The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-11
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article d
OF the Constitution of this state.

SECTION l. BE il enacted bg the General As.
| SeH9W 81 Maryland (three-tifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring),
That Inc following section be and the same
is h reby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this state, and IL adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided. it shall supersede and stand
In the place and stead OF section - of Article
OF said Constitution.
SECrfJN n. No debt shall be hereafter
CONTRACTED by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro-
viding for the collection of an annual tax
] or taxes sufficient to pay the interest on
such debt as 1t falls due, and also to dis
charge The principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time of contracting the
same, and tue taxes laid for this purpose
shall not be repealed or applied to any other
object until the said debt and interest there
on snail be fully discharged. The credit Of
the state shalrnot in any manner he given
or loaned to, or in aid of anN individual
ASSOCIATION or corporation; nor snail 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
Volve the FIFTH credit o. the State; nor
make any Appropriation therefor, except in
aid OF the construction Of works of Internal
improvem mt In the counties Of ST Mary's,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
auNant iSe rom such works as have been
heret ore aided bv the state; and pro
vided tnat such aid, advances or apprupri-
atoms snail not exceed the aggregate the
theS sn n . use or appropriate the pro-
ceeds of the internal ipproV ement compa-
MES, or o! the state tax now LEVIED or which
may hereafter be levied 10 paN off ,he
public Gebt. To any other purpose until
the interest and debt are mlly paid. or the
sinking iund shall be equal to the amount
I of the outstanding Geb; but the General
Assembly may, wi bout laying n tax, Dor
row an amount neve" to exceed hity thou
sand dollars To- meet temporary deficiencies
, In the treasury. aud ma contract debts to
l ttt ura far In
license of the state
But nothing N his section or in this
! Constitution contained shall deprive the
General Assembly OF the power TO appur-
lion amongst and TO apprC priCte 20 the city
OF Bait more ana the several counties OF
the state out o, any funds i'm the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, n sum OF money
not exceeding four hundred thousand sol
lars, each year, To be expended only in the
construction and m"tutenance o! public
roads and highways der and n acc I'd
ance win sucn reguiat uns as the General
Assembly may from .me to t,me pre-. cribe.
SECTION And b. UGirther eilncted bg The
authority aforesaid rha; the aiorego-
going sec zion hereby proposed as an amend
ment 70 to the Constitution shall be, at the
next general election held m this state
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof Tor their adoption or rejection, n
| pursuance of the directions contained IN
Article u of the Constitution oi this state,
ana a. the said general election the vote
ON said proposed amendment To tbe GOisti-
tuition shall be BY ballot and upon each
I
| ballot shall be printed the words: "For Con
sututional Amendment" and against
Consti utional Amendment MS now pre-.
seribed by law, ana immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote Tor aud against said
proposed amendment, SIS directed by the
SAID fourteenth Ar icle of the CONSTITUTION.
This is to GER ify that this engrossed doc
ument proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution OF the state OF MARYLAND, the
original OF which was passed by the senate
by yeas ana nays, more han three-fifths OF
All the members elected voting In the n
hrmative ON March 2, 1901.
SPENCER Q. JONES,
pop,,,,, 49,. PresideHtof ue Senate
Secretary ofthe Senate
rms is to certify that this engrossed doc
ument proposing an Amendment TO the
Constitution of the state OF Maryland the
original OF which was passed By the House
o. Delegates by yeas and nays. more than
three-nlths Of all the members elected vot-
ed In the Affirmative on March 10. 1904
GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
Speaker " The House of Delegates,
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
Ctfef Clerk