Abell v. Secretary of State

The principal question in this appeal is whether or not Chapter 617 of the Laws of 1963, or a part of that Act, providing for the gradual and eventual total abolition of slot machines by July 1, 1968, could lawfully be referred to a vote of the electorate of Maryland at the general election to be held on November 5, 1968, under Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution upon petitions filed on May 31 and June 26,1968.

Chapter 617, which was introduced into the General Assembly of Maryland as House Bill 475, has the following title:

“AN ACT to add new Section 264B to Article 27 of the Annotated…