The Republican., 1924-08-07
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further proceedings had in accordance with
Article Il of the Constitution.
Approved April 9. 1924
CHAPTER 327
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
"a Of Article of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partnent, for the purpose of permitting
the State to pledge its credit for the rais-
ing Of such funds may be needed for the
aid or compensation of those citizens of the
State who during the time of war have
with honor. served their country and State,
and providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the GereraI
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed an amendment to
Section "a of Article of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Section "a OF Article 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland.
"a. No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such debt
shall be authorized by a law providing for the
collection of an annual tax taxes sufficient
to pay the interest such debt as it falls
cue, and also to discharge the principal there
OF within fifteen years from the time of con-
tracing the same: and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall be repealed or applied to any
other object until the said debt and interest
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credit
en- or loaned to- in aid of any individual
association or corporation nor shall the Gem
eral Assembly have the power in any mode to
involve 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 appropria-
tion therefor, except in aid of the construc-
tion of works of internal improvement in the
counties Of st. Mary's. Charles and Calvert
which have had no direct advantage from such
works as have been heretofore aided by the
state. DrnElHRI al tIph ni1 ad,
or appropriations shall not exceed in the
aggregate the of five hundred thousand
dollars And they shall not or appropri-
ate the proceeds of the internal improvement
companies, 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 fully paid or the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount of
the outstanding debt but the Gereral Assem-
bly, may, without laying a tax. borrow an
amount never to exceed fifty thousand dollars
to meet temporary deficiencies in the Treasury
and 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 rais-
ing of funds for the purpose of aiding or COM
pensating in such manner way as the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State shall deem prop
er, those citizens of the State who have serv-
&C, with honor their country and State in
time of war; provided, however. that such ac-
tion of the General Assembly shall be effective
only when submitted to and approved by a
vote Of the people of the State at the General
Election next following the enactment of
such legislation.
Sec. p And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed an amendment to
the Constitution shall, at the next general
election for members of Congress held in this
State, be submitted to the legal and duali-
fled voters of the State for adoption or reiec-
ton, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article IA of the Constitution of this State
and at the saiu general election the vote on
apf 70 +ha r.,
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the following synopsis
OF said amendment under the caption of "Con-
stltutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
Adjusted Compensation To War Veterans"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
in the State Constitution which prevents the
State from pledging its 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 war; 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 be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Arti-
Gle Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1924.
Now, therefore, l, Albert c. Ritchie Cover
nor of the State of Maryland. in pursuance of
Gle IA of the Constitution of Maryland do
hereby order and direct that this proclamation
containing full, true and correct copy of the
text of said Chapters III and 327 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of
1924. be published in at least two newspapers
in each of the counties of the State where so
many may be published and where not more
than one may be published then in that news
paper. and in three newspapers published in
the City of Baltimore, one of which shall be
published in the German language, once a
week for at least three months next preceding
the general election to be held in the State
of Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day of No
vember, 1924 at which election the said pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution shall
be submitted in form and manner prescribed
by the General Assembly to the legal and
qualihed voters of the State for their adop-
tion rejection.
J-- Given under my hand and
] The Great the Great Seal of the State
| Seal of the of Maryland Done at the
| State of City of Annapolis, this
! Maryland. 18th day of July nineteen
I----- hundred ana twenty-four
AIRERT RITCHIE