The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-14
not more than half shall be residents of

not more than half shall be residents OF
Baltimors City, or of 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 to the people of said county
or City of Baltimore. upon a referendum
petition of 10 per cent of the qualified
voters of said county or City of Balti-
more, as the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number of votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding GubernatoriaI election.
(b) If more than one-haif but less than
I the full number of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly. be filed with Secretary OF
State before the first day of June. the
time for the law to take effect. and for
filing the remainder of signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended
to the thirtieth day of the same month
with like effect.
Section 4. A petition may consist of
several papers, but each paper shall con-
tain the full text of the Act or part of
Act petitioned upon; and there shall be
attached to each such paper an affidavit
of the person procuring the signatures
thereon that of the said persons own
| personal knowledge every signature
thereon is genuine and bona fide, 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 verification shall be re-
CURED.
Section ) ca. The General Assembly
| shall provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text of all measures TO
be voted upon by the people: provided,
I Ft1saF
same shall be published in the manner
prescribed by Article XIV of the Con-
stitution for the publication of proposed
Constitutional Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions of this Article shall be submit
ted separately on the ballots to the vot-
ers of the people. but if containing more
than two hundred words. the full text
shall not be printed on the official bai-
lots, but the Secretary of State shall pre-
| pare and submit d ballot title OF eaca
such measure in such form as to pre-
| sent the purpose Of said measure con-
cisely and intelligently. The ballot title
may be distinct from the legis 4ative Ii
| tie, but III any case the legislative title
! shall be sufficient Upon each OF tbs hai-
| lots, following the ballot title or text.
as the case may be, OF each such meas
| ure, there shall be printed the words
| For the referred law and Against the
| referred law" as the case may be- The
| votes cast Tor and against any such re-
ferred law shall be returned to the Gov
| ernor in the manner prescribed with re
| spect to proposed amendments to the
| Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution, and the Governor snail pro
| claim the result OF the election, ana, if
it shall appear that the majority OF the
votes cast on any such measure were cast
in favor thereof, the Governor shall b.
! his proclamation declare the same hay
| ing received majority OF 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 and
with like effect the Governor shall pro
| claim the result of the local election as
to any Public Local Law which sha.i
have been submitted to the voters OF
any county or the City of Baltimore.
Section 6. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing, regulating, pro
! hib!ting, or submitting to local option
the manufacture or sale of malt or spir-
| ituous liquors. shall be referred or re
pealed under any Act OF the provisions
Of this Article.
Section 2 And be it enacted by the
| General Assembly Of Maryland That the
! foregoing Article hereby proposed as al
| 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, foI
their adoption or 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 Gov
ernor of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
ticle XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914