The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-10-07

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4srrn,bt,, ii sf1.,,j,vJ fTLres 6t,bs ~ III
he members NJ eacb ~ ,be t,yo Honsse rom
curring1. Thai tbe foliovyinp Article. IN foi.
To-, ;,,,,,.j;a,ot, s1tor A-t;eIa ~ n ard r.
-. I,,a,,,, as kr,;rie ,,.F he ana he 90, ssr,e
is hereby proposed as an amendment TO Tie
Conet;t,,iiop ~ Narvland which Article IL
eJonteJ bv The qualified voters of The State
- MARYLAND as herein provieed shall there.
10 bv 3dootion lie and become a mart Of tbe
Gn,st;t,,t;on Of MARYLAND;
ARTICTF lie
MuNIcfpAI CoRPoRhr1oNs
Section /. Ercebt as pro1ided el5eavheye
IN fhfs article. tbe General Assembly shall
nof boet INV ia,y yeIattno to he moor Bora.
tjou oyoauiSatiou. gozey,tjuent. or aFqiyy Of
those ,iuuicibal corborations 1uhich are not
authorized bv dyticie ia Of the Conytiti..
tio, TO hare a char ey form of government
7pJtich 7rtH be sbecial Oy local ~ its terms or
in It's effect, but the General Assembiy shall
act il, relation 10 the CORPORATION, ore
oqn,sation, Government, or affairs Of any
yuch ,unuicibdl CORPORATION only BY general
lqius tuhtch shah IN then terms aud ~ then
effect dbbiy alike to all municipal CORPORA
irons ~ one on more OF the classes frolidcd
for IN Section 2 OF this Article II shall be
The duty of the General assembly to f,ovide
BY fa5O the method BY 5Uhich hezD municipal
CORPORATIONS shall be formed.
Section 2. The General assembly, BY
boydtions BY grouping them into net more
than four cidsScs based on Population as
determined BY the most recent census made
under tie authority Of the United States or
the State OF Maryland No more than one
such GROUPING OF municipal cor bOrationS INTO
four Tor fescer) classes shall be ~ effect at
any time, aud the enactment 81 any Shch
grouping OF municipal corporations INTO fOHt
Tor tG7cer) classes shall refedI any ShcH
gy0nPir0 OF municipal coyf0rdti0ns iit0 tour
IL Nlt,.r Nf#af tsaF 10
CORPORATIONS shall be classified only as pre-
1idsi IN This ScCtI0n aud not otherpiSe.
Section ). dHy Smcb nlnrGfdi corpora
toH, noe eriStin0 or hereafter created. snail
haze the poioey aud authority, Ia 10 amend
or rebeal an sristin0 charter or Local ia,e5
RELAXING to the incorporation, organisation.
go5e,iment or affairs Of sad municipal
CORPORATION heretofore enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland, aud (b) to ADOPT a
ne,0 charter, aud 10 amend or rePeal any
Aytitle.
Section Z. The ADOPTION Of a nC,v charter,
the amendment Of any charter or local ia,os,
0, the REPEAL Of any part Of charter or local
iltps shall be proposed either BY q resolution
CORPORATION or BY a petition containing the
signatures of at least fire per cent Of the
registered voters Of nimiciPGl CORPORATION
and filed ,pith the Legislature body Of SAID
municipal CORPORATION The General As
section BY general lG5U IN any manner not
inconsistent 7eitb this A,ticie.
Section S. Notwithstanding any other |
precision ts this article, the General As |
yenbIy may enact, amend, or repeal local
Iq5rs PLACING a mdxinuui limit on the rate |
at 7giich Srofeytv taxeS may be IMPOSED BY |
auv such p1unicital corporation aud rcguidt
no the Ddri,rtu amount of debt 7Uhich may |
be incurred bv any municipal corporation |
Bo-tr7,cy. 80 spch local lag shall become |
hal b9fr
fjon urtI and unless tt shall haze been dP |
broiei at a reguiay or special municipal |
election by a majority Of the vOte'5 Of that |
municipal c0yboration noting Oh the question: |
NO SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORA, !
TION SHALL LEVY ANY TYPE OF |
TAN, LICENSE FEE, FRANCHISE TAN |
OR FEE WHICH WAS NOT IN EF |
FEET IN SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPO- |
RATION ON JANUARY ], 1851, UN- |
LESS IT SHALL RECEIVE THE EX- |
PRESS AUTHORIZATION or THE |
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH |
PURPOSE, BY A GENERAL LAW |
WHICH in ITS TERMS AND ITS Eff |
FEET APPLIES ALIKE TO ALL |
MUNICIPAL. CORPORATIONS IN ONE |
OR MORE OF THE CLASSES PRO |
VIDFD FOR in SECTION OF THIS |
ARTICLE. An charter provisions enacted
unfey the authority of Section Of this
Aytirle shall be subject to any local la;ts
enacted BY the General Assembly aud ar |
byos.ed Jy the municipal zoteys under the
provisions Of this section.
Section g. IN charter PROVISIONS, or
amendments thereto ad0ffef nnder the pro- |
sieious of this ArttcIe, shall be subject TO
Assembly,; ercett that any local lG7eS, or
amendments thereto relating to the mcorfo- |
ration, organisation, government, or affairs |
Of any mimicpdi CORPORATION and enacted
before this Arficie becomes efecti9e, stai!
be subject 10 any charter provisions, or
o.
aisions of his Atticie. 4Any local ia,o, or
amendments thereto relating to the ucorfo-
ration, organisation, government, or affairs
of any municipal CORPORATION aud im effect at
be subject 10 any applicable State la'0 en-
acted after ais article becomes efecti5e.
All lars enacted BY the General Assembly
AND i. effect at the time this Article becomes
efcetise, shall remain IN effect h'iti amend
ed or rebeaicd III accordance 7Uith the PRO
7igious Of this Constitution. NOTHING IN
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CON-
STRUED TO AUTHORIZE ANY NUM- |
.CIPAL CORPORATION, BY ANY
AMENDMENT OR ADDITION TO ITS
WHICH is PROHIBITED BY THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE CONCERNING
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SAB
BATH DAY OR THE MANUFACTURE,
LICENSING OR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.
SEC. 2. Aud be it further enacted, That
the sforegoing Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of Mary
land, shall at the election to be held IN
November. 1854, be submitted to the qualified
voters of the State of Maryland for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
CONSTITUTION of Maryland, and at the said
general election the vote on the proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon .ach ballot there shall be
printed the words For Constitutional
Amendment" and against Constitutional
Amendment, as now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote
for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton and further proceedings had in &C
cordance with said Article XIV.
80 >-, CHAPTER NO. 65
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 81 Of Article 4 of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Judiciary Department"