The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

Wrereas, at the January Session of tn,
General Assembly of Maryland held ir
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen
Acts were passed, to wit: Chapter 800
proposing an amendment to Article Is
of the Declaration of Rights of the Con
stitution of Maryland; Chapter 4l6, pro.
posing a new Article to said Constitu'
ton to be known as Article XI-A; Chap.
ter 49, proposing an additional section
to Article III of said Constitution and
Chapter 673, proposing an additional Ar.
ticle to said Constitution to be known al
article XVI: which said Acts of this
General Assembly are in words and ng.
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 to the qualified voters u this State
for their adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland Cthree-fifths OF
all the Members of each OF the two
Houses concurrng), 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
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 supercede
and stand in place and stead of such Ar
ticle.
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 it 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 on
land and personal property which the
respective taxing powers may have di-
rsc:ed 10 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 government
and benefit of the community.
Section Q And be it enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
Article hereby proposed in place and
stead of Article XIV of the Declaration
OF Rights of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland shall be, at the next
general election for members of the Gem
eral Assembly held in this State, sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article XIV of the Constitution of
this State. ana that at said general cleo
tion the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each official ballot there
shall he printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
TO the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as di-
rected by Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved, April 10th, 1914