Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-25
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

Whereas, at the January Session OF
the General Assembly OF Maryland
held in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen. Acts were passed. TO
wit: Chapter 500, proposing an amend
nent 10 Article is, of the Declare
tion OF Rights OF the Constitution OF
Maryland; Chapter 4i6. proposing
new Article 10 said Constitution 10 be
known as Article XI-A: Chapter 453.
proposing an additional section to Ar
ticle III of said Constitution and
Chapter 673. proposing an additional
Article 10 said Constitution TO be
known as Article XVI; which said
Acts of the General Assembly are in
words and figures following;
CHAPTER 800.
An Act 10 amend Article XIV of the
Declaration OF Rights OF the Constitu-
tion OF the State OF Maryland, and 10
provide Tor the submission of such
amendment to the qualified voters OF
this State for their adoption or re-
lection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland (three-
ffths Of an the Members of each OF
the TIC Houses concurring). That the
following Article be and the same is
hereby proposed Ia the place and stead
o. Article XIV OF the Declaration OF
Rishts OF TIE Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, as at present existing,
snd IL adopted by TIE legal and quail
fed voters thereof. as herein provid-
ed, il shall supercede and stand in
place and stead Of such Article
Article NN. That tire leyying of taxes
by the noll is grieY9us and oppressive
and ought to be prohibited: that
raupers ought not to be assessed for
the sunnort OF the government; that
the General Assembly shall. by uni
form rules. provide for separate
= assessment of land and classification
and sUb-classiiications of improve
ments on land and personal property,
as il may deem proper: and all taxes
thereafter provided To be levied by
the State for the support of the gem
eral State Government, and by TIC
counties and by tae City of Balti.
more for their respective purposes,
shall be uniform as 10 land within the
taxing district. and uniform within the
class or sub-class of improvements on
land and personal property which the
respective taxing powers may have di.
rected to be subjected to the tax levy;
yet fines, duties or taxes may properly
and justly be imposed or laid with
a political view for the good govern
ment and benefit OF the community.
Section . And be il enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the fore
going Article hereby proposed in te
place and stead Of Article XV Of the
Declaration of Riehts of the Consitu-
ton of the State of Maryland shnl
be, at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly
held in this State, submitted TO
legal and qualified voters IL ereof for
their adoption or rejection, I'm rursg-
ance of the directions contained IN
Article XIV Of the Constitution al jais
State, and that al said general elec.
ton the vote on said proposed amend
mont to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each official ballot
there shall be printed the words "For
the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Corstltutional Amend.
ment." as now prescribed by law. and
Immediately after said election due re.
turns shall be made to the Governor
OF the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment as directed BY Ar.
ticle XIV of the Constitution.
Approved. April 10th, 1914