Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-09-03
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, propos-
ing an amendment to Article IS. of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
of Maryland; Chapter 416. proposing new
Article to said Constitution to be known as
Article Xl-A; Chapter 453, proposing an
additional section to Article iii of said Con-
stitution, 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 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV of the Dec
laration Of Rights of the Constitution 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 rejection.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three- fifths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses con-
curring), That the following Article be and
the same is hereby proposed in the place
and stead Of Article XIV of the Declara-
ton OF Rights of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland. as at present existing.
and If adopted by the legal and qualified
voters thereof, as herein provided, it shall
supersede 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 uniform rules. provide for separate
assessment of land and classification and
suo-ciassihcations Of improvements on land
and personal property. as it may deem
proper; and all taxes thereafter provided
TO be levied by the State for the support
OF the general State Government, and by
the counties and by the City of Baltimore
ior their respective purposes, shall be uni
form 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 DOW.
ers may have directed to be subjected e
the tax levy; yet fines, duties or take.
may properly and Justly be imposed. OF
laid with a political view for the good
government and benefit of the community
Section 2. And be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that the FOREGOING Article
hereby proposed in the place and stead o.
Article XIV of the Declaration of Rights O
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland
snail be. at the next general election fo
members Of the General Assembly held il
this State, submitted to the legal and quail
he'd voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection. in pursuance of the directions con
tanned in Article XIV Of the Constitution O
this State. and that at said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment t.
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and upor
each official ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
mem" and Against the Constitutions
Amendment, as now prescribed by law
and Immediately after said election du,
returns shall be made to the Governor O
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by Article XIV o
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th. 1914.