The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-10-28
CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section 80 OF Article 3 of
the Constitution of this State.
Sgcrlox /. Re Il enacted BIZ TIE General
Assembly, Of Maryland three. hiths Of all the
members OF the two HOUSES concurring),
That the following section be aud the same Is
hereby proposed as Az amendment 10 the
Constitution of this State, and It adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided It shall supersede and stand IN the
place and stead OF Section "a Of Article 3 OF
said Constitution.
SEc-rtoN s4. No debt shall b, hereafter
contracted By the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by las pro
viding for the collection Of an annual tax or
taxes sufficient 70 pay the Interest on such
drbt a. It falls due, and also to discharge the
priucipsl thereof within fifteen years from the
Time nf contracting the same aud the lakes
lsid for this purpose shall not be repealed OF
auplied 10 Any other object until The said debt
aud interest thereon shall be fully discharged.
The credit of the State shall not ~ any manner
be given or loaned to, or ia aIG OF any indl-
vidual. association or corporation; nor shall
the General Assembly have the power IN any
mode To involve the 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 and 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 As have been heretofore aided by
the State: aud provided that such aid, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed IN the az
gregaie the sum Of hve hundred thousand dol
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proceeds OF the internal improvement compa-
mes. or of the State tax now levied or which
NAV hereafter be levied to pay off the public
debt. to any other purpose until the interest
and debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund
shall ue equal to the amount of the outstanding
debt; but the General Assembly may. without
LAYING n tax, borrow an amount never to ex-
coed hity thousand dollars 10 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-
stitu,ion contained shall deprive the General
Assembly of the power to apportlon amongst
aud to appropriate to the city Of Baltimore and
the several counties OF the State out OF any
funds ia the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. "a sum of money not exceeding four
hundred thousand dollars each year, to be
teuance of public roads and highways under
and in accordance with such regulations as
the General Assembly may from time to time
prescribe.
SECTION >. Ind be ii further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the aioregoing
section hereby proposed All amendment 10
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the d.
rections contained in Article IA of the Con-
stitution of this State, and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot shall be printed the words !:
For Constitutional Amendment" and
Against Constitutional Amendment" as
now prescribed by law, and Immediately after
said election due return shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, as directed by the said
fourteenth article of the Constitution.
This il to certify thai this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Maryland, the original
of which was passed by the Senate by yeas
and nays, more than three-ifths Of all the
members elected voting in the affirmative, on
March =, 1904.
SPENCER C. JONES.
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary Of the Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu.
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