Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-31

-. 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 or taxes sufficient
to pay the interest such debt as il 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 thia pur-
pose shall not be repealed or applied to any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 asso.
citation or corporation nor shall the General
Assembly have the power in any mode to in
volve 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 Mary's, Charles and Calvert, which have
had no direct advantage from such works az
have been heretofore aided by the State; and
provided that such aid. advances or AppropriA.
IONS shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum
OF hive hundred thousand dollars. And they
shall not use or appropriate the proceeds o.
the internal Improvement companies, or OF the
state tax, now levied, or which may hereafter
be levied, to pay off the public debt (or) TO
any other purpose until the interest and debt
are FULLY paid or 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 dehci'
eneies 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 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
AL - TALL naftss h.
| enactment of such legislation.
SEC. 2. .4nd BE- u further enacted by The
authority GforeSGid, That the said aforegoina
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
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 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 ConGtitu.
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the following synopsis
stitutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
ADJ listed Compensation To War Veterans"
ms amendment removes the prohibition now
In the State Constitution which prevents the
STATE from pledgng 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.
| ty or state IN time OF war; and upon each
|
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 VI the Constitution and further
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1924
Now, Therefore, l. Albert C. Richie, Gov.
ernor OF the state Of Irr, and, in pursuance
ct the direction cont 81 O. Section Of
Article II vi the Con dtuIiun OF Maryland
do hereby order aud direct that thu pfoca.
nation con lin,n2 lull, rue aud correct copy
| OF the text Of said Chapters III and Il7 III
The Acts of the General ASSEMBLY Of Maryland
OF 1874, be published in a. least two news.
papers IN each Of The counties Of The State
where so many may he publ,sh. d rnd where
| u't more nan one may be pa .l.shpd then in
hat neNspaptr gUl IN 'hrec news a.rrs ptih.
llshed in the City Of baltimore, C.s OF VII h
shal be published IN the German Language,
once week for at least three months next
preceding the general election to be held in
the state OF Maryland on Tuesday the lth day
OF November, 1924, at which election the said
proposed amendments to the Constitution shall
e submitted IN form aud manner prescribed by
he General Assembly. to the legal and aualf
led voters Of the State for their adoption or
rejection.
r. v Given under my hand and
The Great the Great Seal Of the State
Seal OF the OF Maryland, Done at the
state OF Guy of Annapolis. this
Maryland 18th day Of July. nineteen
= hundred aud twenty four.
ALBEIT c. RITCHIE,
by the Governor;
Il. BROOKE LEE.
Secretary OF State.