Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-27

7 SRe: Z. And Be- q further ensess6
That the aforegoing section hereby pro
| posed as an amendment 10 the Constitu
ton Of this State shall be, at the nexi
general election, to 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
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 Constitti-
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 II of the Con-
stitution.
ExPLANArIoN: Ifalies imdieds aslv
matter added to estSfisa Iay.
lBrscketsl indicate matter stricken
L from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 664,.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Section IL 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 by
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 IL enacted BY the Gen
val Assembly Of Maryland, (Three-
fitths of all the Members elected TO each
OF the two Houses concurring), That the
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section IL Of Article II Of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland, title Executive De
partment", the same, If adopted by the
legally qualified voters Of the State, as
herein provided, to become a part of the
Constitution of Marylandf.
~. To guard against hasty or partial
legislation and encroachments 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; If he approves he shall sign Il,
but il 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-ffths Of the
members elected to that House shall pass
the Bill, it shall be sent with the objec-
tons to the other House, by which il
shall likewise be reconsidered, and IL III
pass by three.6fths of the. members
elected to that House il shall become a
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 1t shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law in like manner as II he
signed II, 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 law by reason Of not
having been signed by the Governor
following the adjournment of the Gen.
eral Assembly, shall be returned to the
House in which il originated, immedi-
ately after said House shall have or
ganized at the next regular or special
session Of the General Assembly. Said
bill may then be reconsidered according
IN the prnraftsrn aRlrtEa1
IL the bill is passed over the veto of the
Governor, it shall take effect on June /
following, unless the bill is an emergen.
ey measure to take effect when passed.
NO SUCH VETOED BILL SHALL
BE RETURNED TO THE LEGISLA.
lTURE WHEN A NEW GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND HAS
BEEN ELECTED AND SWORN
SINCE THE PASSAGE. OF THE
VETOED BILL
The Governor shall have power to
disapprove 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 ap.
preparations disapproyed shall be void
unless repassed according to the rules or
limitations prescribed for the passage Of
other Bills over the Executive veto.
SIC. 2. Ind BE- 70 further ssocssd,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment 10 the Constitu-
tion Of this State shall be, at the next
general election. to 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 Constitu-
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 II Of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord.
ance with said Article "a.
EXPLANATION; Italics indicate HstO
matter added to exi5tig0 JGw.
IBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
| CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 743
AN ACT TO propose an amendment 10
Sections 8 and 7 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 enacted BY the CeH.
stal Assenbly Of Maryland, Three.
ffths OF all members elected TO each Of
the two Houses eoncurring), That the
following sections be and they are hereby
proposed as amendments 10 Sections
and Of Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Executive Department"
the same If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters Of the State as herein
provided, to become a part OF the Con.
stitution Of Maryland:
| s. lin case of the death, or Iesigna.
ton Of the Governor, or Of his removal
| from the State, or other disqualification,
the General Assembly, IL in session. or
il not, at their next session, shall elect
some other qualified person TO be Gov.
ernor for the residue Of the term for
which the said Governor had been
| elected.l IN case OF inc deofh, rfSt0nd-
fiOs, ySmoVGI from the STATE, or 0fhes
disqualification of the Covsynoy, thu
CsssyaI AsssSsbiy, II IN ssssion Wlth a
quorum bYSsenf, or II not, at is SsEI
seJsion nth q qsoySys pysssSt, SbaU sIseI
soms other qualified bsyJoH 10 be Coz
eyY0v for the yssdEs Of the term 10,
which The said GoVeynor had been elected
7. lin case Of any vacancy in the
Office Of Governor, during the recess Of
the Legislature, the President of the
Senate shall discharge the duties Of said
Office, until a Governor. Is elected, az
herein provided for; and in case Of the
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, devolye upon the
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.1 In
case Of any vacancy in the office of Coz
Fnoy, and until the General IJsSmbIJ
meets IN SSs5ion Nth q quorum brs5sni
AND siScfs q Governor az by0Vidsd fo'
in Section 8, the Pyesidsnf Of the Sen
ate, AT THE TIME SUCH -VACAN-