Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-09-22
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT 10 Anead Section - OF Article 3 OF
the Constitution OF this State.

An ACT 10 Anead Section - OF Article 3 Of
the Constitution OF this State.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-Aths Of all the
mkmbers Of the two Houses concurriaR. 4
That the following section Be And The same
IL hereoY proposed a. a. amendment to the
Constellation Of this State, and II adopted BY
the legal and quAli6ed voters thereof. a.
herein provided, il shall Buperssde and stAn 4
in the place and Stead Of Section "a o. Arti-
Gle OF said Consultation.
Section a. No debt shall Be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly uule -
such debt shall b. authorized BY a hw pro-
Viding for the collection Of an annual TAI or
taIe sufheieat 70 pay the interest on such
debt - u talls due, an also 70 discharge the
principal thereof Wiihia fifteen years from
the tine Of eOnuAeiing The same, and the
tAxe laid for this purpose shall not be re-
peAled or applied TO Any other object until the
Eaid debt aud interest thereon shall Be fallv
discharged. The credit OF the STATE shall
not 10 any manner Be given OF loaned 70, or
In aid Of any individual, association or cor
porAtion; nor shall the General Assembly
have the poser in any mode 10 Involve ID E
State in the construction Of works Of inter
nal improvement, nor 10 grating Any Aid
thereto which shall involve the faith OF cred
therefor, except IN aid Of the construction Of
works OF internal improvement IN the coun-
ues Of ST. Nays, Charles and Calvert, which
had no direct Advantage from such works ~
have been heretofore aided By the State and
provided that such aid, advances or appro-
priAtioas shall not exceed 10 the aggregate
the sam Of 6ve bundred tbousAnd dollars,
sad they shall not Use o. AppropriAte the pro-
eeeds o. the internal improvement companies,
or Of The STATE TAI nov levied or which may
hereafter be levied 10 pay OF the public debt,
10 any Otbet purpose untii the interest and
debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund shall
Be sqaAl to the amount Of The outstanding
deot; bat the General Assembly may, Nth
ogi laying tai, borrow al amount never TO
exceed hity tbOgsAod dollars 10 met tempo
rAry Deficiencies 10 ihe TIRE Asary, Gud may
eontrsei debts 10 Gny amount that nay Be-
necessary for the defsnss Of the State
Bot nothing in this section or 10 this Con.
stiiution contained shall deprive The General
Assembly Of the power 10 Apportion amongst
and 70 appropriate 10 the city o. Baltimore
Ane the several COUNTIES Of the Stale out OF
any funds 10 the TreAsary not otherwise ap-
PropriAisd, . ssm Of money Dot eHoeediag
toor handred thOas.nd dollars e. eh wear. 70
be eHp@nded only 10 The constructions and
EnAintenAnce Of public roads And hixhwaVs
under and 10 accordance With s1eh reguiA-
tons ~ the General Assembly may fron time
10 time prescribe
Section 2. And be Il further enAeud by the
authority Aforesaid, Thai the Aforezoiae Sc
tion bereby proposed ~ ~ amendment 10 the
Consiiiuiion shall BE-, 81 the next generAi
election held IN this State, submitied 10 tbs
legal and qualified voters thereof for heir
adoption or rejeetion, 10 pgrsaanee Of The d.
rec.13ns oootAined 10 Article 10 Of The Con-
stituton Of this STATE, and at The aid gen.
eral election The vote o. MD PROPOSED amend.
nent 70 The Consultation shall Be By ballot.
and upoB each ballot shall be printed he
words 'For Constitutional Aneodneapi
and "Against Constitutional Ameudue4t,"
AZ now prescribed By lAu, and Immediately
after said elsctio1 due return shall Be made
70 the Governor OF the vote for Gnd GgAinst
said proposed ansndment, - directed By the
said fourteenth article q the Constitatiou.
This is 70 certify that this engFoned doe1-
neat proposing AZ Amendnent 70 the Consti. |
Iution Of the State Of harylAnd, the original |