1266                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 739

cordance with the manner prescribed in Section 7 of said Article XIA
of the Constitution, every signer thereto shall place to the right of
his or her name as and when signed, the date of such signature in
his or her own handwriting. No action thereon shall be taken by any
Board of Supervisors of Elections unless all petitions are filed within
six months of the date of the first affidavit.

169.  Requirements for Petition. In every petition under the pro-
visions of Article XVI of the State Constitution, there shall be
appended to the signature of each signer Ms residence, the precinct
or district wherein he is registered as a voter, and immediately below
the signature of any such signer, there shall be either printed or
typed, the name of such signer.

170.  Publication of Laws. Not later than thirty days prior to any
election at which laws are to be submitted to the voters under the
provisions of Article XVI of the State Constitution, the text of any
such measures shall be published by order of the Governor at least
by one insertion in two or more newspapers within the several coun-
ties of the State and in all the daily newspapers published in Balti-
more City which will publish the same at the current rate of com-
mercial advertising; in the case of laws referred only to the voters
of Baltimore City or of a particular county, such publication shall
be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in said city
or county.

171.   Cost of Publication. The costs of publishing in newspapers
any laws upon which a referendum vote shall be taken under the
provisions of Article XVI of the Constitution shall be paid as follows:
If said law is submitted to the voters of the entire State, by the Secre-
tary of State out of funds appropriated for said purpose by the Gen-
eral Assembly in the Budget Bill; if said law is submitted to the
voters of any county of the State, by the Board of County Com-
missioners or County Council of said county, and if said law is sub-
mitted to the voters of the City of Baltimore, by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore.

172.  Publication of Referendum Votes. (A) IT SHALL BE THE
DUTY OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE
COUNTY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR OR OTHER EXECUTIVE HEAD
OF EVERY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THE EXECUTIVE
HEAD OF ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUB-DIVISION IN THIS
STATE, IN WHICH JURISDICTION THERE IS HELD A REF-
ERENDUM VOTE ON ANY LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION, TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF SUCH REFERENDUM
AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT
IN THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN WHICH SAID POLITICAL
SUB-DIVISION LIES; AND AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER SAID CLERK OF COURT SHALL CERTIFY THE
RESULTS OF ANY SUCH REFERENDUM TO THE SECRETARY
OF STATE AND TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER. EACH OF
SUCH LATTER OFFICIALS IS DIRECTED TO COLLECT AND
KEEP CAREFUL RECORDS OF SUCH CERTIFICATIONS. (B)
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to collect from the
Supervisors of Elections and/or other officials having the same IN-
CLUDING THE SEVERAL CLERKS OF COURT and to keep in his
office a record of all referendum votes taken by the voters of the State