stitution, the Governor shall issue his proclamation within
five days after the adjournment of this convention, directed
to the Sheriffs of the City of Baltimore and of the several
counties of this State, commanding them to give notice in
the manner now prescribed by law in reference to the elec-
tion of members of the House of Delegates, that an election
for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution will be
held in the City of Baltimore and in the several counties of
this State, on Wednesday, the eighteenth day of September,
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, at the usual
places of holding elections for members of the House of Dele-
gates in said city and counties. At the said election the
vote shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words, "For the Constitution," or
"Against the Constitution," as the voter may elect; and the
provisions of the laws of this State relating to the holding
of general elections for members of the House of Delegates,
shall in all respects apply to and regulate the holding of the
said election. It shall be the duty of the judges of election
in said city and in the several counties of the State to re-
ceive, accurately count and duly return the number of bal-
lots so cast for or against the adoption of this Constitution,
as well as any blank ballots which may be cast, to the sev-
eral clerks of the Circuit Courts of this State, and to the
clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, in the man-
ner now prescribed by law. in reference to the election of
members of the House of Delegates, and duplicates thereof,
directly to the Governor; and the several clerks aforesaid
shall return to the Governor, within ten days after said
election, the number of ballots cast for or against the Con-
stitution and the number of blank ballots; and the Gov-
ernor, upon receiving the returns from the judges of elec-
tion, or the clerks as aforesaid, and ascertaining the aggre-
gate vote throughout the State, shall, by his proclamation,
make known the same; and if a majority of the votes cast
shall lie for the adoption of this Constitution, it shall go into
effect on Saturday, the fifth day of October, eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-seven.

ARTICLE XVI.*
THE REFERENDUM.

SECTION 1. (a) The people reserve to themselves power
known as The Referendum, by petition to have submitted to
the registered voters of the State, to approve or reject at the

Added by Chapter 618, 1914, ratified November 2, 1915.