Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-21
CHAPTER OF
An ACT to amend Section "a of Article 3
OF die Constitution OF This State.


OF the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION I. BE 10 enacted by the General
Assembly II Maryland tth1 Z ifths of all
tie members Of the two Houses concurring) /,
.hat tie following section be and the same
y hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Consultation ct this State. and IL ado.ted
Is The L ga ana qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, itsshall supersede and
stand In tie place and stead Of Section "a
Of Article 3 Of said Constitution.
SECTION 81. No debt shall Be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
s,ich debt shall be authorized by law pro-
yidiue for the collection OF an annual tax
Or taxes sufficient 10 pay the interest on
such debt as it falls de. and also to dis
Charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time Of contracting the
same, and the taxes laid for this purpose
saall not be repealed or applied to any other
Object until the said debt and interest there
on shall be fCfly discharged. The credit of
the State shall not in any manner be given
or loaned TO. or in aid of any individual,
association or corporation nor shall the
General Assembly have the power in any
mode to involve the State In the construc-
tlon CT WORKS of internal Improvement. nor
IN granting any aid thereto which shall in
V5lye the faith or credit Of the State nor
make any appropr.at ton therefor, except in
ald or the construction of works of internal
Improvement In the counties of St Mary's
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage from such works as have been
heretofore aided by the State; and pro-
ations shall not exceed in the aggregate tho
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars, and
they sh5li not use or appropriate the pro
leeds OF the internal IMPROVEMENT comma
MES, or OF the State tax now levied or
which may hereafter be levied to pay of
the pl bic debt, 70 any other purpose until
the interest and deLt are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
of the outstanding debt; but the General
Assembly may, without laying q tax, Dor
TOW an amount never to exceed fifty thou
sand dollars IN meet tzaGo ,afo
IN the treasury, and may contract debts to
any amount that may be necessary for fhe
defense of the State.
But nothing in this section or IN fhfs
Constitution contained shall deprive the
General Assembly Of the power to amor
ton amongst and to appropriate to the city
Ct Ct Baltlmore ana the several counties Of
the State out Of any funds In the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, sum of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dof-
lars each year, 70 be expended only IN tho
construction and maintenance Of public
roads and highways under and Ia accord.
ance with such regulations as the General
Assembly may from time TO time prescribe.
SECTION 2. and be It further enacted 5g
Ing section hereby proposed as an amend.
ment TO the Constitution she'll be- at fhe
next general election held IN this State,
submitted to the LEGAL and qualified voter
thereof for their adoption or rejection. IN
pursuance of the directions contained "a
Article II OF the Constitution Of this State
ana az tie said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition geell be by ballot. and upon each
ballet shall be printed the words: ssFor
Constitutional Amendment and Against
Colstitutlo-cl Amendment" rs now Yre-
scribed By law, and Immediately after said
election DIRE return skcu be made 70 the
Governor OF the vote FIR and AGAINST said
proposed amendment. as directed BY the
said fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
This IS to certify that this engrossed
document proposi--y m Araendnent ia ffa
Constitution Of the State Of MARYLAND. the
original of which was passed by the Senate
by yeas and nays, more THAI three-dfths az
ell the members elected voting Ia lie az
hrmatiYe. on March 2. 1904.
SPENCER G. JONES,
ROBERT MOSS,