Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-11

1885
PROCLAMATION OF THE COVER.
NOR OF MARYLAND DIRECTING
THE PUBLICATION OF 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 US proposing amendments to
uhe Stats Constitution, and
WHEREAS, at Its regular session OF 1850,
the General Assembly enacted Chapters SO
100 and ia 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,
1886, and
WHEREAS, there will be presented on
the ballot at said election the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution for
adoption or rejection by the voters"
(ExPLANATIoN HaiicS indicate Heoc matte,
added to ertstn9 lac IBracketsl 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 3. so as to authorize County
Councils OF Counties which adopt a
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 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
curringl, That an amendment OF Article
XlA, 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, if adopted by the qualified
voters of the State of Maryland, as herein
provided, shall thereby, by such adoption, be
and become a mart of the SfitiIfiOn o.
Maryland:
ARTICLE xIA
Local Legislation
SEC. ). Every charter formed shall
provide for elective legislative body IN
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
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
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 a charter by the City OF
Baltimore, or any County of this State, as
hereinbefore provided, the Mayor OF Balt
more and City Council of the City Of Balti.
more or the County Council OF said County
subject TO the Constitution and Public Gen.
ATll ause Ct hall hpNra Nttn
power to enact local laws OF said City
OF 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
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 lprovidel specify the number
OF days, not to exceed forty f5e, sUtich may
bit need not be consecutive, that the County
Council OF the Counties shall notI may sit
Imore than one MONTH in each year for the
purpose of enactlng legislation for such
Counties, and all legislation shall be enacted
luuTinB Ile month"; az tile ttbeS 50 uCalB
mated for that purpose in the charter, and
all laws and ordinances So enacted shall be
published once a week for three successive
weeks at least 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 Cornties as
hereinbefore provided, shall be subject to
the same rules OF Interpretation 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 XlA,
title Local Legislation, Section 8, hereby
proposed as an amendment 10 the Constitu-
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
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. 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 Consttu.
ton and further proceedings had in accord
ance 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 Depart
ment'. to provide that no Bill shall
originate IN either House during the last
ten CALENDAR days of regular SEES.
sion, IN even years, OF 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 enacted by the Genera
Assembly OF Maryland (Three-hfths Of all
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses eoncurring). 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, # adopted by the qualified voters
of the State, to become Section u OF Article
3 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 or rejected by the other
but no bill shall originate IN either House
during the last ten CALENDAR days OF
Ithel regular session N eyen years o.
during the last tsUeHfy CALENDAR days Of
regular SeSsiOn odd wears, unless two
thirds OF the members elected thereto shall
so determine by yeas and nays; nor shall
any bill become law until II be read on
three different days OF the session IN each
House, unless two-thifds OF the members
elected to the House where such bill II
pending shall so determine by yeas and nays
and no bill shall be read third time until
IL shall have been actually engrossed OF
printed fof third reading
SEc. 2. dhd BE- II further enacted, Thai
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as ar
amendment to the Constitution OF this Stat,
shall be, al the nexi general election, to BE-
held IN this State IN the year 1856, submit
ted TO the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection IN pursuanc,
OF directions contained in Article Ia OF th,
Constitution OF this State, and at the saic
general election, the vote on the said pro
posed amendment 10 the Constitution shall