The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-04
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AN ACT 10 amend Section 50 OF Auscir Of
ths CousilIu;ion of ihis State.
Srcrlox I. b if raarssi b. ~ G,Acra'
Isszu,hig ef NaTgi1sd three n,lhs % sii lhr
ni-tnbrrs oi the tNa House coucugrtnEl.
Tia; ,he iollowing section BE- aai she same is
h-rrb, proposed a. an amendment 10 the
Constitution Of tbs Stale. aud ii adopted ty
the legal and qualified voters thereof. a. herein
provided. it shall ,aperseis and stand iu the
place and stead oi Section 81 of Article ot
said Constitution.
Su-rioN s4 No debt shall De hereafter
contracted By the General Assembly uGtes-
such ieb, shall be authorized by law PRO
yiiiug for the collection Of at annual Tax or
taxes sufficient 20 pay the interest GA such
,lrh' NJ Il falls due, and also 90 discharge the
,.viaeipai thereof within fifteen years from ihe
,nue ot contracting the same, and the taxes
laid for this purpose shall not be repealed or
applied % any other object until the saii debt
snd interest thereon shall be fully discharged.
The credit Of the State shall uog In ANY manner
be given or loaned 20, or ia aid ot any iudI-
vidual association or corporation. uor shall
ihe General Assembly have the power IN any
mode 10 Involve the State la the construction
Of works of internal Improvement. nor IN
granting any aid thereto which shall involve
the faith or credit OF the State; nor make any
appropriation therefor, except VA aid Of 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 A. have been heretofore aided by
the State: aud provided that such aid, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed in the az
gregaie the sum Of five hundred thousand dol
lars, and they shall not use ur appropriate the
proceeds OF the internal Improvement comPa
MES or of the State tax nov levied or which
may hereafter be levied to pay off the public
debt, 10 any other purpose until the interest
and debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund
shall Ue equal 10 the amount OF the outstanding
debt; but the General Assembly may, without
laying a tax, borrow an amount never to ex'
ceed fifty thousand dollars TO meet temporary
deficiencies in the treasury, and may contract
debts 10 any amount that may be necessary
for the defense OF the State.
But nothing IN this section or IN this Con
stitulion contained shall deprive the General
Assembly of the power to apportiOn amongst
and to appropriate to the city of Baltimore aud
the several counties OF the State out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro
priated, sun of money not exceeding four
hundred thousand dollars each year, 10 be
expended only in the construction and main
tenance of public roads and highways under
ana III aCcOTudICS Win suCh IeSuialluiiS a.
the General Assembly may from time TO time
prescribe.
SECTION , Ind be II further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That the aforegoiug
section hereby proposed an amendment 10
the Constitution shall be. at the next general
election held in this Stale. submitted To the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the dl-
rections contained in Article IA of the Con
stitutiou of this State, and at the said general
election the vote ON said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot shall be printed the words
"For Con stitutIoual Amendment and
against Constitutional Amendment aS
now prescribed by law. aud Immediately after
said election due return shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, as directed by the said
fourteenth article of the Constitution.