Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-29
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

Whereas, az the January Session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland
held in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, Acts were passed to
wiz Chapter $40, proposing an amend
nent 10 Article IS. Of the Declsra
tion 81 Rights OF the Constitution OF
Maryland: Chapter 4l6. proposing a
new Article 10 said Constitution 10 be
known as Article XI-A: Chapter 453.
proposing an additional section 10 Ar
ticle III OF said Constitution and
Chapter s73, 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:
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An Act to amend Article XV Of the
Declaration OF Rights OF the Constitu.
ton 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 re
lection.
Section l. De it enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland (three.
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 II adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein proyid-
ed II shall supercede and stand in
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Article XIV. That the leyying 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 IL 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 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 2. And be ii 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-
tion of the State of Maryland shall
be, at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly
held in this state, submitted to TIE
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.