The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-30
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AN ACT TO amend Section 81 Of Article Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bg the General
Assembly Of Maryland ( three iii'hs Of all the
members of the two Houses coaeurring },
That the following section be aud the same Is
hereby proposed as m amendment TO the
Constitution Sf this State, and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof. as herein
proyided. il shall sapersede aud stand IN the
nlnce and stead of Section "a Of Article ut
said Constitution.
SECTION "a. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized hy law pro-
yiding for the collection Of an anhnal tax or
taxes sufficient 10 pay the interest or such
debt as il falls due, aud also 10 discharge 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laid for this purpose shall not be repealed or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 drbi
and interest thereon shall be fully discharged
The credit of the State shall not in any manner
be given or loaned TO, or in aid OF any indi
yiduaI association or corporation; nor shall
the General Assembly have the power IN any
mode 10 involve the State ia the construction
Of works Of internal improvement, nor IN
granting amy aid thereto which shall involve
the faith or credit of the State; nor make any
apnropriation therefor. except in aid of the
consiruction 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; aud provided that such aid, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed 10 the az
eregafe the sum of FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars. and they shall not use or appropriate the
proceeds OF the internal improvement compa-
r al. t.fa fax iavlad ar tchtpb
may hereafter be levied 10 pay off The public
debt. 10 any other purpose until the interest
aud debt are fully paid. or the sinking fund
shall be equal 10 the amount Of the outstanding
debt: but the General Assembly may. without
laVing 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 ot the State.
Rnt nothing in this section or in this Con-
stitution contained shall deprive iae 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-
priaied, sum of money rot exceeding four
hundred thousand dollars each year, to be
expended only in the construction and main
tenance Of public roads and highways under
and in accordance with such regulations
the General Assembly may from time TO time
prescribe.
SEcrIoS 2. And be ii further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
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 di-
rections contained in Article IA of the Con
stitution 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 :
s'For Constitutional Amendment and
"Against Constitutional Amendment. as
now prescribed by law. and immediately after
said election due return shall be made 10 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-