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Delegate Bamberger.
DELEGATE BAMBERGER: I am sorry,
Mr. Chairman. I am still concerned with
section 7.08 which says that the General
Assembly may provide for referenda on
laws pertaining to a popularly elected —
THE PRESIDENT: That is true, the
General Assembly may provide for the ref-
erendum in that situation. That is not in-
tended to be encompossed by section 2.11
or section 2.14.
Delegate Grant.
DELEGATE GRANT: I would also like
to get the Chair's assurance that it has not
affected section 37 of the transitory provi-
sions which provides that the General As-
sembly shall prescribe by law a charter for
the counties which have not adopted a
charter by a certain date.
THE PRESIDENT: No, because that
charter will be a general charter applicable
to any counties. It is not a law applicable
to only one county.
Are you ready for the question?
Delegate Mentzer.
DELEGATE MENTZER: Would the
sentence read the same way if it said, "A
public general law" shall be —
THE PRESIDENT: Every effort was
made to avoid it because it is fraught with
so much difference. In section 2.14 of the
transitory provisions the Committee ex-
plained it was to apply to referenda to one
class of laws only applicable to one county.
Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: What should be
page 8 is white —
THE PRESIDENT: I am sorry, I did
not follow you.
DELEGATE WHITE: Is there supposed
to be a page 8 in the white copies?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Will the page
please give to Delegate White a new copy.
Are you ready for the question now on
Amendment No. 16 to Report S&D-18.
(Call for the question.)
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 16 as modified. A vote Aye
is a vote in favor of the amendment. A vote
No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
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Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 120 votes in the affirmative
and none in the negative, the motion car-
ries. The amendment is adopted.
The next amendment is V, Amendment
No. 17.
The Clerk will read the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 17
to Report S&D-18 by Delegate Koss: On
page 8, section 2.12, Suspension, in line 20
strike out the word "of" and insert in lieu
thereof the words "enacted by"; And in
line 29 strike out the word "it" and insert
in lieu thereof the words: "the law, if
suspendible".
THE PRESIDENT: On the white copy,
this amenrment is on page 8, lines 7 and
16. There are two amendments here.
The amendment offered by Delegate Koss,
is it seconded?
(The amendment was duly seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: The two amend-
ments are clarifying. In line 20 the ex-
pression "the law of the General Assem-
bly," the amendment would change to read
"a law enacted by the General Assembly."
The amendment is in the second sentence.
It refers only to a law as the law referred
to in the previous sentence, "suspendible."
That is not a word of art so therefore the
second sentence would say, "If one-half the
required signatures are filed thirty days
after it becomes law," strike the word "it"
so it would read "the law if suspendible."
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 17 to Report S&D-18. A
vote Aye is a vote in favor of the amend-
ment. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
(Whereupon, a roll call vote was taken.)
THE PRESIDENT: Has every delegate
voted? Does any delegate wish to change
his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 121 votes in the affirmative
and 2 in the negative, the motion carries.
The amendment is adopted.
Amendment W is Amendment No. 18.
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