Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-25
1855
PROCLAMATION OF THE COVER
NOR OF MARYLAND DIRECTING
THE PUBLICATION or BILLS PRO.
POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

PROCLAMATION OF THE COVER
NOR OF MARYLAND DIRECTING
THE PUBLICATION or BILLS PRO.
POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS, at ITS regular session OF 1855
the General Assembly enacted Chapters S57.
6l6, go and rs proposing amendments to
the State Constitution. and
VIII EREAS, at ITS regular session OF 1850,
the General Assembly enacted Chapters 80
100 and l2a 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 6.
1856, and
WHEREAS, there will be presented OH
the ballot at said election the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution for
adoption or rejection by the voters
EXPLANATION italleS indicate ne5L matter
added to eristlng lao. IBracketsl In
dictate matter stricken from existing law
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill)
CHAPTER NO. SS7
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the
Constitution OF Maryland by amending
Article XIA, title Local Legislation
Section 3, so as to authorize County
Councils OF Counties which adopt q
Charter under this Article to SIT tor the
enactment OF legislation for not exceeding
forty-hve days, which need not be con
secutive, and TO provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION /. Be IT enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-hfths of all
the members of each Of the two Houses con
curring), That an amendment OF Article
XIA, title Local Legislation, Section ),
Of the Constitution of Maryland, be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution Of Maryland, which
amended Article, il adopted by the qualified
provided, shall thereby, by such adoption, be
and become a part Of the Constitution OF
Maryland:
ARTICLE XIA
Local Legislation
SEC. 5. Every charter so formed shall
provide for an elective Legislative body IN
which shah be vested the law-niakng power
of said City or County. Such legislative
body in the City OF Baltimore shall be
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, any such
charter shall provide for The election OF such
executive officer, OF the presiding officer OF
said legislative body, if such charter shall
not provide for the election OF a chiet eK-
ecutive officer, shall be known in the City
OF Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore, and in
any County as the President of the County
Council OF the County, and all references
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 City Council of the City Of Baltimore
and to the President and County Council
herein provided for whenever such eonstruc.
ton would be reasonable. From and after
the adoption of a charter by the City of
Baltimore. or any County Of this State, as
herenbefore provided, the Mayor OF Balti
more and City Council of the City OF Balti-
more 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 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 OF regulations for any incorporated
town, village, or municipality in said County,
on any matter covered by the powers granted
to said town, village, or municipality by the
Act incorporating il, or any subsequent Act
or Acts amendatory thereto Provided, how
ever, that tile charters for the various
Counties shall IprovideI specify the number
OF days, not to exceed forfy-fge, 5Ohich may
bat need not be coHSecHtlye that the County
OOunCil OF Lnc Counties ISuall nOtl may AI
tmore 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 desig-
mated for that purpose in the charter, and
all laws and ordinances 81 enacted shall be
published once a week for three successive
weeks in al 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
herenbefore provided, shall be subject to
the same rules OF Interpretation as those
applicable TO the Public Local Laws OF
this State, except that in case OF any con
fict between said local law and any Public
General Law now or hereafter enacted the
Public General Law shall control
SEC g. lind be IT further enacted, That
the foregoing amendment TO Article HlA,
title Local Legislation. Section 3, hereby
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of Maryland, shall, at the election to
be held in November, 1885, 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 the
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For Constitutional
Amendment" as 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,
as directed by Article XIV Of the Constit5,-
ton and further proceedings had in accord
snce with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. 6l6
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton u of Article ; OF the Constitution
of Maryland, title Legislative Depari.
4. aAan
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 submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted by the Genera
hssenbly OF Maryland (Three-ffths OF all
the members elected to each Of the two
Houses concurring). That the following sec.
ton be and It is hereby proposed an
amendment to Article OF THE Constitution
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
the same, # adopted by the qualified voters
OF the State, to become Section u OF Article
OF the Constitution Of the State Of Mary
land.
q. Any bill may originate in either
House OF the General Assembly and be
altered, amended or rejected by the other
but bill shall originate IN either House
during the last ten CALENDAR days OF
ItheI regular session eVeH yearJ Oy
during the last t1VeHty CALENDAR days OF
q regular session ~ odd years. unless two
thirds OF the members elected thereto shall
so determine by yeas and nays; nor shall
any bill become law until il be read on
three different days OF the session each
House, unless two-thirds OF the members
elected 10 the House where such bill IS
pending shall so determine by yeas and nays
and no bill shall be read third time until
it shall have been actually engrossed or
printed for third reading.
SEC. 2. Ind be It further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution OF this State
shall be, al the next general election, to be
held IN this State the year 1856, submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoutlnn on IeIerilon m niIIsnance