The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-09-10
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 $50, proposing an amend
ment to Article Is, of the Declare
ton of Rights of the Constitution of
Maryland; Chapter 416, proposing
new Article to said Constitution TO be
proposing an additional section to Ar
ticle III of said Constitution and
Chapter 673, proposing an additional
Article TO said Constitution to be
known as Article XVI; which said
Acts Of the General Assembly are in
words and figures following:
CHAPTER $50.
An Act to amend Article XIV of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, and to
provide for the submission of such
amendment TO the qualified voters Of
this State for their adoption or re-
lection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland (three-
fifths of all the Members OF each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following Article be and the same is
hereby proposed in the place and stead
OF Article XIV OF the Declaration of
Rights of the Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, as at present existing,
and if adopted by the legal and quail
ned voters thereof, as herein provid
ed, It shall supercede and stand in
place and stead of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying of taxes
by the poll is grievous and oppressive
and ought to be prohibited; that
paupers ought not to be assessed for
the support of the government; that
the General Assembly shall, by uni
form rules, provide for separate
assessment of land and classification
and sub-classiications Of improve
ments on land and personal property,
as 1t may deem proper; and all taxes
thereafter provided to be levied by
the State for the support Of the gen.
sral State Government, and by the
counties and by the City of Balti.
more for their respective purposes,
shall be uniform as to 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 d.
rected to be subjected to the tax levy;
yet fines, duties or taxes may properly
and justly be imposed, or laid with
q political view for the good govern
ment and benefit of the community.
Section 2. And be 1t enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the fore
going Article hereby proposed in the
place and stead Of Article XIV Of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland shall
be. at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly
held in this State. submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursu-
Ance of the directions contained in
Article XIV Of the Constitution of this
State, and that at said general cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amend
ment 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 Constitutional 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.