The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-31

herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
IN the place and StAad of Section 81 OF Arti- z
Gle Of said Constitution.
SECTION -. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro-
VidinE for the collection Of an annual tax
or taxes sufficient to pay the interest on
such debt as it 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be repealed or applied to any other object
until the said debt and interest thereon
shall be fully discharged. The credit of the
State shall not i'll any manner be given or
loaned to. or i'll 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 any aid thereto which shall involve
the faith or credit OF the State; nor make
any appropriation therefor, except in aid
the construction of works of internal i'm
prOFemenU in the counties of st. Mary'S,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage from such works as have been
heretofore aided by the State; and provided
that such ala, advances OF appropriations
shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of
five hundred thousand dollars, and they
shall not use Inappropriate the proceeds OF
Iile internal improvement companies or of
the State tax now levied or which may here
after be levied to pay off the public debt, to
any other purpose until the interest an
l'tAN4f
be equal to the amount of the OutstanG
debt; but the General Assembly NAV, VIII
out laying tax, borrow an amount never
to exceed fifty thousand 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 Con
stitution contained shall deprive the Gen
eral Assembly OF the power to apportion
amongst and to appropriate to the city of
baltimore and tn" several counties of the
State out of any funds in the Treasury not
oUnefWlSe appropriated, sum of money not
exceeding four hundred thousand dollars
each year, to be expended only in the CON
struction and maintenance of public roads
and highways under and in accordance
with such regulations as the General Assem-
bly, may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION ,. tina be it further enacted bvbe
d}h,Drity QiorcSdjd, That the afOregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held nthiS State. submitted to the
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
eral election sthe vote on said proposed
+ 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,' 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 orfgi-
nal OF Whlch was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three-fltths of all
! the members elected voting in the affirma-
SPENCER c. JONES,
President q the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS,
| Secretary OfHte Senate
| This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
! ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Marylani I, the origi-
| nal OF which was passed by the House of
! Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
| three tifths of all the members elected vot-
! ing in the Affirmative. on March 10, 1904
GEORGE Y. EVERHART
Speaber 0fthe House Of DclegdteS.
| BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
Chicf Clerk.
| Now, THEREFORE,. |, EDWIN WAKEFIELD
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, in pursu-
| ance of the provisions of Section l of Article
! II of the Constitution of the State of Mary
| land, and of the mandate of the Court of APP
peals Of the State of Maryland, do hereby
\ order and direct that a copy of each of said
| bills proposing said amendments to said Ar
| ticleS | and of the Constitution of the State
| be published in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties of the State, where so
| many may be published, and i'll any county
where not more than one newspaper may
be published, then in that newspaper, and
| in three newspapers in the city of Baltimore
one of which shall be in the German lam
guage, once a week for at least three months
preceding the next general election, which
| said election will be held on the 18th day of
| November 1905, at which election the I'd
proposed amendments shall be submit
the form and manner prescribed by de
| General Assembly, to the legal and qualified
voters Of the State for adoption or rejection.
,~-0, Given under my hand and
! TUE GREAr the Great Seal of the State of
! SEAL OF Maryland at the City of
! MARYLAND Annapolis, this nth day of
! N,-' July, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of MARYLAND.
By the Governor:
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
!! Secretary of State