Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-09
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments TO the
Constitution of Maryland.

Whereas. ct the January Session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland
held IN the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen. Acts were passed. 10
wit: Chapter $50. proposing an amend
rent 10 Article is. Of the Declare
sion OF Rights of the Constitution OF
Maryland; Chapter 416. proposing a
new AFticle to said Constitution 70 be
known as Article XI-A; Chapter 453.
proposing an additional section TO Ar
dele III OF said Constitution and
Chapter 67S, proposing an additional
Article TO said Constitution 10 be
known as Article XVI: which said
Acts OF the General Assembly are IN
words and figures following:
CHAPTER 500.
An Act to amend Article XV Of the
Declaration Of Rights OF the Constitu.
ton OF the late OF Maryland, ami 10
provide fer tie submission Of such
amer dment to the qualified voters OF
this state for their adoption or re-
lection.
Section !. 30 ii enacted by the
General As embly Of Maryland (three
hfths Of ali the Members of each Of
tire TWO Houses concuTing). Tha. the
following Article be and the same is
hereby proposed IA the place and stead
OF Article Ky 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 10 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 ubclassitications Of improve,
ments on land and personal property.
as II may deem proper; and all taxes
thereafter provided 10 be levied by
the State for the support OF thu gen
elal State Government, and by Tho
counties and by the City OF Balti-
more for their respective purposes,
shall be uniform as 10 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 al.
rected to be subjected TO the tax levy;
Jet fines, duties or taxes may properly
aud Justly DO imposed. or laid with
q political view for the good govern
ment and benefit Of the community
Section ,. 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
leeal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursu.
ance of the directions contained ia
Article XIV OF the Constitution OF this
State, and that at said general cleo
tion the vote on said proposed amend
meut 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.