The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-13

AN AL W uulcHu SSCllOu % VI ATtfCko
of the Constitution of this State.
SEorIoN l. BE Il enacted by he GeRerGi "A.
senabiy Of Maryland (three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring),
That the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution OF this state, and II adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof, ~
herein provided, It shall supersede and stand
in the place and stead dissection u OF Article
of said Constitution.
SECTION 81. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by Law pro-
viding for the collection Of an annual tax
or taxes sufficient TO pay the interest ON
such debt az Ii falls due, and also ko dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time Of contracting the
same, and the taxes laid for this purpose
shall not be repealed or applied to any other
object until the said debt and Interest there
on shall be fully 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 snail the
General Assembly have the power in any
mode TO involve the State in the construc-
ton of works of internal improvement, nor
In granting any aid thereto which shall In
volve the faith or credit OF the State; nor
make any appropriation therefor, except in
aid of the construction OF works OF internal
improvement in the counties of 81. hary's,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage rom such works AZ have been
heretofore aided by the State and pro-
vided that such aid, advances or appropri-
ations shall not exceed in the aggregate the
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars, and
they sh1ll not use or appropriate the pro-
ceeds of the internal Improvement compa-
MES, or OF the State tax now levied or which
may hereafter be levied to pay of the
public debt. to any other purpose until
the interest and debt are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
OF the outstanding debt but the General
Assembly may, without laying tax, Dor
row an amount never to exceed nifty thou
sand dollars to meet temporary deficiencies
In the treasury, and may contract debts TO
any amount that may be necessary for the
defense of the State.
But nothing In this section or in this
Constitution contained shall deprive the
General Assembly of the power to appor-
tion amongst and to appropriate 70 the city
OF Baltimore and the several counties OF
the state out OF any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, a sum OF money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
lars, each year, to be expended only in the
construction and maintenance OF public
roads and highways 1der and in accord
anoe with such regulat ons as the General
Assembly may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION And BE- Ullrther enacted bg he
authority aforesaid, That the aforego-
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to to the Constitution shall be, at the
next general election held in this state,
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, In
pursuance of the directions contained in
Article IA OF the Constitution of this State,
anu AZ Nut adlG BtH1Idl GlCCtlpH luC NOit
on said proposed amendment 70 the Consti-
tuition shah be by ballot, and upon each
| ballot shall be printed the words: "FOr Con-
stitutional Amendment and against
Constitutional Amendment as now pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
| Governor of the vote for and against said
| proposed amendment, as directed by the
said fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
| This is TO certify that this engroesed doc
ument proposing an Amendment TO she
| Constitution OF the State OF Maryland, the
| original OF which was passed by the Senate
| by yeas and nays, more than three-lfths Of
all the members elected voting in the ar
ffrmativc on March 2, 1904
SPENCER C. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
Scvetary Of he Senate.
This isto certify that this engrossed doc
ument proposing an Amendment to the
1 Constitution OF the State OF Maryland, the
1 original of which was passed by the House
| ofdDelegates by yeas and nays, more than
| thTfe-ffths OF all the members elected vot-
ed in the Affirmative on March 10. 1904.
GEORGE Y. BvERHART,
Speaker Of he House Of Delegates,
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
1 - r0l.-