The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-28
The Republican
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herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
i'm the place ana st al OF Section 81 OF Arti-
Gle 3 OF said Constitution.

herein provided, It. shall supersede and stand
IN the place and st al OF Section 81 OF Arti-
Gle OF said Constitution.
SECTION -. No debt shall he hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro
vidiug for the collection of an annual tax
or taxes sufficient to pay the interest on
such debt as 10 falls due, and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time ofCOntracting the same
and the taxes laid for this purpose shall not
be repealed or applied to any other object
| uhtI the SAID DEBT and interest thereon
shall be fully DISCHARGED The credit Of the
state shan not in any manner he given or
| loaned to. or in aid Of any Individual, asso-
citation or corporation; nor shall the General
Assembly have the power in any mode to
involve sthe state in the construction Of
works of internal Improvement, nor in
granting anyaid thereto which shall involve
the Faith or credit OF the state; nor make
any appropriation therefor, except i'm aid
the construction OF works OF internal i'm
proNement in the counties Of st. Mary's
Charles ana Calvert. which had no direct
advantage from such works as have been
heretofore aided by the state: and provided
mat such aid. advances or appropriations
shall not exceed In the aggregate tile sum OF
I'VE hundred thousand dollars, and they
sllall NOT use Of.apprOprlate the proceeds of
the Internal Improvement companies or GfT
the state tax now levied or which may he
after be levied TO pay or the public debt
any other purpose until the interest n.
dent are fully paid, or the sinking fund shalI4
| be equal TO the amount of the outstanding
I u Y.
out laying tax. borrow an amount never
TO exceed nifty thousand dollars TO meet
temporary deficiencies in the treasury, ana
may contract debts to any amount that may
DE necessary Tor the defense of the State.
But nothing In this section or in this Com
stitutlon contained shall deprive the Cen
eral Assembly of the power to apportion
amongst ana to appropriate to the city OF
baltimore and the several counties Of the
state ont of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, a sum of money not
exceeding -FOUR hundred thousand dollars
each year, to be expended only in the con
StructiOu ana maintenance of public roads
and highways under and in accordance
with such regulations as tie General Assem-
bly may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION >. ind be il further enacted BIZ the
dHhDritH GjorcsQjd, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shah be, at the next general
election held nthis state, submitted to fine
! legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
| directions contained in Article II of the Con-
| StitutiOn of this State, and at the said gen
J eral election -the vote on said proposed
4 amendment to the Constitution shall be by
+ ballot, and upon each ballot shall be printed
the words: For Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against Constitutional Amend
ment,N as now prescribed by law, and i'm
mediately after said election due return
shall be made to the Governor of the votes
| for and against said proposed amendment.
| as directed by the said fourteenth article of
the Constitution.
| This is to certify that this engroSsed docu-
, ment proposing an Amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Maryland the origi-
| nal Of which was passed by the Senate by
/ yeas and nays, more than three-fitthS of all
! the members elected voting in the affirna-
| tive, on March p 1884,
SPENCER c. JONES.
President Of the Senate.
/ ROBERT MOSS.
/ Secretary Of the Senate
/ This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
] mont promising an Amendment to the Com