The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-23
SUPERVISORS ELECTION NOTICE
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for the raising of such funds as
may be needed for the aid of com
pensation Of those citizens of the
State who during the time of war
have, with hc@or, served the count
~ and State, an providing for the
submission of said amendment to
\ the qualified voters Of this State
j for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland
(three-ifths of all the members of
each of the two Houses concurring)
That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section "a of Article
3 of the Constitution of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally quail
ned voters of the State, as herein pro-
vlded, to become Section "a of Article
5 OF the Constitution of the State of
Maryland.
81. No debt shall be hereafter con-
tracted by the General Assembly un-
less such debt shall be authorized BY
a law providing for the collection of
an annual tax or taxes sufficient to
pay the interest on such debt as It
tails due, and also to discharge the
principal thereof within fifteen years
from the time of contracting the
same; and the taxes laid for this pur-
pose shall be repealed or applied to
any other object until the said debt
and 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
association CT corporation; nor shall
the General Assembly have the power
IN any mode to involve the State in
the construction of works of internal
Improvement, nor III 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 inter-
nal Improvement in the counties of
st. Mary's, Charles and Calvert.
which have had no direct advantage
from such works as have been here
tofore aided by the State; and pro-
vided that such aid, advances or ap-
preparations 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, OF which
may hereafter be levied, TO pay off
the public debt (or) to any other pur-
pose until the interest and debt are
fully paid or the sinking fund shall be
equal to the amount OF the outstand-
ing debt; but the General Assembly
may, without laying a tax, borrow ain
amount never to exceed fifty thous-
and dollars to meet temporary def
cheney in the Treasury and may con-
tract debts to any amount that may
be necessary for the defence Of the
State. And provided further that
nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit the raising of funds
Tor the purpose OF aiding OF compen-
satlng 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 ac-
ton 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. 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid That the
said aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution, shall, at the next general
election for members of Congress
held in this State, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, in pursu-
ance of the directions contained in
Article II of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said general election
the vote on the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot. there
snail be printed the following synop-
SIS OF said amendment under the cap
ton OF Constitutional Amendment
Providing For Aid Or Adjusted Com
pensation To War Veterans" This
Amendment removes the prohibition
LOW 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 ad-
Justed compensation to those citizens
OF the State who with honor, served
their country or State in time of war;
and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitu-
tional 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 proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1924.
Also for the Bond Issue, against
the Bond Issue, said proposed bond
issue being for the purpose of en-
powering and directing the County
Commissioners of Garrett county tc
borrow money on the credit of Gar
rett county for school purposes, and
being known and designated as
CHAPTER 500.
AN ACT to empower and direct the
County Commissioners of Garrett
County to borrow money on the
credit Of said county for the pur-
pose of erecting public school build
ings in the county of Garrett, and
heating, furnishing and equipping
the same, and to purchase or con-
denim real estate for the erection
of the same, and for the purpose OF
renairinp and hpa tinp nl1hlic school