Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-12
CHAPTER OF.

AN ACT to amend Section "a Of Article 3
of the Constitution OF this State.
SECTION L. BE 20 enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland lthree-niths uI all
the members of the two Houses concurring),
That the following section be and the same
Is hereby proposed as an amendment 20 the
Constitution of this State. and II adopted
nv the legal and qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, it shall supersede ana
stand I'm the place and stead Of Section "a
of Article of said Constitution.
SECTION %. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by law pro-
ylding for the collection OF an annual tax
such debt as it falls due. and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time Of contracting the
same. and the taxes laid for this purpose
shall not be repealed or applied toany other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 20, or in aid Of any Individual
association or corporation; nor SHAH the
General Assembly have the power in any
mode to involve the state in the construc-
tion Of works of internal Improvement. nor
IN granting any aid thereto which shall IN
volve the faith or credit of the State; nor
make any appropriation therefor, except IN
aid Of the construction Of works Of internal
improvement In the counties of St Mary 5,
Charles and Calvert. which had no direct
advantage from such works as have been
heretofore aided by the state; and pro-
vlded that such aid. advances or appropri-
atiOns shall not exceed IN the aggregate the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars, and
they shall not use or appropriate the pro-
ceeds of the Internal improvement compG-
MES. 'or Of the State tax now levied or
which may hereafter be levied to pay OF
the public debt, % 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 tax, bor-
row an amount never TO exceed fifty thou
sand dollars 90 meet temporary deficiencies
in the treasury. and may contract debts 10
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 10 appor-
ton amongst and TO appropriate 70 the city
Of Baltimore and the several counties Of
the State ont Of any funds In the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. a sum Of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol-
lars each year, 70 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 .. Ind DC Il further enacted %
the authority aforesaid. That the aforeg1-
ing section hereby proposed as an amend-
ment 10 the Constitution shall be, at the
next general election held in this state,
submitted 70 the lecat and qualified voters
thereof FOR their adoDti0n or rejection, IN
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article II az the Constitution of this State,
aud at the said general election the vote
on said proposed ameneEnent 20 the Consti-
tuition shall be by ballot, and up0n each
ballot shall he printed the words: Fer
constitutional Amendment" AID Against
Corstitutipral Amendment" IS now pre-
scribed by law, aad Immediately after said
election Dire return shall - Ueee 70 the
Governor Of TIE vote f-r ard e-ainst said
proposed amendment. as directed by the
said fourteenth article of the Constitution.
This IS TO certify that this engrossed
document proposals n A-eaGment 10 the
Constitution OF the State of Maryland, the
original OF which vas passed by The Senate
by yeas and nays, more ths2 three-ifths Of
all the members elected voting in the af
- 49, SPENCER c. JONES,
President Of the Senate. I
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary o. the Seadtc.
This IS to certify that tAis engrossed
document proposing IN Amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland. the
original OF which was passed By the House
or Delegates BY yeas and nays, more than
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