Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

PROCLAMATION OF THE COVER
NOR OF MARYLAND DIRECTING
THE PUBLICATION OF BILLS PRO
POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

ONShaA CAsON VI hhH
WHEREAS, at its regular session OF 1855
the General Assembly enacted Chapters $50
Ole. $40 and US proposing amendments to
the State Constitution, and
WHEREAS, at ITS regular session OF 1850,
the General Assembly enacted Chapters 80
100 and l2a proposing amendments to the
State Constitution, and
WHEREAS, it rs the duty OF the Cover.
nor under Section J 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 on
the ballot al said election the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution for
adoption or rejection by the voters;
(ExPLARATIoN Italies indicate HPzC matter
added to existn0 lao. IBracketsI IN.
dictate matter stricken from existing law
CAPITALS indicate amendments TO BILL
CHAPTER NO. $50
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the
Constitution Of Maryland by amending
Article XIA, title Local Legislation"
Section ;, so as to authorize County
Councils OF Counties which adopt .
Charter under this Article to sit for 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 10 the qualified voters
rejection
SEcTIoH 1. Be II 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 3,
Of the Constitution Of Maryland, be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution Of Maryland. which
amended Article, II adopted by the qualified
voters Of the State of Maryland, as herein
provided. shall thereby, by such adoption, be
and become . part Of the Constitution of
Maryland:
ARTICLE XIA
Local Legislation
SEC. ;. Every charter so formed shall
provide for an elective legislative body m
which shall be vested the law-making 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, il 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 a 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
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 construc-
ton would be reasonable. From and after
the adoption Of q 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
IL. Il
subject to the Constitution and Public Cen
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,
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
TO said town, village, or municipality by the
Act incorporating it, or any subsequent Act
or Acts amendatory thereto. Provided, how
ever that the charters for the various
Counties shall IprovideI specify the number
OF days, not to srceed forty-fve, sOhieh may
but need not BE- consecutive, that the County
Council of the Counties lshal notl may sit
Imore than one month"; in each year for the
purpose of enactng legislation for such
Counties, and all legislation shall be enacted
Touring the MONTH at the times so desig.
mated for that purpose in the charter, and
all laws and ordinances So 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
NJ q Il
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
Aiot between said local law and any Public
General Law now or hereafter enacted the
Public General Law shall control
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the foregoing amendment to Article xIA,
title Local Legislation, Section 3, hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constltu.
tion OF Maryland, shall, at the election TO
be held in November, 1856. 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
r 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, 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
ton and further proceedings bad in accord
ance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. 6l6
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment to Sec.
ton 81 Of Article > Of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Legislative Depart,
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 a regular
Session, IN odd years, and submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be v enacted BY the Gensy0i
Assembly OF Maryland (Three-ffths OF all
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses concurring). That the following sec.
tion be and il is hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 Article OF THE Constitution
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
the same, If adopted by the qualified voters
of the State, to become Section % Of Article
; of the Constitution Of the State Of Mary
land.
az. Any bill may originate in either
House Of the General Assembly and bS
altered. amended or rejected by the other
but no bill shall originate IN either House
during The last ten CALENDAR days Of
Ithel ys0ulo, session ~ eVsA years o,
during the I0n tsVfnty CALENDAR days Of
regular session N odd wears. unless two
thirds OF the members elected thereto shall
so determine by yeas and nays; nor shall
any bill become q law until It be read OF
three different days OF the session in eaci
House, unless two-thirds OF the members
elected TO the House where such bill u
pending shall so determine by yeas and nays
and no bill shall be read a third time unit
il shall have been actually engrossed o.
printed for a third reading.
SEC. 2. dH6 be u fVfheS enacted, rha
the aforegolng section hereby proposed as al
amendment to the Constitution OF this Stat,
shall be, al the next general election. 10 b.
held IN this State IN the year 1855, submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereo
for their adoption or rejection in pursuanc
Of directions contained in Article Ia of tn
Constitution OF this State, and at the san
general election, the vote on the said pre-
posed amendment to the Constitution shal
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shal
be printed the words For the Constitutions
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