Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-08-21

CHAPTERisj.
AN ACT 10 amend section fouy-eight. Of arti-
rlt three, Of The Constitution Of this State
Se- l. Be HfHgcf-d hgfbs Gcterql .issfmblg
Of H1rW0ad. Three-fftns OF VII tht members
Of the two Houses coueurring, thar the follow
ing section he, and The same il hereby propos
I'd MS Nh amendment to the Constitution nt this
State, and If adopted by the lesal aud Qu4,lifi-
I'd voters Thereof as he4riu pro,il-d, II shall
supcrsrde and stand in the place and instead
Of section forty-eigh Of article three Of said
Constitution.
See As Corporations may he formed under
general laws, but shall moi i,e created b, spe-
eial -tS, except ior nunirlal purposes and OK
ctpt IN easfs where no general laws exit, FU-
s.diug for iht creation Of corporations OF The
same General character as the corporation pro
posed 10 lie created. and any aci OF inccriora-
linn passed in violation ofthis section shall he
void, al rharieis granted, or Adopted in pur-
suAAce Of ihis srftien, aud alt charters iereto'
IfuiF granted and ers.atr,i subject 10 reIehl OF
Modification mHy he altered, from time 10 time.
or BE- repeated; Provided, noihir herer e6n-.
tanned shall hc construed TO extend 10 Banks,
or the Incorporation thereof, the General As
,rpthly shall mol alter or nuirud the charter OF
AIy corpora ion existing at the tine ct tn
adoption Of this article, III lass ans pther gene
raj or special iaw Ter the hcnrfi OF such cor
porttinn. except ntun tie condition hai snet
corporation shall SURRENDER sill claim 10 pxenip-
ton from taxation OF from the rrI,tll Or mOhi'
6cation gifts charter aud that such rnrpnraii
shall thereafter he ID its charter subject TO h.
pfuvisl0ns at this constitution; and any cnrp1-
far2n chartered nv this STATE which shall ~
ttpi, use, ENJOY, or IN any wise avail itself OF
any rights, privileges or advantages that max
iertaiier I've granied pr renltgr ID ny any gem
sral rr special act, shall lie conciusiyely pre-
sUmrd tpilave thereby surrendered any esenIp
ton if0in taxation to which il may I've entitled
under its charter and shall lie thereafter sub
ect 10 taxation rs If no such exemption has
teen granted by its charter.
Sec. , Ind 5e IL further enacted by The aa-
Horty etof sind, That the said foregoing sec
tion hereby proposed rs an amendment to the
constitution shall be, at the sext general elec-
lion held in this State, submitted 10 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection, in Pursuance Of the directions con-
tanned in article fourteen of the Constitution
Of this State, and ut tie said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment to the
constitution shall be BY bsllci, and npon each
ballot there shall te written or printed the
words '.for the constitutional amendment or
against the constitutional amendment, AS the
voter shall elect, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the Gov
ernor Of the vote for and against said propos
ed amendment, as directed by the said four
tenth article OF the constitution.
Approved March 9Th, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegolng is a
correct copy Of an actof the General Assembly
Of Mary land, passed January session, $50.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SfIAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates