The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-28
The Six Amendments.
From the Easton Ledger.

From me EdStOH LeugeT.
Six very important constitutional amend
ments are to be voted on by the people of
MARYLAND at the next election, Nov 3, 1891.
They were passed by the General Assembly
of MARYLAND at the January session, 1890.
The LIST section, or preamble of each bill pro-
posing each amendment, reads as follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, Three ffths of all
the members of the two houses concurriHg,)
that the following sections be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the con-
stitution of this State, and if adopted by the
| legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
| provided, it shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section seventeen of ar
ticle two of said constitution.
We will briefly describe each amendment:
| lst-(Chapter 194)-Governor' Veto Pow
err. This amendment will enable the COVER
nor to veto any item or items in an appropria-
! ton bill and approve others. Now, he must
approve or veto the bill as a whole; which of
course prevents veto, however Objectionable
| and wrong some of the items may be.
2d-(Chapter 195)-Corporations = This
amendment will prevent all corporations
except municipalities and banks from being
chartered by any other means than the general
laws; nor can existing or future corporations
go to the General Assembly for an amendment
of its charter without surrendering all claim
to exemption from taxation and to exemption
from repeal or modification of its charter.
3D. CHAPTER 242) -Taxation.-
amendment says all taxes should be uniform
upon all kinds of property, and should be
levied and collected under general laws. 1t
gives the General Assembly the power to
exempt, by general law, public property used
for public purposes, churches, their furniture,
parsonages, burial grounds not used for profit
and charitable and literary institutions; and
the power also, by general law, to tax
incomes, impose fines, licenses and taxes.
4th-( Chapter 225)-County Commission.
ers.-This amendment proposes that county
commissioners shall be elected on the genera
ticket of each county commencing in 1891;
and for such time not exceeding six years as
is now or may be prescribed by law-and sc
! as respects their number in each county, theil
compensation, powers and duties.
5th-( Chapter 362)-Works of Interna
Improyement-Th amendment proposes tc
give the Board of Public Works authority t.
sell the States interest in works of interna
: improvement, and banks and other corpora
tions,-to be exercised under such rules ant
regulations as the General Assembly ma,
prescribe.
9Th Chapter 426l-Taxation of Persona
Property.-This amendment says the persona
property of residents of this State shall b.
assessed where he resides bona fde for tn
greater part of the year; except goods o
chattels permanently located, which shall b.
taxed in the city or county where so located
but the General Assembly may by law provid
for the taxation of mortgages upon propert.
in this State, and the debts secured thereby
in the county or city where such property
) situated.
Sec. I'd and last, of each of the bills pro
posing the respective amendments, establish
ing the manner ofvoting on them, is as follows
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by tn
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoin
section hereby proposed as an amendment t
: the constitution shall be, at the next genera
| election held in this State, submitted to til
: legal and qualified voters thereof for thei
, adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the d
rections contained in article fourteen of tn
constitution Of this State, and at the sal
general election the vote on said proposes
amendment to the constitution shall be
/ ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
5 written or printed the words, ''foI the cor
) stitutional amendment or against the cor
stitutional amendment as the voter sha
elect, and Immediately after said election du
return shall be made to the governor of th
! vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth arti
Gle of the constitution,