The Republican., 1954-10-21


SECTION /. Be II enacted by he Gfnsrai
Assembly Of Mdryilni, (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 lie, be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment TO 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 part OF the
Constitution Of Maryland:
ARTICLE lie
MUNGCtPAL CORPoRATfoNs
Section /. EXCEPT as PrOJtded elSeuhe'e
~ hiS Ayticis, the General A5SembIy 5hdH
not PASS any ia,O relating to the mcorf0yd.
ti0r, organization, 00VeTnpieHt, or dtdvS OF
those mnnicitdl corPOr1iiouS TUhicb are not
authorized BY Articie ia OF the Con5iifH-
tio,. TO haze q char sT form OF government
1phich 5ciH be special or local IN its terms or
~ its effect, but the General Assembly shall
act ~ feIdfi0n 10 the incorporation, or
gGnig0toH, government, or Gtdr5 Of any
such numicitdI corporation only BY general
i17CJ jUhtch JliGl! IN thew terms and IN thew
efcci dfPiy alike TO all DiWHcifdl o0Tfotd.
ti0rs ~ one oT more OF tie classes frortded
t0r ~ Srction Of this .4yticic. II shall be
the duty Of the General assembly to Py0ttde
By i1tU the method By irlich rcJU municipal
corporations shall be formed.
Section :. The General Assembly, by
ia;o, shall classify all such pnnicifd! cor
than tour cid5tes based on Population as
dctF,pl,ucd BY the most recent census made
under the authority of the United States or
The State Of Maryland, No more than one
Snch grouping of municipal corporations INTO
four (os fssUerJ classes shall be ~ effect at
dny fipis aud the enactment Of any such
grouping OF municipal c0Ff0rdi0ns INTO tour
Tor fctcSrj classes shall repeal any such
grouping Of municipal corf0raiionS INTO fons
(or fe5UFr) classes then ~ efSci. Municipal
It'll f-.f 1t,fat kgya.
5'idsd 10 this section aud not othCruiSS.
Section ;, Ary such puricifdI c0rf0yG. !
ton. noe etiStiH9 or hereafter cFedfSd. shall
haze the fo,tsr aud authority, Ia TO amend
0r rsfSlI dH Sriy.N9 CHARTER or iocGI ld7cS
RELAXING 10 tie incorporation, OrgdnicGf ION, /
qot F'Hmenf. or dfdirJ Of sad municipal |
coytOrdft0H heretofore enacted BY TIE General |
.irtembly Of Maryland, aud (b) to ddofs q |
ue5y charter, and 10 amend or REPEAL any !
charter ADOPTED WideT the Pgo5i5ion5 or f.i5
Ayficie.
Section g. The ADOPTION Of O nctU charter, |
The amendment OF GHy charter or local IGTrS, |
or The Fcfeal OF any fd't Of a chatter OF local
ldtuS s;GH be proposed s'ther By resolution |
of tie Legislature body Of any 5"ch municipal |
corporation az BY a petition containing the
registered tofe,J Of q D"Hicif1l coTf0r0tion |
aud fled uth the Legislature 60dy OF Sdid |
municipal CORPORATION. Ihe CFnefd1 ~ |
teribIy shall aUIf!ify the Pro9isiont Of tdi5
Secfi0H " genera Idb ~ any Wu'''e' "N' |
inconsistent 7yith shit Article.
Section 5. Notwithstanding Ory other |
f'o5i5ioh ~ hiiS H'tieIe' me Genera H5,,
SeUbly may endct, Gwend, or rSPedi local
!d7c5 placing mafl""m 1tnii' on Me fG's
at 5rhith property tdrej may os "GP0Seo oy |
any {hch municipal eo'Po'atioh an9 ff0hIdt-
ING the mdfunnm d1oh'f OF de6f 'O'icH may
be incurred BY dry municipal corfordtion. |
Ho7rfJcr, no such local lag shall become |
efcotire ~ regard TO n'nn'e'fd! corpora
ton rrfH and n!e5S Is Jfdn haje oefi or, |
fr0TfG at FegHiar or Sfe1tdi n'"'si' ,puI
election by majority or We Vo!ff5 0J t'd' |
nlionettgL Co'f0rGfiom 1otin9 on Ge re 3TsJIon' 3tS
NO SUCH MDNlClPAk GOKfOEA- |
TION SHALL LEN ~ / y fE "
TAN, LlCENSE + ~; kANCnl lSE lHA
OR FEE WHICH MAS n.y. ~ E6'
FEET IN SUCH MUNlClFAL COKfO-
RATION on JANUARY J., 1854, y
LESS II 81 ALI ktGEIE ' II II + III, EA,
PRESS AUIHOKiZA iOE Of LnE nE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FOK SOCh
PURPOSE, BY A lIkNERAL Law
FEET APPLIES A, ALIKE ne &c % D, AL AL
MUNICIPAL CORPORAIT,IQN(;S', :, IN t,Gd 0NE
OR MORE OF TIE CLASSIC ,tIGEe FK0, !
NIDED FOR IN SECTION 2 or THIS
ARTICLE. AH charter fro1'SionF endcted
'mdfr the Gwhorty Of Section ; o. tH'5
Artitie si1H be SUBJECT 70 any Ioea' 'a1,S
enacted by tte CeHera1 h5Semo'y ana ar.
frored by the municipal 1OteTI Under 'h'
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