Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-26
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments 10 the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Whereas, ut the January Session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland
held In the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, Acts were passed, 20
wit: Chapter $50. proposing an amend.
ment 10 Article rs. Of the Declare,
tion Of Rights Of the Constitutions of
Maryland; Chapter 4le. proposing q
new Article TO said Constitution to be
known as Article xI-A; Chapter 453,
proposing an additional section to Ar.
ticie III Of said Constitution and
Chapter s73. proposing an additional
Article tor 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 10 the qualified voters Of
this State for their adoption or re-
lection.
Section !. Bo IL enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three-
hfths OF all the Members Of each of
the two Houses concurTing), That the
following Article be and the same IN
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 II adopted by the legal and quail.
fed voters thereof, as herein proSid.
ed. it shall supercede and stand I'm
place and stead Of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying Of taxes
by the poll 10 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-classihcations 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 gen
eral State Government, and by the
counties and by the City Of Raitsl
more for their respective purposes,
shall be uniform as to land within .he
taxing district. and uniform within the
class or sub-class Of improvements on
land and personal property which che
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
O political view for the good govern,
ment and benefit Of the community.
Section 2. And be It enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the fore.
going Article hereby proposed I'm the
place and stead Of Article XIV Of the
Declaration OF Rights Of the Constftu.
ton OF the State Of Maryland shall
be. at the next general election for
members Of the General Assembly
held In this. State. submitted %. 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.