The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
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 800, proposing an amend
ment to Article Is, of the Declara-
ton of Rights of the Constitution OF
Maryland; Chapter 416, proposing a
new Article to said Constitution to 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 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 Constltu-
ton of the State of Mary and, and to
provide for the submission Of such
amendment to the qualified voters of
this State for their adoption or re-
lection.
-
General Assembly of Maryland (three-
nfths 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
fed 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-classifcations of improve
ments 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 gen.
eral 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 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 g And be it 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 elec-
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
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.
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution of this State by add
ing a new Article thereto to follow
Immediately after Article XI and to
be known as Article XI-A, and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, (three-
6fths of all Members of each of the
two Houses concurring), That the fol-
lowing Article to follow Immediately
after Article XI and to be known as
Article XI-A be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, which Ar
ticle, if adopted by the qualified voters
of this State, as herein provided, shall
thereby by such adoption be and be-
come a part of the Constitution Of
this State.
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLA-
TION.
Section /. On demand of the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council of the
City of Baltimore, or on petition bear
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