The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-02
CHAPTEE VI
AN ACT 10 annssd section "a of Auirle al
the Constitution pi this Siair

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AN ACT to amend Section p q: Anirlf at
the Constitution ct this State.
Srcrinx /. b Il enacted by hs Gsacral
4sseBsblv of Ndrgiusi three hlihs Of aii the
members of the two Houses coneuTEi8gl, 4,
That the following section he and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment Re The
Constitution Of this Slatc. and 10 adopted ~
the legal and qualified voters thereof. ss herein
provided. Il shall suI.ersedr aud stand ia the
place and stead OF Section a oi Afi'rle ut
said Constitution.
SEcrIoN "a. No debt shall be- hereafter
contracted hy the General Assembly uulsss
such debi shall be aathorizc3 ty iaw pru
viding far the collection ol au annual tax aF
taxes sufficient To pay the interest 0E su.H
debt as 1t falls due, and also 10 di-rhnrge rbu
principal thereof within filrrp year il..us hs-
time oi contracting ihe same, and lhr iat'-
laid for this parpose shall uoi b. Irpralr,i ..E
applied 10 ANY other ohirei until i's- saiA drlt
and interest thereon shall he tuily discharged
The credit Of the STATE shall not iu ali, manner
b+ given or loaned 20, or 100 aid Of any ludi-
yidual. association or corporation: lsor shah
the General Assembly have the power iu any
mode 60 involve the State ia the construction
Of works ul internal improvement, nor In
granting any aid thereto which shall involve
the faith or credit Of the State; nor make any
appropriation therefor, except IN and OF the
construction Of works Of internal Improvement
in the counties OF ST. Marys, Charles and
Calvert. which had no direct advantage from
such works as have been heretofore aided BY
the State: and provided that such ard, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed in the az
gregate the sun of five hundred thousand dol
lar. and they shall not use or appropriate the
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nies. 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
aud debt are fully paid, or the sluklng fund
shall be equal TO the amount OF the outstanding
debt; but The General Assembly may, without
laying a tax, borrow AN amount never 10 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 ia this Con-
stiturion contained shall deprive the General
Assembly of the power to apportion amongst
and to appropriate to the city OF Baltimore and
the several counties Of the State out Of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. a sum of money not exceeding four
hundred thousand dollars each year, to be
expended only in the construction and main
tenanee of public roads and highways under
and in accordance with such regulations as
the General Assembly may from time 10 time
prescribe.
SEcrIox ,. Aad be ii further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the atoregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment TO
the Constitution shall he, 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 di-
rections contained in Article Ii Of the Con
stituion of this State, and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, aud
upon each ballot shall be printed the words +:
''For Constitutions 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.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-