same shall be referred by the Secretary
Of State to such vote and shall not be-
come q law or take effect until thirty
days after its approval by a majority of
the electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members Of the House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States. An
emergency law shall remain in force
Notwithstanding such petition but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by a majority of the quail
fed electors voting thereon, provided.
however that no measure creating or
abo!ishing any Office or changing the
salary, term or duty OF any officer or
granting any franchise or special priv
lege. OF creating any vested right or in
terest, shall be enacted rs an emergency
law. No law making any appropriation
FOR maintaining the State Government
" for maintaining or aiding any publ
Institution. not exceeding the next pre-
Yious appropriation for the same pur-
pose. shall be subject 10 rejection Or
repeal under this section. Tho increase
In any such appropriation for maintain
Ing or aiding any public Institution shall
only tax. effect as in the case of other
laws, and such increase or any part
thereof specified in the petition may be-
referred to vote of tN. sunr ue.
titIon.
Section (DN The referendum petition
against any Act or part of an At passed
by the General Assembly. shall be sufi-
"i"nt IF signed by ten thousand qualified
voters Of che State OF Maryland OF whom
.. Ey.. ..an r..I shall Se residents CT
Walt NOR, Clty. or OF any ons 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 to the people of said county
or City of Baltimore upon q referendum
petition of 10 per cent OF the qualified
voters of said county OF City of Ralu-
moro as the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number Of vote cast
therein respectively Tor Governor A- the
last preceding GubeInatorIal election.
tbl If moro than oue-bait, bat les. -lav
the full number Of signatures r.g4rrs0
TO complete any Ft-rendIm petition
against any law passed by The General
Assembly be nled with Secretary OF
State before tho first day OF June the
tune for the law 20 take eff.Ct and fo-
Hing the remainder of signatures 20
complete the petition shall! be extended
10 the thlruatA day OF the same month
with ike effect.
Section 4. a petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall coa-
tam the nun text OF the Act OF part or
Act petluoned upon, and there SHAH be
attached To- each such paper al affidavit
OF the person procuring the signatures
thereon that OF tn. said persons owu
personal knowledge every siguatUr.
thereon is genuine md bona ide a.
that the siguers d"- registered voters o..
the State Of Mary!4ud. and Of tie ca.
OF Baltimore or county, as the cas-.
may be. as set opposite their names,
and no other yerincAton shall be re
CURED
Section ca. The General Assembly
shall provide Tor furnishing thu voters
OF the State the text 81 all measures To
be voted upon by the people. proyIueo.
that until Otherwise provided by Jaw tuy
same shall be published III the manner
prescribed By article XIV OF tho Con
stItution for the publication VI pruEus- -
constitutional Amendments.
90 All laws referred under the pro
visions OF tuls Article SHAH be submit
ted separately on the ballots To the VOC
eTs OF The people, but II containing more
than two hundred words. tie fun text
shall not be printed Oh the Official bel
lots but the Secretary OF State shall pr
pare and submit d ballot title OF es4C44
such measure in such form Us u pre-
sent the purpose OF said meas ure con-
cise!y and iRtelLgeutly. The ballot title
may be distinct from the legislative Il
tie, but IN any case the legislative tit.u
shall be sufficient. Upon esLcn Ut the bal
lots following the ballot title or text.
Is the case may be, VI each such meas
ure, there shall be printed the words
For the referred law and Against the
referred law" as the case may be- In
votes cast tor and against any such re
terred law shall be returned TO the Gov
srnor in the manner prescribed with re-
spect to proposed amendments To thy
Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution. and the Governor shall pro
claim the result OF the election. and II
1t shall appear that the majority Oh the
votes cast on any such measure wer. cast
II favor thereof. the Governor shall by
his proclamation declare the same hay
ing received h majority Ot the votes to
have been adopted by the people OF
Maryland as part of the laws Of the
State, to take effect thirty days after
such election. and in like manner ana
with like effect the Governor shall pro
claim the result OF the local election ~
To any Public Local Law which shall
have been submitted to the voters vi
any county or the city OF Baltimore.
Section 6. No law or Constitutional
Amendment licensing regulating pro-
hibiting, or submitting to local option.
the manufacture or sale OF malt W spiT
ttuOuS LIQUORS shall be referred ar r.