Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-26

year 1J0U, submitted TO the iega
and qualified voters thereof fol
their adoption or rejection in pur'
suance of directions contained ir
Article ID of the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general
election, the vote on the said pro.
posed amendment shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words "For the
Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional
Amendment as now prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said
election, due returns shall be made
to the. Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by said Article
ID of the Constitution.
CHAPTER NO. 407
AN ACT to propose an amend
ment to Section s of Article Is
of the State Constitution, title
Miscellaneous" providing that
the Jury shall be the Judges of
Law as well as of the fact in
the trial of all criminal cases,
except that the Court may pass
upon the sufficiency of the evil
dence to sustain a conviction.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland,
(three-fifths of all of the members
elected to each of the two Houses
concurring). That Section 5 of
Article 15 of the State Constitu-
ton, title Miscellaneous" be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows: ,..f.a.
Sec. 5. In the trial of all GRIM
inal cases, the Jury shall be the
Judges of Law, as well as of fact,
except that the Court may pass
upon the sufficiency of the evidence
to sustain a conviction.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted,
That the aforegoing section pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State shall be, at
the next general election to be held
in this State in the year 1850, SUBJ
mitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection in pursuance of direc-
tons contained in Article Ia of
the Constitution Of this State, and
at the said general election, the
vote on the said proposed amend
ment shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as
now prescribed by law, and inn
mediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment as di-
rected by said Article ID of the
Constitution.
CHAPTER No. TIA
AN ACT to propose an amendment
to Section II of Article 2 of the
Constitution of the State of
Maryland, title Executive De-
partment," relating to the recon-
sideration of Bills which are
vetoed or which fail by reason
of not being signed following
the adjournment of the General
Assembly. asl 5Y 8s4s -
SECTION. 1. Be .it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland
tthree--fifths of all the members.
elected to each of the, two Houses
concurinel j. That the following DE
and the same is hereby proposed
as an amendment to Section IL of
Article 2 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Executive
Department" the same, if adopted
by the legally qualified voters. of
the State, as herein provided, to
become Section II of Article q of
the Constitution of the State of
Maryland. saai ,asa asa,.t ..r
p17.sTo guard against hasty or
partial legislation and encroach-
rnents of the Legislative Depart
ment upon the coordinate Executive
and . Judicial Departments, every
Bill which shall have passed the
House of Delegates. and, the Sem
ate. shall before Il becomes a law.
be presented to the. G Governor tyfthe,
State : if he approves he shall sign
it. but if not he shall return It with