Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-13

posed as an amendment 10 the Constitu.
ton OF this State shall be, at the next
general election, to be held in this State
IN the year 1860, submitted 70 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
ADOPTION or rejection in pursuance Of
directions contained in Article IA Of
the Constitution Of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendments shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitu-
tIonal Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pre-.
,scribed 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 said Article IA of the Com
EXPLANATIONS: Ifaiies ;ndseats s<,v
matter added 10 sxiRin0 Iaw.
Bracketsl indicate matter stricken
[ from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 664
AN ACT to propose an amendment 10
Section II of Article II Of the Con.
stitution Of Maryland, title "Execu.
tive Department, LIMITING THE
provision for further consideration Of
CERTAIN BILLS by General As.
sembly in event Bill Is vetoed bv
Governor following adjournment Of
General Assembly or which fails TO
become law BY reason Of not having
been signed by Governor following
adjournment Of General Assembly:
and submitting this amendment to the
legally qualified voters Of the State
for their adoption or rejection.
SECTION ]. Be u enacted BY the Gen
eraI dssenbly of MaryIand, (Three-
hfths Of all the Members elected to each
OF the two Houses concurring), That the
following section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an Amendment TO
Section IL Of Article II Of the Constitu-
tion Of Maryland, title Executive De
partment", the same, IL adopted by the
legally qualified voters Of the State, as
herein provided, to become part Of the
Constitution Of Maryland.
~. To guard against hasty or partial
legislation and entertainments Of the
Legislative Department upon the Co
Ordinate Executive and Judicial De.
partments. every Bill which shall have
passed the House Of Delegates, and the
Senate shall, before it becomes a law,
be presented to the Governor of the
State; II he approves he shall sign it,
but If not he shall return it with his
Objections to the House in which il
Originated, which House shall enter the
objections at large on its Journal and
proceed to reconsider the Bill; il, after
such reconsideration, three-fifths of the
members elected to that House shall pass
the Bill, i shall be sent with the objec.
tons to the other House, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and il il
ma sc kaa 49, r II =
elected to that House it shall become
law; but in all such cases the votes Of
both Houses shall be determined BY yeas
and nays, and the names of the persons
voting for and against the Bill shall be
entered on the Journal of each House
respectively. II any Bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within six
days (Sundays excepted, after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be law in like manner as il he
signed it, unless the General Assembly
shall, by adjournment, prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
Any bill which is vetoed BY the Gov
ernor following the adjournment of the
General Assembly, or any bill which
fails to become a law by reason Of not
having been signed by the Governor
following the adjournment of the Gen.
eral Assembly, shall be returned 10 the
House in which It originated, immedi-
gained at the next regular or special
session of the General Assembly. Said
bill may then be reconsidered according
TO the procedure specified hereinabove.
II the bill is passed over the veto Of the
Governor, 1t shall take effect on June |
following, unless the bill is an emergen.
cy measure to take effect when passed.
NO SUCH VETOED BILL SHALL
BE RETURNED TO THE LEGISLA.
TURE WHEN A NEW GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND HAS
BEEN ELECTED AND SWORN
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE
VETOED BILL.
The Governor shall have power 10
disapproye of any item or items Of any
Bills making appropriations of money
embracing distinct items, and the part
or parts of the Bill approved shall be
the law, and the item or items Of az.
preparations disapproved shall be void
unless repassed according TO the rules or
limitations prescribed for the passage OF
other Bills over the Executive veto.
SEC. 2. And be 10 further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment TO the Constitu.
ton of this State shall be, at the next
general election, 10 be held in this State
in the year 1860, submitted TO the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article IA
of the Constitution Of this State, and at
the said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitti.
tional Amendment" as now prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said cleo.
ton, due returns shall be made TO the
Governor Of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, as directed
by said Article IA Of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord.
ance with said Article a..
EXPLANATION: IfdIic5 indicate Neu
matter added 10 fEisfi10 IatV.
IBracketsl indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 743
AN ACT to propose an amendment 10
Sections s and Of Article Of the
Constitution Of Maryland, title "Ex'
ecutive Department, providing for
succession to the Office of Governor
of this State in the event Of certain
specified contingencies, relating gen.
orally thereto, and providing for the
submission OF this amendment TO the
legal and qualified voters of this State
for their adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be IL snactsd BY the Gen
eral AsssmbIy Of Maryland, Three.
| ffths OF all members elected to each Of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following sections be and they are hereby
proposed as amendments to Sections
and 7 Of Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Executive Department"
the same II adopted by the legal and
qualified voters OF the State as herein
provided, to become part Of the Con
stitution Of Maryland:
s. lin. case Of the death, OF yesigns
ton Of the Governor, or Of his remova
from the State, or other disqualification
the General Assembly, IL in session, Of
if not, at their next session, shall eleci
some other qualified person TO be Gov
ernor for the residue Of the term foi
which the said Governor had beer
elected IN case Of the death, SsJiOna
fios, removal from the State, or otbs'
disqrelifeafi0s Of the Governor, tn
quorum bysssni, or II not, al IT. ssr
Il
some other qualified bYsos 10 Be Coz
synor for the yeHdss Of the term 10,
which the said Governor had bees elected
| 7. lin case Of any vacancy in The
| Office of Governor, during the recess oi
the Legislature, the President Of III,
Senate shall discharge the duties of sale
Office, until a Governor 10 elected, a
herein. provided for; and in ease Of ths
death, or resignation Of the said Presi
dent, or of his removal from the State
or Of his refusal to serve, then the duties
Of said Office shall, in like manner, and
for the same interval, deyolye upon III,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegstes.1 Ia
case of any vacancy IN The Office Of Coz
syA0y, and sntI the General Asssmbi1
meets IN SssSi0S wifb q qpoysm fysssn
and sIeefs G0veynor az byovidsd foi
~ Seesio. 2, tie President Of ths Sss
icy OCCURRED, shall di5eh6r0s III,
dnfi<s Of raid Office; and IN case thsyi
BE- no PrssdeSf Of fhe Senate er N III.