Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-14

c charter form of government, with o.-..;
executions and CONFIRMING nowsrs ata
b ter amendment and home r',Ie ,,ro VI en ma
2 mnnic;nsI cornorstions 'O'e uPon sue
: SECTION l. Be Il enacted BY the C,eus,,
B Assemble of MARYLAND, ITbree. f,hs ~ -
i, the members of each Of ,he two Ho,,s.s VI q
+ c,rring1 Thai tbe foIiow;no Ar,;cIs . COZ 9n
]. low Immediately after Article iii sU ~ 10 /,
Y he knoyn as Ar,;cle lie he and he -
R ;s hereby pronosed az an amendmen, 70 oa ~
{ Cons,;t,,;iop ~ Maryland yyb;ch Ar.;oi ~ III
!. adonted bv the qualified voters NJ tbs g.,
} of MARYLAND az herein provided shall ,boa.
!, bu hu 3dont;on he ard becor,e no. ~ ~
} | Constitution Of MARYLAND. ~ Ill
ARTICI lie
MuuIcipn CoppopAT,oNs
n Seet,ou 4 Ercebt nc byna,,ded .i,.,,L..
IN hi, Ayticle he (;eysroi Asss,,bI, LII" XXI
not bass anv ia7v yeIatimo To he ,Uro, S soa,
? ron oyoouisot,o,, ooa,eyn,rent n, n9O; E0' =
those mmnicibai coysoyat,oms iySicb 49,. n y
authorized bv Article ia of The lo,, st;,,,
. t;n m ba,,s cbor'.. to.,, ~ re No,ssHH
zvEich mil be sbecIal oy Iocai m IL te,,, ~
in rs effect, b,it The General 1sseobI, ri Il
act IN relation In he ,nooy boyot;o,, '' y.
oau,sai,on oo,'syny,ert n, ofn;.s :"
Such nnnicibai eoySorat,om o,,gv =, :" os,,o ~
Ia7ps 7ph,ch sGau IN the,, te,,nt ann -, ts.,,
effect abbIv aLks To aU n,uuic,baI co, 49,
lions IN one o, ,porS nj tb~ cIosfs' so,po,a
for IN Section 2 of this dyt,cie II r,knU :,
The duty of fhe GeneyoI dssen,bl, IL hsn,,,S
bv lam The .uethod bv ,yhich ,e5o ,,,,t.;c;Sn
cor boyattons ,haH b, formed ""
Section 2. The General Assembly,. b,
lam shou cIocs;fv ou sucn ,1,In;c;brT ~: ~
borations bv oyoHbulo Them into npt ,ror,
than four classes bGsed on bob.Iot,o,, ~
deteyniiued bv me ,,ost recent ce,, s,,s .,,oJ1
uudey The aathoyitv of the United Stotss =.
The State of MARYLAND No n,oye tho, o,,s
such GROUPING of municipal coyboyations int
four 10, fe7CeyJ classes shall be Il, saect a,
any time, and The enactment of anv s.cb
groubino of municipal corboydtio,s into fouy
Tor fe7yeyl classes shall yebenI n,f, s,,rh
GROUPING Of municipal CORPORATIONS into fouy
Tor fe7UeyJ classes then in effect. Mun,c;bal
vided in this section and not otheyzyise
Section 3, Any such municipal corbo,a.
tton. nom ex,stino or hereafter created shon
haze the bozvey and authority. la TO amend
or yebeal an existing charter or local iaaDs
relating to the incorporation, organisation,
eor6oratiom heretofoye enacted 5y the Gen.ypaI
Isiembi ' of Maryland and ~ to odost u
efGpte, odobeS %de, the SrOvso osgF Of
article.
Section :; The ADOPTION 70 Of neg eAqyts,,
or the reeeGi Of any part Of charter 1 or local
of the iegisiatige bodv of Gny sych ntSnicisai
CORPORATION or bv betitton contaitlino The
signatures Of at least fve per cent Of The
registered voters of a municipal CORPORATION
municipal CORPORATION. The General As
seubiv shall amblifv the PROVISIONS OF this
| section bv general laav IN any manner NOT
| Inconsistent NTH this Article.
Section S Not7vithstandino any othe,
byo7,ision IN This Article. he General A.
seUibiy nav enact s amend, or JeSeei local
| Ia7us blaci,io a mariuun limit on the rate
| nj zyhich byobeytv tnre, NAV be ,,nboced bv
anv surh n,uuiribai coyboyafion and yeoulof.
inn the MA ri,lttDi amount of debt zUhich may
| be- incurred bv any municipal CORPORATION.
| Hozre1ley uo ouch IocaI Ian shnH beconts
| eFect;7e ~, yeooyd N n ,1,iu,c;boi coyboyo.
t;o,, ,,,t;l and ,Inie,s IL ehaH hdz,s bss,t ~.
| broz,ed nj n yeo,IIny nv sbecinI ,,un;r;bal
election bv n n1a;oyitv of he yoteys of that
,nunicibaI CORPORATION z,otino on the QUESTION
| No STICH MITNICIpAT COPPOPA.
TION SHALL. LEVY ANY TYPE, OF
TAX LICENSE FEE. FRANCHISE TAX
or FEE WHICH WAS NOT IN III.
FEET IN SITCH MiINICJPAT COPPO.
RATION ON IANIIARY / 1os4 I'm.
TESS IT Shall Receive THE tx.
PRESS ATITHORIZATTON OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH
PI 1R nv GENERAL. Jaw
WHTcH IN IRIS TERMS AND IT'S EF.
Feet E5ffT APPfiRs alike TO All
MIJNICIPAi. CORPORATIONS in one
OR Il MORE = OF THE Classes PRO:
ARTICLE All cSoytcr Syoa;t;or, enacted
Xr ,d he a.tEov;tr NJ sct;o, ri tS;s
Iyt;cl. sboH he s,9b;sCt IN nr~ iocoi Ia-rs
enacted bv the General Assemble and al.
bro1,sd by tbs ,sur;r;6ol yotsrs unds, sbs
b b,os,;s;o, ~ ~ MI. ,sc,!n,' ~"
Section &. IN cLaytey byoyts,ors. o,
| n,endmcnt, thereto odobted .ndey tLs byo.
visions of this 6yticIe. shall be subject to
ali obbl;cnbLe ln,rs s~octed bv The General
Assemble: sxcebt that anv local la7Vs. or
anendments thereto. yelqti,o to the incoybo.
! ,ot;oy oyon,;rotion oosyey,uent ne o6a;r,
of n,v n1nmicibal eoyboyatior and enacteS
| before this article becomes efective. shall
| he sub,ect 10 ouv charter byoz,isions nv
anendments thereto. Gd0btsd andey the bro
yisions of his dyticie. INV local lac or
amendments thereto, relating to the inc0rbo-
ration. organisation, ooyerHment. or affairs
of any mnricibaI CORPORATION and IN effect al
| Tie time this Article becomes efective, shall
be- subject to auv abbhcabIe State Iq,v en-.
acted after this 1rticIe becomes efect,ye,
dH iazgs enacted by the General Assembly
a,J -, eaect =, H.. y;,s tb;e drticIs beroucs
c@ect;,s sboH ,s,,,o;n i, cfect uutl 6mend.
ed on yebcaicd in accoydaHce 7vith the pro.
s,;e;or, 81 tL;s Cnurt;t,,tiou NOTHING IN
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE con.
| STPTrFD T0 AIITUORJZE ANY Mini
SipGI cor pOPkTi0N nv SVY
AMENDMENT OR ADDfTION TO IT'S
| CUARTT,R- TO PERMIT ANY ACT
WHICH is PROHIBITED BY THE
laws OF TuiS STATF CONCFRNING
THE 0RSEPVANCE OF THE SAR.
RATu NV or THE MANUFACTURES
TICENSINf; or SAIE OF AICOHOiIG
REVFRAGES
| SFc . Aua be IL further enacted That
| ~ oforaoo;r,r, Ar,;cio barchy Dronosed as
s an1er,d5r,a,s ~ The Cnnat;t;,,;n,' ri NarU.
iand sbeii ~, ;be election m he held n
Nnusr,her IoSa he snbn,;,ted IN the mla6eJ
49, of H.. State n9 Marvl,nd for tbe;-
aJon,;o u u'e ,"ct;o, j., n,,ys,,ance ot ,bs
J;rdpc.;o,,s co,,a;rsd !, Ar,;cle XIV NJ ,he
Tor,st;,',;or MN nf MarvI.nd md al ,he ss;d
oen.raI aIac.;or ,hn vote on the nroposed
su,sndment ~ The Consti,,t;o, shall he bu
hniSa, nnd ,'o0, s acb h,iio, there sbaI ny ny
a;.'.1d any uP0 ,'ords 9Enr Cons,;t,,;o,I