The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-10-05

herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
IN the place and stead of Section "a of Arti-
Gle 3 OF said Constitution.
SECTION 3D. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro-
Vlulng for the collection Of an annual tax
OF taxes Sumclenti to pay the interest OH
such debt as it fails 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
De repeated or applied to any other object
until the said debt and interest thereon
shall be fully discharged. The credit of the
StdUe snall not IN any manner be given or
| loaned to. or in aid Of any individual, asso-
citation or corporation; nor shallthe General
Assembly nave the power in any mode to
involve sthe State in the construction of
works of internal Improvement nor in
granting any aid thereto which shall involve
tne -1alth or credit OF the State; nor make
any Appropriation therefor, except in aid
the construction of works of internal i'm
pfOVement i'll 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 provided
that such aid, advances or appropriations
S ,ld NOT exceed III the aggregate the sum of
I'VE nunufed thousand dollars, and thes-
Shal! not use Inappropriate the proceed
the internal Improvement companies q
the State tax now levied or which NAV he
after be levied to pay Off the public debt to-
any other purpose until the interest and
DEBT are fully paid, or the sinking fund shall
nc equal 10 Jle amount OF the outstanding
debt; but the General Assembly may, with
out laying a tax, borrow an amount never
to exceed fifty thousand 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 Con-
Stitution contained shall deprive the Gen
eraI 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 appropriated, a sum of money not
exceeding four hundred thousand dollars
each year, to be expended only in the con-
struction and maintenance of public roads
and highways under and in accordance
with such regulations as the General Assem-
bly, may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION ?. ind be it htrthe1. enacted by the
dnW0THY 0fOreSotd, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held nthis State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article IA of the Con-
stitution of this State, and at the said gen
eral election sthe vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be printed
the words: For Constitutional Amend
ment and Against Constitutional Amend
ment, as now prescribed by law, and i'm
mediately after said election due return
shall be made to the Governor of the votes
for and against said proposed amendment.
as directed by the said fourteenth article of
the Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Maryland the origi-
nal OF which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three ffths of all
the members elected voting in the afIirma-
SPENCER C. JONES,
" President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary Of The Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed doom
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
st1tution of the State of Maryland, the origi-t
nal OF which was passed by the House of
Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three tfths of all the members elected vot-
ing in the afiirmatiye, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
Speaker ofthe House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
chief Clerk.
Now, THEREFORE, l, EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of Section l of Article
II of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, and of the mandate of the Court of APP
peals of the State of Maryland, do hereby
order and direct that copy of each of said
bills proposing said amendments to said Ar
ticles and of the Constitution 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 newspaper may
be published, then in that newspaper, and
in three newspapers in the city of Baltimore,
one Of which shall be in the German Ian
guage, once week for at least three mo- D.
preceding the next general election, W.
said election will be held on the 18th day Of
November, 1905, at which election the said
proposed amendments shall be submitted in
the form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the legal and qualified
voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE GREAT the Great Seal of the State of
I SEAL OF Maryland, at the City of
NAkfLAND' Annapolis, this 27th day of
N----' July, 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of Maryland.
By the Governor:
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Secretary of State.