The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-28
ESTABLISHED 1871.
CECIL w HIG
Proposed amendments to
Constitution of Maryland.

Wtsreas 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 amendment to Article 10
of the Declaration of Rights of the Con-
stitution of Maryland; Chapter 4l6. pro-
posing a new Article to said Consttu-
ton to be known as Article X1-A; Chap
ter 453, proposing an additional section
to Article III of said Constitution and
Chapter 673 proposing an additional Ar
tIcle TO said Constitution to be known as
article XVI: which said Acts of the
General Assembly are in words and FIG.
ures following:
CAPTER 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
OF the State of Maryland, and to pro-
vide for the submission of such amend
ment 10 the qualified voters OF this State
for their adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland Uhree-ffths OF
all the Members of each OF the two
Houses concurring), That the following
Article be and the same is hereby pro-
posed in the place and stead of Article
XIV of the Declaration of Rights of the
as at present existing, and If adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, il shall supercede
and stand in place and stead of such Ar
tIce.
Article XIV. That the levying of taxes
by the poll is grievous and oppressive
and ought to be prohibited; that pau
pers 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 sub-classi-
ncations of improvements on land and
personal property, as IL may deem prop
err; 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 Bal
timore for their respective purposes
shall be uniform as to land within the
taxing district, and uniform within the
class or sub-class of improvements ont
land and personal property which the
respective taxing powers may have di-
rectsd to be subjected TO the tax levy;I
Hhey North East. !
Register of Wills-Rufus d. Rowland. EIkton
I'd 3. Merritt, Warwick; James c.
McCauey, Leeds; Edward kurtz Taylor,
Blythedsle; Walter |, Smith, Pleasant Hill;
5tate's Attorney Henry L. Constable and
Omar d. Crothers. Elkton. n
Sheriff Clinton j. Yerfes, Lombard; Jacob II.
Reynolds, Elkton; George Benson Chesa- 1
peakG City John J.. Pearce COinfa Rlch- Il
ard X. Barnes, Charlestown William T. L
Chidester. Pleasant Hill. 4
'ounty Commissioner-Ge George r. Ewing, Blake; II
James T. Watts, Cecilton; j. Turner Cam II
eron, Calvert.
Judges of Orphans Court S. Wills Lusby. H
Cecton; Milton S Sentmaa Fair Hill;
James j. McCauley, Chds Alexander p.
Jackson Principle Furnace; Powell F.
Johns, Warwick.
House OF Delegates Charles I. +. Mearns,
North East +. Nelson James. Rising Sun
George W. Cosden, North East John B.
Slicer, Rising Sun Frederick H. Letter,
Eiktgn; George \. Atkinson, Port Deposit;
Cecil c. Squier, Port Deposit; John w.
Bouchee, Chesapeake City.
county Treasurer Charles II. Gatchell Elkton.
Assistant County Treasurer-H. Elmer McCar-
dell, Port Deposit Charles p. Cooke. Elk
Mills Walter c. Martindell, Lombard
State Central Committee.
r. NJ. Elaok. Harvey H. Mackey, Delmar
Smithers, Daniel Bratton, George w. Will
lians. Holden :. Ireland II. Branch Pat |
ton, Alan d. Price.
Delegates to State Convention.
R Harry Lowrn. William II. Holm, George S.
Dare, c. r. CIrriCu, W, Harry Jones, Will
liam H. Brown, William r. Jenness, James
F. Evans.
THE first fouv named ere Harrington dele
gates and the last four Lee IelerutesD