The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-10-02
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AN ACT to amend section forty-eight of arti-
Gle three, ofthe Constitution of this State.
SECTION !. BE Hendcted by the General As
sembtY Of .MIrytdhd. Three hfths of all IN G
members of the two Houses cOncurrlng, that
the following section be and the same Is here
by proposed as an amendment to the Con-
Stitution OF this State, and if adopted by the
legal voters thereof as herein provided 1t
shall supercede and stand in the pIaceand in
stead OF section fOrty-eight ofarticie three OF
said Constitution.
SECTION IS. Corporations may be formed
under general laws. but shall not be created
by special act, except for municipal purposes
and except in cases where no general laws ex-
ist providing for the creation Interpretations
of the same general character, as the cOrpOr-
alton proposed to be created, and any act of
incorporation passed in violation of this Sec
tion shall be void all charters granted, or
adopted in persuauce oil this section, and all
charters heretofore granted and created, sub
iect to repeal or modification, may be alterd
from time to time. or be repealed; Provided
nothing herein contained shall be construed
to extend to Banks, or the incorporation
thereof the General Assembly shall notalter
or amend the charter of any corporation eX-
listing at the time OF the adoption of this arti-
Gle, or pass any other general or special law
for the benefit of such corporation, except
upOn the condition that such corporation
shall surrender all claim to exemption from
taxation or from the repeal or modification
of its charter, and that such corporation shall
thereafter hOld ltS cnartef SUBJECT 10 the pro-
visions ofthiS constitution and any corpor-
alton chaatered by this State which shall ac-
cept, use. enjoy, or in anywlse avail itself o
any rights privileges or advantages that may
hereafter be granted or conferred by any gen
eral or special act, shall be Thereafter subject
to taxation as If no such exemption has been
granted by its charter.
SECTION .. And be ii ttrthcr enacted 6y ht
authority dfOreS0id That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the constitution shall be, at the next gen
eral election held in this State. submitted tC
the legal and qualified voters thereOffor theil
adoption or rejection, in pursuance ofthe di
rectionS contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State, and at the sale
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall he by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall bt
writteA or printed the words "for the consti
| tutional amendment" or against the con
| Stitutional amendment" as the voter Shal
| elect, and Immediately after said election
| due return shall be made to the Governor o
| the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said four
! teenth article of the constitution.
| Approved March 9th, 1890
We hereby certify, That the aforegOing is
| correct cOny Of an act Ofthe General Assem-
| bly, of Maryland, passed January session, 1890
VIC. PURNELL,
| Secretary of the Senate
! CARLTON SHAFER
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates