Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-23
CHAPTER OF.
An ACT 10 amend Section "a of Article
of the Constitution Of this State.

| An ACT TO amend Section "a Of Article 3
of the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION I. Re II enacted by the General
AssetsV 81 Maryland thu 4 ffths of all
t1s members 81 the two Houses concurring)
ghat the following section be and the same
Is hereby proposed rs an amendment to the
Constl gtion q this State. ana II adosteH
Is the legal ana qualified vQters thereof,
as herein provided. ii shall supersede and
stand I'm the place and stead of Section "a
of Article 3 of said Constitution,
SECTION 81. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro-
Yidlng FOR the collection Of an annual tax
or taxes sufficient to pay the interest Oh
such debt as 1t falls due. and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time Of contracting tie
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shall not be repealed or applied to any other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 shall 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
volye the faith OF. credit of the State nor
maze any appropriation therefor, except In
aid OF the construction of works of internal
Improvement in the counties of st Mary'e
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage from such works q have been
heretofore aided by the State !; and pro
vided that such aid, advances, or aporonri
atoms shall not exceed in the aggregate tho
sum OF I'VE hundred thousand dollars, and
they shall not use or appropriate the pro
leeds OF the internal Improvement comma
MES, or OF the State tax now levied or
Wnhicn ma, may hereafter be levied to pay OF
the pr bic debt. 70 any other purpose until
the interest and deit are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
OF the outstanding debt; but the General
row an amount never to exceed fifty thou
sand dollars to meet temporary deficiencies
IN the treasury, and may contract debts to
defense OF the State.
But nothing In this section or in this
CONSTITUTION contained shall deprive the
General Assembly Of the power ~ amor
ton amongst and to appropriate 10 the civ
Of baltimore and the several counties OF
the state out Of any funds in the Trea sury
not otherwise appropriated, q sum of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
lars each year, to be expended only I'm fba
construction. and maintenance of public
roads and highways under and in accord
ance with such regulations as the General
Assembly may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION 2. And be IL further enacted by
The authority aforesaid, That the aforeg5-
Ing section hereby proposed as an amend
inent TO the Constitution shall be. of tie
next general election held IN this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, il
pursuance of the directions Contained -
Article II OF the Constitution Of this Stafs.
and at tie said general election the ycfa
on said proposed amenfment to the Co.sti-
tuition shall be BIZ ballot, and nnon esc,
ballet shall De printed the words: sFc-
Constitutional kne-dment" AID "Arai-gt
ConstitCsioI-l Amendment" rs row pre-
scribed by law. ard im,1ediateiy after said
election d-e return shcil be rnece to the
Governor or the vote FIR ard azeinst said
proposed amendment, as directed by the
said fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
This Is 80 certify that this engrossed
document. propogi-g IN Amer d1nent to tie
Constitution OF the State Of MARYLAND. tie
original OF which Yves passed by tie Senate
by yeas and nays, more the1 three-fftks Of
ell tie Eenbers elected voting Ia the az
nrmatiYe. On March = 1904
SPENCER G. JONES.
ROBEpT MOSS,
Secretary Of TIE Senate.