Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-11-03
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT TO amend Section "a OF Article 3 Of
the Constitution Of this State

OlhE Nh Uls
AN ACT 10 amend Section "a Of Article 8 Of
the Constitution Of this State.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members Of the two Houses concurring,)
That the following section be and the same
Is hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution Of this State, and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, 1t shall supersede and stand
In the place and stead Of Section "a of Arti-
Gle 3 OF said Constitution.
Section "a. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly miles
such debt shall be authorized by law pro-
yidng for the collection Of an annual tax or
taxes sufficient 10 pay the interest on such
debt as IL falls due, and also to discharge the
principal thereof within fifteen years from
the time Of contracting the same, and the
taxes laid for this purpose shall not be re-
peaed or applied 10 any other object until the
said debt 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 individual, association or cor
poration nor shall the General Assembly
have the power In any mode 10 involve the
State 10 the construction OF works Of inter-
nal Improvement, nor In granting any aid
thereto which shall involve the faith or cred
II OF the State nor make any appropriation
therefor e-n,- i"'siA Of the construction Of
works Of provement In the coun-
tie. OF st. Mary - ,harlss and Calvert, which
had no direct advantage from such works as
have been heretofore aided by the State and
provided that such aid, advances or appro-
printons shall not exceed 10 the aggregate
the sum OF FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
and they shall not use or appropriate the pro-
ceeds Of the internal Improvement companies,
or Of the STATE tax now levied or which may
hereafter be levied TO pay off the public debt,
10 any other purpose until the interest and
debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund shall
be equal TO the amount OF the outstanding
debt; but the General Assembly may, with
out laying a tax, borrow an amount never 10
exceed fifty thousand dollars 10 meet tempo
rary deficiencies In the treasury, aud may
contract debts to any amount that may be
necessary for the defense Of the State
But nothing In this section or In this Con-
stitution con tained shall deprive the General
Assembly Of the power 10 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 APP
propriated, q sum Of money not exceeding
four hundred thousand dollars ca Oh year, 70
Dc eNpenueu OulJ III tuo ConbtTuCIlOn anu
maintenance OF public roads and highways
under and 10 accordance with such regula-
tlons as the General Assembly may from time
70 time prescribe.
Section 2. And be II further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution shall be, at the NEXT general
election held Ia this State, submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the d.
rections contained 10 Article IA OF the Con-
stitution OF this State, and al the said gen .
eral election the vote on said proposed amend
ment 10 the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot shall be printed the
words "For Oonsti tutional 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 proposed amendment, as directed by the
said fourteenth article Of the Constitution.