Montgomery County sentinel., 1915-10-01
PR0CLAMATIODl
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.

Whereas. at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland held in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, Acts
were passed to-wit: Chapter $50, propos-
ing an amendment to Article is, of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
of Maryland; Chapter 416, proposing new
Article to said Constitution to be known as
Article Xl-A; Chapter 453, proposing an
additional section to Article iii of said Con-
stitution, and Chapter 673, 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:
CHAPTER 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV of the Dec
laration of Rights of the Constitution 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 rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifths of all the
members of each Of the two Houses con-
curring), That the following Article be and
the same is hereby proposed in the place
and stead Of Article XIV Of the Declara-
tion 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
supersede 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 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 b-classifications of Improvements on land
and personal property. as it may deem
proper: 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 Baltimore
Tor their respective purposes, shall be uni
form 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 pow
ers may have directed 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
| government and benefit of the community
Section 2. And be ii enacted by the au-
Ihority aforesaid. that the FOREGOING Article
hereby proposed in the 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 General Assembly held in
this State submitted to the legal and quail.
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re.
lection, in pursuance Of the directions con-
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitution Of
this State, and that at said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment tc
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and upor
each Official ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend.
ment" 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 directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th, 1914.