Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

a. No debt shall he hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such debt
shall be authorized by law providing for the
collection of an annual tax or taxes sufficient
to pay the Interest on such debt II falls
due, and also to discharge the principal thereof
within fifteen years from the time Of contract
ing the same, and the taxes laid for this pur'
pose shall not be repealed or applied to any
other object until the said debt aud interest
thereon shall be fully discharged, The credit
OF the State shall not in any manner be given
or loaned to, or in aid OF any individual asso.
citation or corporation; nor shall the General
Assembly have the power IN amy mode To IN.
voye the State in the construction Of works
OF internal Improvement nor in granting any
| aid thereto which shall involve the faith or
| credit of the State; nor make any appropriation
therefor, except in aid OF the construction OF
works Of internal improvement in the counties
| OF st Mays, Charles and Calvert, which have
had no direct advantage from such works as
have been heretofore aided by the State; aud
provided that such aid, advances or appropria.
tons shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum
of five hundred thousand dollars. And they
shall not use or appropriate the proceeds OF
the internal improvement companies, or of the
State tax, now levied, or which may hereafter
be levied, to pay off the public debt tori TO
any other purpose until the interest and debt
are fully paid the sinking fund shall be
equal to the amount Of the outstanding debit
but the General Assembly may, without laying
tax, borrow an amount never TO exceed fifty
thousand dollars to meet temporary dshci.
| encies in the Treasury, aud may contract debts
to any amount that may be necessary for the
defence OF the State. And provided further
| that nothing In this section shall be construed
to prohibit the raising Of funds for the pur.
pose of aiding or compensating IN such manner
| or way as the General Assembly Of the State
shall deem proper, those citizens Of the State
who have served with honor, their country
| and State in time OF war; provided however,
| that such action Of the General Assembly shall
be effective only when submitted to and ap.
proved by vote Of the people Of the State
| at the General Election next following the
enactment of such legislation.
SIC 3 Ind be il further enacted BY The
authority Gf0reSGid. That the said aforcgOing
section hereby proposed as an amendment TO
The Constitution, shall, at the next general
election for members Of Congress held In this
| state, be submitted TO the legal aud qualified
voters Of the State for adoption or rejection
| in pursuance OF the directions contained In
| Article II Of the Constitution Of this State,
ard at the said general election the vote on
| the said proposed amendment TO the Copstitu.
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot,
there shall he printed the following synopsis
| OF said amendment under the caption Of "Con.
stitutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
| Adjusted Compensation TO War Veterans 4"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
| In the State Constitution which prevents the
| state from pledgng It's credit for the raising
Of monies which could be used for the aid or
as adjusted compensation to those citizens of
the State who, with honor, served their coun.
| try or state IN time Of wat; and upon each
ballot there shall also be printed the words
FOR the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall he made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment. as directed by said For
teenth Article Of the Constitution aud further
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen,
Approved April Q. 1924.
Now Therefore, !, Albert C. Richie, Gov.
ctnof Of The State Of Maryland, in pursuance
| Of the direction contains Ia Section / Of
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that this procla.
nation containing full, true and correct copy
Of the text OF said Chapters W and l27 of
the Acts Of the General Assembly Of MARYLAND
Of 1924 be published in at least two news.
papers IN each Of the counties Of the State
where 80 many may be published and where
moi more than one may be published then in
hat newspaper, and in three newspapers pub.
lishcd in the City Of Baltimore, one OF which
shall be published in the German language.
| once week for at least three months next
preceding the general election to he held in
the State Of Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day
| OF November, 1924. at which election the said
proposed amendments to the Constitution shall
be submitted in form and manner prescribed by
the General Assembly, TO The legal aud quail,
ned voters Of the State for their adoption OF
rejection.
| f., v Given under my hand and
The Great the Great Seal of the State
| } Seal Of the Of Maryland. Done At lie
State Of City Of Annapolis. this
Maryland. 18th day Of July nineteen
| NNJ hundred and twenty four.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,
By the Governor:
r.. BROOKE LEE,
Secretary Of State.