The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-24

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De aud the same IL hereby proposed as
an amendment TO the Constitution OF this
state, which Article: II sdopted ~ the
provided, shall thereby by. such adoption
be and become a part Of the Constitu-
ti0n OF this State
ARTICLE NI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section l. On demand of the Mayor Of
Baltimore and City Council OF the city or
baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature OF not less than 20 per cent OF
the registered voters OF said city or any
county provided, however, that In any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
to complete petitionJ, the Board OF
Election Supervisors Of said city or cOun-
ty shall provide ut the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or tile filing OF such petit
tiO4l, for the election of Il charter board
or eleven registered voters OF said city or
five registered voters in any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members of said
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor of Baltimore and city Council Of
the City OF Baltimore or tile County Com
missioners Of such county, or not less
tnan twenty days prior 70 said election
by petition bearing the signatures Will
ten In their own handwriting land not Dy
their mark) of not less than per cent
vi the registered voters or the said city
of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that In any case two thousand signatures
Of registered voters shall be sufficient to
and if not more than eleven registered
voters OF the City of Baltimore or NOT
more than five registered voters in any
names shall not be printed On the ballot,
Tut said eleven registered voters In the
City Of Baltimore or i've in such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date OF said election. At
said election the ballot shall contain the
names OF said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication Of the
son nf hni mi hA a
be SO arranged as to permit the voter to
vote for or against tile creation or said
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
tile nominees Tor sand board and II tile
majority uf the votes cast for and against
be against said creation the election Of
be void; bdt If such majority shall BE- 10
favor OF the creation OF said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees OF the City OF Baltimore or i've
nominees i'm the county receiving the
the charter board, and said charter board.
or a majority ~thereof, shall prepare with
i'm six months from the date Of said elec-
ton charter or form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
same to the Mayor or Baltimore OF Presi-
dent Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners OF such county, who shall publish
general circulation published In said the
City Of Baltimore or county within
thirty days after 1t shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
the voters of said city or county ut the
next general or Congressional election
after the report OF said charter TO said
Mayor Of Baltimore or President Of the
Board OF County Commissioners; and Ii
majority Of the votes cast for and
against the adoption OF said charter shall
charter from and after the thirtieth day
from the date Of such election shall be-
come law OF said city or county, subject
only to the Constitution and Public Gen
eral Laws OF this State, and amy Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro
visions OF said charter and former charter
Of said the City Of Baltimore or county
Sec. 2 The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, BY Public General Law.
such county or counties as may there
after form a charter under the provis
ions Of this Article Such express pow
ers heretofore granted to the counties and
Che powers heretofore granted tn The City
OF Baltimore, as set forth In Article 4.
land, shall not be enlarged Or extended
by any charter formed under the provis-
ions OF this Article: but such powers may
peaIed by the General Assembly.
Sec. p Every charter 80 formed shall
provide for an elective Legislative body In
which shall be vested the law-making
power of said city Oh county. Such legis-
latiye body in the City Of Baltimore shall
be known as the City Council OF the City
Of Baltimore. and In any county shall be
known as the County Council OF the
county. The chief executive officer. in
any such charter shall provide for the
election Of such executive officer, or the
presiding officer of said Legislative body,
II such charter. shall not ,pro=ide for the
election OF a chief executive officer shall
be known In the City OF Baltimore as
Mayor OF Baltimore, and i'm any county
the county, and all references I'm the
Constitution and laws or this State to the
Mayor of Baltimore and City Council OK
the City or Baltimore or to the. County
Commissioners OF the counties shall BE-
construed to refer to the Mayor or Balti-
more and City Council of the City of
Baltimore and To the President and Conn