The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-12
CHAPTER OF.
N ACT to amend Section "a of Article 8 of the

AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article of the
Constitution of this State.
SECTION ]. Be IL enacted 6v the General assembly
OF Maryland, (three-ffths of all the members of
the two Houses concurring). That the following
section be and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State,
and If adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, it shall supersede
and stand in the place and stead of Section 81 of
Article of said Constitution.
SECTION "a. No debt shall be hereafter con-
tracted by the General Assembly unless such
debt shall be authorized by law providing for
the collection of an annual tax or taxes sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due.
and also to discharge the principal thereof
within fifteen years from the time of contrac-
ting the same, and the taxes laid for this pur-
pose shall not be, repealed or applied to any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 in any manner be given or
loaned to- or in aid OF any individual, association
or corporation; nor shall the General Assembly
in the construction of works of internal i'm
prOvement. nor in granting any aid thereto
which shall involve the faith or credit of the
except in aid of the construction of works of in
ternal Improvement in the counties of st.
advantage from such works as have been here
tofore aided by the State and provided that
such aid, advances or appropriations shall not
exceed in the aggregate the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars, and they shall not use or ap-
propriate the proceeds of the internal improve
or Which NAV hereafter be levied to paw off ' the
public debt, to any other purpose until the in
terest and debt are fully paid, or the sinking
standing debt; but the General Assembly may,
without laying tax, borrow an amount never
to exceed fifty thousand dollars to meet tempo
rary deficiencies in the treasury, and may con-
tract debts to any amount that may be necessa-
ry for the defense of the State.
But nothing in this section or in this Constitu-
ton contained shall deprive the General As
sembly of the power to apportion amongst and
to appropriate to the city of Baltimore and the
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
sum of money not exceeding four hundred
thousand dollars each year, to be expended only
roads and highways under and in accordance
with such regulations as the General Assembly
may from time It'd to % % Pre es enacted v
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
held in this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection. in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Constitution
G %os ana ooo Se
ment'' and Against Constitutional Amend
ment," as now prescribed by law, and immedi-
made to the Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment as directed by the
said fourteenth article of the Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed document
proposing an Amendment to til 9 Constitution of
the State of Maryland, the original of which was
than three-ffths of all the members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 2, 1904:
- President Of the Senate.
Secretary Of the Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed document
proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, the original of which was
OQaQa0 nv the HOusa of DolQQQfQa nv and
nays more than three-fifths of all the members
elected voting in the affirmative, on March 10,
1904.
GEORGE Y. EvERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN L. SMITH.
Now, THEREFORE,, I, EDWIN WAKEFIELD, Gov
ernor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance Oh
the provisions of Section of Article IA of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, and of
the mandate of the Court of Appeals of the
State of Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that copy of each of said bills proposing said
amendments to said Articles and of the Con-
stitution 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 in
any county where not more than one newspa-
per may be published, then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the city of Balti-
more, 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 9TH day of Novem-
Der. 1905, at which election the said proposed
amendments shall be submitted, in the form
and manner prescribed by the General Assem-
bly,, Ito the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection.
.................'.. Given under my hand and
TUE Gpr.r the Great Seal of the State of
SEAL OF Maryland, at the City of An
MARYLAND. napolis, this 2Tth day of July,
:....... ..... 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of Maryland.
By the Governor:
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Aug. 5-13tl Secretary of State.
JERSEY cows FOR SALE.
TWO JERSEY COWS, one reg
istered, both fresh, young and
good mixers.
W. STEWART DIFFENDERFFER.
Aug.5-2tl Garrison P. o., Md.
r ARGE FARM FOR LEASE.
THE OLD RANDALL ESTATE, located G
at Randallstown, Baltimore county, Md, is for
lease. 1t contains 325 acres; Apply to
Room $40 Fidelity Building,
July 22-tf1 Baltimore, Md.