The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-22

1912
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND DIRECTING THE PUBLICA-
MENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE.
WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 104l the following Acts were passed
providing for the submission of amendments
10 the Constitution of the State to the quail
flied voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption or rejection, namely:
CHAPTER 337
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton l of Article II of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, title amendments
to the Constitution, relating to the adj
vertisement publication of amendments
to the Constitution, and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed amendment to Section
of Article II of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland title Amendments to
he Constitution, the same, if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State. as
herein provided, to become Section l of Arti-
Gle IA of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland.
l. The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to tins constitution; provided
hat each Amendment shall be embraced in a
eparate Bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton, as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three-ffths Of all the mem
oerS elected to each OF the two Houses by
'eas and nays, to be entered on the Journals
with the proposed Amendment The Bill or
Bills proposing amendment or amendments
nall be published by order OF the Governor
n at least two newspapers. in each County.
Nhere so many may DC puDlSheu' ana where
not more than one may be publlShed' theh
n mat newspaper, ana IN three newspapers
puhilShed m the Clty OF Baiumore' once
week toH three weeks lmmediatey preceding
me next ensuing general election at "hlch
the proposed amendment or amendments
hall be submitted in form to be prescribed
ny the General Assembly To the quallhed vot-
RS OF the state Tor ADOPTION or rejection
PROVIDED however the Hehefai Assembly may
provide 10" publishing any proposed amend
nent or amendments IN pamphlet form, and
Tor making sald pamphletS aHaliabie TO the
registered voters OF the state IN ADDITION 10
puphcaIioh IN the newspapers; Inc votes cast
Tor ana AGAINST Sald proposed amendment or
amendments Severaily. snail be returned to
ne Governor IN the manner prescribed IN
lther cases ana II II snail appear to the Gov
ernor that majority OF Lhe VOTES cast at
'ald eIectloh on Sald amendment or amend
menus SeVefally' We're cast IN faNor there-
H. the Governor snail, by MS proclamatlon,de-
clare the said amendment or amendments hav-
ing received SAID majority OF votes t" have
)een adopted by the people OF Maryland as
part OF the Constitution thereof, and thence
forth said amendment or amendments shall
ne part OF the SAID CONSTITUTION. When two
n more amendments snail be submitted IN
manner aforesaid to the voters OF this State
u the same election they snail be so sub
nltted as mat each amendment snail be voted
IN separately
81 Sec :. ANA be 1t further enacted, That
aid aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
'mendment to the Constitution of the State