The Republican., 1954-10-28

municipal corporations.
Section ]. Be lt enacted BY The General
assembly Of Maryland, (Three-hfths of all
the members Of each OF the two Houses con-
curring), That the following Article, to fol.
low Immediately after Article lid, and to
be known as Article HE, be and the same
is hereby proposed an amendment 10 the
Constitution Of Maryland which Article, If
adopted by the qualified voters Of the State
Of Maryland, as herein provided, shall there
by, by adoption, be and become a part OF the
| Constitution Of Maryland;
ARTICLE lie
MUNICfPAL CORPORATIONS
Section l. EXCEPT as fyo5ided elseguhere
~ this ArticlF, the General dSSembiy shall
not pass any lac relating to the iHc0rf0rG-
tioH, organisation, government, or affairs Of
those municipal c0rfOrdttOHs TUhich are not
authorized By Ayticle ia of the C0nStitH-
tio.. 10 hate char e. form of government
1UIich gf1H be special or local itI It's terms or
iH ifS effect, but the General assembly shall
dct tH relation 10 the UHcOrb bOrGilOn, or
0GHISGtion, government, or Gfair5 Of any
such municipal corporation only bv general
idstS JUhich shall N he, ternlS and ~ Meir
effect Apply alike 10 al municipal CORPORA
tiOHS ~ one or more OF the classes ftOUided
foy ~ Section 2 Of this Ayticle II shall be
the duty Of the General Assembly to fyoUide
BY id7D the method BY 1Uhich ne1U municipal
corporations shall be formed.
Section 2. The General Assembly, BY
lac shall classify all SHch municipal cor
forGfi0H5 BY grouping them into not more
than four classes based on Population as
determined BY The most recent census made
under the authority Of the United States or
The State Of Mdryidnd No more than one
such grouping of mHnictfGI CORPORATIONS into
four (oy fe5pe') classes shall be ~ effect at
any time, aud the enactment Of any such
grouping of municipal corporGtt0uS into tour
(or fc-.er) classes shall repeal any such
grouping Of municipal CORPORATIONS ini0 to~
Tor fescer) classes then ~ effect. Municipal
eoyforations shall be Classified only as pro-
l'idei ~ this section and not other7UISe.
Section 3. Any such niimicifdI corpora,
ton, noe existing or hereafter created, shall
haze the t01uer and authority, Ia to amend
or repeal az existing charter or ioedI ldtr5
relating to the Incarceration, organisation,
g0tcrN0eHt, Or dfdirs Of sad DlnHicfPdl
cor b0r afi0n heretofore enacted by the General
fSSembly Of Maryland. and (b) to adopt
ne7U charter and 10 GDieH3 or repeal any
charter adopted Under the ProV15iont Of fhiS
4rficlc.
Section g. The ADOPTION Of ne5V charter,
the amendment. Of any charter or local I1s0s,
or the reffdl Of any part Of charter or local |
id5cs shall be proposed either BY resolution
of the Legislative body Of any sach mantrPaI
co, fOrdtiOH or BY petition containing the
signatures of at least f5e Pey cent Of the
registered l0terS OF municipal CORPORATION
and fled iuth the Legislature body Of Sdid
mnuiciPd! CORPORATION. The General A5-
semJiy shall dmflHy the ProVisiont Of this
section BY general lliU III any manner not
Inconsistent 1uith this Article.
Section 5. N0tiuith5tGuiiH1 any other
Precision ~ this Artcie, the General A5,
5sbl0'y may e''ue'I o"-t,'H5 " t IL 80
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any sNch mmlicifd! CORPORATION aud regHidt-
irg the Ddrimnp dpoIUIt OF debt 5Utch may !
be incurred BY dHy municipal ,eotf0ya'l0n.
ho'ofTeT' no 5heh '2'a' 'uD s"I1' s tto"''
tion nltil and unless it shall haze been aP..
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SEC; Z. Aha 9e u TH'aHet F'asreo' -aaSoj 4ias as
the aforesons AIiioie p'O6f9'ST ~ NJ.
an amendment to the Constitution OF N Mary,
land, shall, at the election to be Ii;ed1 heIG IN
November, 1873, be submitted 70 tae 4ua,Ii.Gu me-
voters OF the state Oh MalyIanu loi 'uT,. 81
adoption or rejection IN pursuance Yf1 OF t the the
directions contained m Artele Az &C OF ig .Hg
Constitution OF Maryiand' ana at oesad IIe say
general election the vote on ulf Il PrIposSSu p" 81,
amendment to the ConSttutioI snan x oE ~
ballot and upon tach ballot t9ere Snaii og
printed the WORDS for Sons!i.u.iol,aii !;titioliai
Amendment and Agains5 SIa ,,., .,d
Amendment as now PROVIDED py Jaw, a.,,l.,i a,9
immediately aiter Saa eieetlon que . I,ats
shall be made 10 tne Governor Governor vi ang So'e
for and against sad proposed "a, amendme.t' G.
as directed by Article AlH OF me CGns'lsu, .a
ton and iurther proceediigSv YIv nau IN Ae'
cordance with =, IS Sai9 111fn ATnc.e HeC AiE' ~
AN ACT to propose an anenafneht 70 sec
tion = OF Article 9i the Cqnstitutlon % 81
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subtitle Part lIlLCireut i courts pro, pro,
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