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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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such nominating petition, and if not more
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than eleven registered voters of the City of
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Baltimore or not more than five registered
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voters in any such county are so nomi-
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nated their names shall not be printed on
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the ballot, but said eleven registered voters
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in the City of Baltimore or five in such
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county shall constitute said charter board
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from and after the date of said election.
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At said election the ballot shall contain the
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names of said nominees in alphabetical order
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without any indication of the source of
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their nomination, and shall also be so ar-
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ranged as to permit the voter to vote for or
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against the creation of said charter board,
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but the vote cast against said creation shall
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not be held to bar the voter from expressing
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his choice among the nominees for said
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board, and if the majority of the votes cast
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for and against the creation of said charter
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board shall be against said creation the
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election of the members of said charter
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board shall be void; but if such majority
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shall be in favor of the creation of said
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charter board, then and in that event the
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eleven nominees of the City of Baltimore
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or five nominees in the county receiving the
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largest number of votes shall constitute the
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charter board, and said charter board, or a
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majority thereof, shall prepare within twelve
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months from the date of said election a
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charter or form of government for said city
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or such county and present the same to the
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Mayor of Baltimore or President of the
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Board of County Commissioners of such
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county, who shall publish the same in at
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least two newspapers of general circulation
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published in the City of Baltimore or county
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within thirty days after it shall be reported
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to him. Such charter shall be submitted to
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the voters of said city or county at the
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next general or congressional election after
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the report of said charter to said Mayor of
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Baltimore or President of the Board of
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County Commissioners; and if a majority of
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the votes cast for and against the adoption
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of said charter shall be in favor of such
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adoption, the said charter from and after
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the thirtieth day from the date of such
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election shall become the Law of said city
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or county, subject only to the Constitution
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and Public General Laws of this State, and
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any public local laws inconsistent with the
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provisions of said charter and any former
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charter of the City of Baltimore or county
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shall be thereby repealed.
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Sec. 2. The General Assembly at its first
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session after the adoption of this amend-
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ment shall by public general law provide a
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