Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-09-01
CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT to amend Section "a OF Article 3 oil
the Constitution Of this State.
Section l, Be II enacted by the General
Assem- ply Of Maryland (three-Hfths of all the
members OF the two Houses concurrinQ. !
That the following section be aud the came
is hereby proposed as an amend meut TO the
Constitution OF this State, and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, II shall supersede and stand
in the place and stead OF Section "a Of Arti-
Gle 3 Of said Constitution.
Section 81. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unle a
such debt shall be authorized by q law pro.
viding for the collection Of an annual tax or
taxes sufficient TO pay the interest on such
debt as II falls due, and also to discharge the
principal thereof within fifteen years from
the time OF contracting the same, aud the
taxes laid for this purpose shall not be re-
pealed or applied to any other object until the
said debt and interest thereon shall be fully
discharged The credit OF the State shall
not 10 any manner be given or loaned to, or
In aid OF any individual, association or cor
poration nor shall the General Assembly
have the power In any IN de to 10 vobve the
State in the construction of works Of inter
nal improvement, nor In granting any aid
thereto which shall involve the faith or cred
u OF the State nor make any appropriation
therefor, except In aid Of the construction of
works OF internal Improvement IN the coun.
tie OF st Mary's, Charles and Calvert, which
had no direct advantage from such works "a
have been heretofore aided by the State and
provided that such aid, advances or appro-
Priations shall not exceed 10 the aggregate
the sum OF i've hundred thousand dollars,
ana they shall not use or appropriate the pro-
ceeds OF the internal improvement companies,
or OF the State tax now levied or which may
hereafter be levied to pay of the public debt,
70 any other purpose until the interest and
debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund shall
be equal to the amount Of the outstandino
debt but the General Assembly may, with
out laying tax, borrow an amount never to
exceed nifty thousand dollars to meet tempo
rary deficiencies In the treasury, aud may
contract debts TO any amount that may be
necessary Tor the defense Of the State
But nothing In this section or in this Con.
stiiution contained shall deprive the General
Assembly OF the power to apportion amongst
and TO appropriate to the city OF Baltimore
and the several counties of the State out of
any funds In the Treasury not otherwise an
Propriated, sum OF money not exceeding
four hundred thousand dollars ca oh year, 10
be expended only In the construction aud
Of public roads aud highways
under and In accordance with such regula.
tions IS the General A ssembly may from time
TO time prescribe.
Section 2. Aud be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegolug Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal aud qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the al.
rections con tanned In Article IA Of the Con-
'titation OF this State, and al the said gen.
eral election the vote on said proposed amend.
nent to the Constitution shall be by ballot.
md upon each ballot shall be prin ted the
words: "F0r Constitutional Amendment
md Against Constitutional Amendm IT -
" now prescribed by law, and Immediately
dter said election due return shall be made
o the Governor OF the vote for and against
aid proposed amendment, as directed by the
aid fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
This Is to certify that this engroased docu-
nent proposing an Amendment to the Oonsti.
ntlon Of the State Of Maryland, the original
which was passed by the Senate by yeas
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