Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-07
CHAPTER OF.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 3
Of the Constellation OF this Etnte.

of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION I. Be n enacted by the General
Assembly Of MdyBtdHd lthrc' fifths of ali
the members Of the two Houses concurringl !.
That the following section be and the same
Is herehy proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of this State. and II adcc.e5
= the !, "a and qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided. It shall supersede and
stc@d n the place and stead of Section "a
e .rlicle 3 of said Constitution.
SECTION e.. No debt shall Be hereafter
ontrGcied b. the General Assembly unless
sch debt ssall be authorized by a law pro-
.ttiug for TIE collection Of an annual tax
taxes sufficient to pay the interest on
ich debt as Il falls 6ae. and also to dis
Charge the principal thereof within fifteen
s ara 1TSm tn9 af {@e 9 SSnt tc the
shall not be repealed or applied to any other
object uHtil the said debt and interest there
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
Yolye the faith OF. credit Of the State; nor
make any appropriation therefor, except in
"a OF the construction Of works of internal
improvement in the counties of St Mary's
charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage from such works IS have been
heretofore aided by the State; and pro-
vided that such aid. advances or appropri-
atoms ssall not exceed in the aggregate the
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars, and
they ssaIl not use or appropriate the pro
leeds Of the internal Improvement conlpa-
MES, or OF the State tax now levied or
W NJ M, may hereafter be levied to pay OF
the interest and deIt are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
q p.s 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
any amount that may be necessary for the
defense of the State
But nothing in this section or In this
CONSTITUTION contained shall deprive the
General Assembly Of the power to appor-
ton amongst and to appropriate to the city
q baltimore aud the several counties of
fhe state out Of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, sum Of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
lars each year. to be expended only In the
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 It further enacted By
ne authority aforesaid. That the aforege-
ing section hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be. at the
next general election held in this State
Submitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, IA
pursuance OF the directions contained n
Article il Of the Constitution Of this State
and ct TIE seid general election the vote
on said proposed amendment TO the Consti-
tuition shall be by ballot. and upon each
balict shall be printed the words: @For
Coastit-tional Amendment and Against
Coastitrttc--l A.,endnent,o ag now pre-
scribed BIZ law. AID Immediately after said
election de return stall be made to the
Governor OK TIE vote fer and aga inst said
proposed amendment, as directed BIZ the
said fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
This Is to certify that this engrossed
doc11e=t prorosi-g IN Anner drnert to the
Constitution OF the State OF MARYLAND. tie
original OF which wcs passed by fhe Senate
" yeas ard nays Eore than three-ffths OF
FL tie Ee1bers elected voting % the az
drmafiTe. on March 2. 1904.
SPENCER c. JONES,
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary Of the Senate.