The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-01
TUESDAY, the 9Th Day of
November, 1856
for the purpose of balloting for:

for the purpose of ballOting for:
Electors for President and Vice
President of the United States:
One person for United States
Senator from the State of Mary
land;
One person for Representative in
the Eighty-fifth Congress of the
United States from the Sixth Con-
gressional District of Maryland
One person for judge of the
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Mary
land
For the Constitutional Amend
ment, against the Constitutional
Amendment, said proposed Amend
mentS to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, being known and
i designated as follows:
u Constitutional Amendment.
A constitutional amendment
which proposes that Councils of
Counties having a charter form of
government. instead of sitting not
more than one month in a year for
the enacting of legislation, shall
| have the right to sit not more than
45 days, which need not be consecu-
tive, and legislation may be en-
acted during those designated days.
~ Constitutional Amendment
A constitutional amendment
which proposes to change the pres
ent method of introduction of bills
in the General Assembly. The pres
ent law contemplates that during
the last 10 days of the session bills
may originate in either House only
with approval of tWo-thirds of the
members. The proposed change
would limit the introduction of
bills, under the same voting rules,
during the last 10 calendar days OF
even-numbered year 30-day ses-
sions and the last 20 calendar days
of odd-numbered year 90-day ses-
sionS.
80 Constitutional Amendment
A constitutional amendment
which proposes to change the
Constitutions method of confirming
or rejecting gubernatorial appoint
mentS made while the Senate is
recessed, from the present system
of submitting such recess appoint
mentS to the Senate within thirty
days after the next meeting of the
Legislature to a system whereby
the recess appointments. are sub
mitted to the Senate for adoption
or rejection on the first day of the
next regular meeting of the Senate
(4( Constitutional Amendment
A constitutional amendment
which proposes to change budget
procedure which now provides for
the Governor to submit the budget
to the General Assembly within
twenty days after it convenes in
odd-numbered years, for ninety
day session, but allows newly
elected Governor thirty days for
such budget submission. The
amendment, if approved, would re-
move the exception for newly
elected Governors and cause the
tWenty-day provision for odd-num-
bered years to apply to all Gov
ernors.
90 Constitutional Amendment
An Act to propose amendments
to or repeal of certain sections of
the Constitution of Maryland, be-
ing certain sections relating to the
following titles: Elective Fran
chiSe"; Executive Department"
Judiciary Department; Attorney
General and States Attorney;
"Sundry Officers; Public Works;
Amendments to the Constitution"
"Quadrennial Elections; Militia
and Military Affairs; Labor and
Agriculture; removing from the
State Constitution certain obsolete,
out-moded or incorrect material.
90 Constitutional Amendment
A constitutional amendment
which proposes to enlarge the right
of the General Assembly to permit
absentee voting by allowing i'll or
disabled persons confined to a hos
pitai or confined to bed whether
in or out of their ward or election
district to vote by absentee ballot.
! Presently only i'll or disabled per-