The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-08-27
CHAPTER 337

CHAPTER 337
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton | of Article IA of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, title Amendments
to the Constitution, relating to the ad-
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 or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland Cthree-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
rng). That the following be and the same is
of Article IA of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland title Amendments to
the Constitution, the same, if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided to become Section l of Artl-
Gle II of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland.
/ The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitution provided
that each Amendment shall be embraced in
separate Bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton, the same will stand when amended
and passed by three-hfths of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two Houses, by
yeas and nays, to be entered on the Journals
with the proposed Amendment. The Bill or
Bills proposing amendment or amendments
hall be published by order of the Governor.
in at least two newspapers. in each County
where so many may be published and where
not more than may be published then
in that newspaper and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, once a
week for three weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election. at which
the proposed amendment amendments
shall be submitted. in a form to be prescribed
by the General Assembly to the qualified vot-
FRS of the State for adoption or rejection
Provided, however, the General Assembly may
provide TO" publishing any proposed amend
ment or amendments in pamphlet form, and
for making said pamphlets available to the
registered voters of the State in addition to
publication in the newspapers. The votes cast
for and against said proposed amendment or
amendments, severally, shall be returned to
the Governor, in the manner prescribed in
other cases. and if it shall appear to the Gov
ernor that a majority of the votes cast at
said election said amendment amend
ments, severally, were cast in favor there
of, the Governor shall by his proclamation de
clare the said amendment o.. amendments hav-
ing received said majority of votes, to have
been adopted by the people of Maryland as
lart of the Constitution thereof and thence
forth said amendment amendments shall
Re part of the said Constitution. When two
" more amendments shall be submitted in
manner aforesaid, to the voters of this State
1t the same election. they shall be so sub
nitted that each amendment shall be voted
separately.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted, That
aid aforegong section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
If Maryland shall at the next general election
or members of the General Assembly of Mary
and in November, 1912, be submitted 10 the
egal and qualified voters of the State, for
their adoption rejection, in pursuance of
he directions contained in Article II of the
Constitution Of the State of Maryland. and at
he said general election the vote the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
hall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
hall be printed the words For the Constitu-
ional Amendment" and Against the Con-
ititutional Amendment as now provided by
aw, and Immediately after said election due
'eturns shall be made to the Governor of the
tote for and against the said proposed amend
nent directed by said Fourteenth Arti-
lie of the Constitution, and further proceed
ngs had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved: April 90. 1871.