Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-23
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
nent 10 Article Is. of the Declarar
tion OF Rights OF the Constitution OF
Maryland; Chapter AS. proposing a
new Article 10 said Constitution to be
known as Article xI-A; Chapter 453.
proposing an additional section 10 Ar
ticle III OF said Constitution and
Chapter 67s, 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-
tion Of the State of Maryland, and to
provide fer tie submission OF such
amendment to the qualified voters OF
this State Tor their adoption or re-
lection.
Section l. BE Il enacted by the
Geuctal AS bly, CT Maryland (three-
fflhs OF al tee Members Of each OF
t. two Houses concurring) That the
following article be and the same is
hereby pro Osed ia tie place and stead
OF Article XIV of the Declaration of
Ii-hls Of tie Constitution of the State
O. Maryland, as at present existing,
and if adopted by tie legal and quail.
fed voters thereof. 40 herein provid-
ed II shall supercede and stand in
place ard stead Of such Article.
Article Ky. That the levying of taxes
blythe poll is gricy.us and oppressive
and ought 10 be prohibited that
reupers ought not to he assessed for
the support OF the government; that
the General Assembly shall hxllni-
form rules, provide for separate
assessment OF land and classification
and sub-clas sihcations of improve.
ments on land and personal property.
as it may deem proper; and all taxes
thereafter provided 10 be levied by
the State for the support OF the gen.
eral State Government, and by tee
counties and by toe City Of Balti-
more for their respective purr oses,
shall be uniform az 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 tho tax levy.
yet fines. duties or taxes mGy properly
and justly be imposed or laid with
q political view for the good govern
ment and benefit Of the community.
Section >. And be It enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the fore
going Article hereby proposed in the
place and stead of Article XV Of the
Declaration Of Riehts of the Constitu.
tion of the State of Maryland shall
be, at the next general election fog
members of the General Assembly
held in this State. submitted 10 ~
legal and qualified voters tiereof for
their adoption or rejection IN pursU.
ance Of the directions contained in
Article XIV of the con tituu0n 81 This
State. and that al said general cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution an be by
ballot and upon each o4icial ballot
ere shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Con titatioaal Amend.
ment," as now prescribed by law. and
Immediately after said election dua rc
turns shall be made to the Governor
of TIE vote for and against said pro
posed amendment as directed by Ar.
t.cle XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th, 1914