The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-25

WHEREAS, at ITS regular session OF i9SS
the General Assembly enacted Chapters $50.
6l6. go and 72S proposing amendments to
the State Constitution, and
WHEREAS, al ITS regular session OF 1850,
the General Assembly enacted Chapters ~
100 and l24 proposing amendments to the
State Constitution, and
WHEREAS, it IS the duty OF the Cover
nor under Section ! Of Article XIV OF the
Constitution to order the publication OF the
bills proposing said amendments in advance
Of the General Election OF November g..
1880 and
WHEREAS. there will be presented OH
the ballot al said election the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution foI
adoption or rejection by the voters
(ExPLANArioN: HGiics indicate nS5t matter
added to eristtn9 la'U. IBracketsl IN
dictate matter stricken from existing law
CAPITALS indicate amendments 10 bill.)
CHAPTER NO. 5S7
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment TO the
Constitution of MARYLAND by amending
Section }. so as to authorize County
Councils OF Counties which adopt q
Charter under this Article TO sit for the
enactment of legislation for not exceeding
forty-hve days. which need not be con
secutiye and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State OF Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SECTION |. Be 10 enacted by the GtHSTdI
Assembly OF Maryland (three-ifths OF all
the members OF each OF the two Houses con
curriug), That an amendment Of Article
XIA. title Local Legislation" Section g.,
OF the Constitution of Maryland, be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution OF Maryland, winch
amended Article, il adopted by the qualified
voters OF the State OF Maryland, as herein
provided, shall thereby, by such adoption. be
and become q part of the Constitution OF
Maryland:
Local Legislation
SEC. J. Every charter so formed shall
provide for an elective Legislative body m
which shall he vested the law-making power
Of said City or County. Such legislative
known as the City Council of the City OF
Baltimore, and IN any County shall be
known as the County Council Of the County.
The chief executive officer, if any such
charter shall provide for the election OF such
executive officer, or the presiding officer Of
said legislative body, if such charter shall
not provide for the election OF chief ex'
ecutive officer, shall be known in the City
of Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore, and in
any County as the President OF the County
in the Constitution and laws OF this State
to the Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council
of the City OF Baltimore or TO the County
Commissioners OF the Counties, shall be con-
strued to refer to the Mayor of Baltimore
and Civ Council of the CITY Of Baltimore
and to the President and County Council
herein provided for whenever such construc-
ton would be reasonable. From and after
the adoption OF charter by the City Of
Baltimore, or any County of this State, as
hereinbefore provided the Mayor of Balti
more and City Council of the City OF Balti
more or the County Council OF said County,
subject to the Constitution and Public Gen.
eral Laws of this State, shall have full
power TO enact local laws of said City
or County including the power to repeal
or amend local laws OF said City or
County enacted by the General Assembly,
upon all matters covered by the express
powers granted as above provided; provided
that nothing herein contained shall be con
strued TO authorize or empower the County
Council OF any County in this State TO en-;
act laws or regulations for any incorporated
town, village, or municipality in said County,
on any matter covered by the powers granted
10 said town, village, or municipality by the
Act incorporating it, or any subsequent Act
or Acts amendatorv thereto. Provided, how
ever, that the charters for the various
Counties shall Iprovdel specify the Number
of ddyS, not to exceed torfy-f1e, 1ghich may
bit need NOT be consecutive, that the County
Council of the Counties lshall notI may sit
Imore than one month"; in each year for the
purpose OF enacting legislation for such
Counties, and all legislation shall be enacted
Iduring the MONTH at the times so desig.
mated for that purpose in she charter, and
all laws and ordinances 81 enacted shall be
published once a week for three successive
weeks in at least one newspaper published
in such Counties, so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof This pro
vision shall not apply TO Baltimore City.
All such local laws enacted by the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council OF the City OF
Baltimore or the Council of the Counties as
hereinbefore provided, shall be subject to
the same rules of Interpretation as those
now applicable to the Public Local Laws OF
this State, except that IN case OF any con
fct between said local law and any Public
General Law now or hereafter enacted the
Public General Law shall control
SEC. 2. And be It further enacted, That
the foregoing amendment TO Article XIA,
title Local Legislation, Section }, hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Consitu-
tion of Maryland, shall at the election 10
he held in November, 1850, be submitted TO
the qualified voters OF the State of Mary
land for their adoption or rejection in pur.
suanCe 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 each ballot there shall
be printed the words For Constitutional
Amendment" and Against Constitutional
Amendment. 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,
tion and further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. 6l6
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Sec
tion q OF Article 5 Of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Legislative DelarI
originate in either House during the last
ten CALENDAR days of regular Ses,
sion, in even years, or during the last
twenty CALENDAR days of regular
Session, in odd years, and submittins; TIN,
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be II enacted by the GsnrtdI
assembly OF Maryland (Three-hfths Of all
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses concurrng), That the following sec.
ton be and It is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article OF THE Constitution
of Maryland, title Legislative Department
the same, If adopted by the qualified voters
of the State, to become Section u OF Article
Of the Constitution Of the State of Mary
land
81. Any bill may originate in either
House OF the General Assembly and be
altered, amended rejected by the other.
but no bill shall originate in either House
during the last ten CALENDAR days Of
ttheJ regular session ~ sVen years o.
during the last ttUfnty CALENDAR days u
regular session N Odd ysdyS, unless two
thirds OF the members elected thereto shall
so determine by yeas and nays; nor shall
any bill become a law until il be read On
three different days OF the session in each
House, unless twothirds OF the members
elected to the House where such bill Is
pending shall so determine by yeas and nays,
and no bill shall be read third time until
II shall have been actually engrossed OF
printed tor a third reading.
SEC. 2. .4ud be It further enacted, That
the atoregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this State
shall be, al the next general election to be
ell e,,br "a