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~ ACr 70 amend Section "a of Article 3
OF the Constitution OF this State.

~ ACr 70 amend Section "a of Article 3
Of the Constitution Of this State.
sEcnos l.. Re Il enacted by the General
Agsem5's Il &a3piaad lthi e ifths of ali
q g Iae tabcss of the two Houses concurring),
L.at TIVE following section be and the same
u hereby proposed as an amendment to the
IoLeiii attoA OF this state, and II adorted
= IRE l1gai ond qualified voters thereof,
as hegeln provided, Ii shall supersede and
stand IN tle place and stead Of Section "a
Of article OF said Constitution
SECTioN "a. No debt shall he hereafter
contracted ~ the General Assembly unless
s eli Gcbt sail lle authorized by a law pro-
Vidiag Cor the collection Of an annual tax
taxes suGicie3t 10 pay the interest on
fvcb oebr as 1t fails 0Ie. and also TO dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from tie time OF contracting the
same, and the taxes laid for this purpose
Shah not be repealed or applied to any other
object until the said debt and interest there
on 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 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
volye the faith or credit Of the State nor
make any appropriation therefor, except IN
ed OF the construction Of works of internal
impreYement 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 pro-
atoms shan not exceed In the aggregate tho
sum Of five hundred thoueand dollars, and
they shsH not use or appropriate the pro-
leeds or the internal Improvement compa-
MES. or of the State tax now levied or
which may hereafter be levied to pay OF
the d. bic debt, 70 any other purpose until
the interest and deit are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
OF the outstanding debt but the General
assembly may. without laying a tax, bor-
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-
tion amongst and to appropriate to the CITY
Of Baltimore and the several Counties ~
the State ont of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. a gum 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 bg
the authority aforesaid, That the aforeg5-
Ing section hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be. at the
next general election held IA this State,
submitted to the legal end qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
Article II Of the Constitution of this Stat.
and ct the said general election the vote
on said proposed nmerement TO the Consti-
tuition shall be BY ballot. and uDon each
ballet shell be printed the words: "For
Coogtitutioral Amendment" ard Against
ConsfitCf!o-cl Amendment" es row Dre.
seribed by law, and Immediately sfter said
election dee return shall be made to the
Governor OF tie vote fr AID a-elust said
proposed amendment, as directed BIZ tie
said fourteenth article OF the Constitution.
This IS 10 certify that this engrogsed
document p-opoSt-g IN A..endrnert 10 tie
Constitution OF the State Ct MARYLAND. lie
original OF which was passed. BIZ the Senate
by yeas and nays, Eore than fhree-fftLs OF
eli tie members elected voting n the az
SrmatlVe. on March 2 1904
SPENCER C. JGgEs,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT zsOgq,
Secretary If tie eeEafe.
Ta;s 4 to certify that this er-rossed
document proposing IN Amendment 70 fhe
Constitution Of the State OF Maryland. the
o. OF Which vas passed b. TIE House
q De.egates b. .yecs ard nays, raore than
i'area-i,fr-z q I'll tie members e'ectad vot-
- q Tic fi.irscatfYo, On March 10. 1901.
cEoRGE I. EyERuapT,
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