Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-08
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Wheftes. at the January Session Of the
Ocnalt As ubiy Of Maryland held In
the yotr MIN teen hundred and fourteen.
Acts Here passed, to wit: Chapter 49,
prpposrg an amendment to Article Is
OF the Declaration OF Rights OF the Con-
stitutiQn OF Maryland; Chapter as pro-
posIngfa new Article 70 said constitu-
ton 70 be known as Article Xi-A; Chap
ter 49, proposing an additional section
to Article Ill OF said Constitution and
Chapte 12 proposing an additional Ar
tlcle 70 said Constitution to be known as
Artlcl3 XVI; which said Acts OF the
General Assembly are IN words and ng-
ures following:
cAPrER sso
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
inent q The qualified voters Of this State
for their adoption or rejection.
Section l. h it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland tthree-nfths OF
all the Members 81 each Of the two
Houses coneurringl. That the following
Artlcle be and fl.e sams Is hereby pro-
posed n the plate and stead Of Article
NIEAf| AI|.I0|N NIlfN u Li&lAt| |A the
Consultation Of the State OF Maryland,
as at present existing. and n adopted
by fheilegai and Qualihed voters tAereof,
as heIein provided. II shall supercedc
and stand In place and stead Of such Ar
ticle.
ArtIde XIV. rhat the ievyins Of taxes
BY thu poll Is rrlevous and Oppressive
and otxht to be prohibited: that pau
pers aisht not to be assessed for The
suppofI OF the government; that the
Genera Assembly shall. By uniform
rules provide for separate assessment
OF iant and classification and sub-classi-
fcafioAs OF improvements on land and
personal property. as It may deem prop
er: and ali taxes thereafter provided 70
be levied by the State for the support
OF the general State Government, and
BY the counties and BY the City Of Bal
tirnore FOR their respective purposes,
shall Ne uniform as to land within the
taxing district. and uniform within thH
class er sub-elass Of improvements on
land and personal property which the
respective taxing powers may have d.
rected fto be subjected to the tax levy;
yet iirl9s. dnfies or taxes may properly
and itistly be imposed. or laid with a
politlc4i view for the good government
and beneht Of tho community.
secti&n !. And be It enacted by the
authority aforesaid. that the fcregoing
Article hereby proposed IN place and
stead III Article XIV OF the Declaration
OF Rights OF the Constitution OF the
state X Maryland shall be, At the next
genera; election for members Of the Gem
srai II sembly held in this State. sub
mittedffo tho legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection.
In purtuancc Of the directions contained
In Article XIV OF the Constitution OF
this ss:ate, and that at said general cleo
ton lie vote on said proposed amend
ment II the Constitution shall be BY BAL
lot ell upon each oficinl ballot there
shall Il nslasee q 4, ,,es'a- For she Con.
one 'cs11istifhtional 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 d.
rected by Article XIV Of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved. April 10Th. isik