Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

81. No debt shall be 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 such debt it 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pose shall not be repealed or applied to any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 and interest
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credit
| OF the. State shall not i'll 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.
| volye the State in the construction Of works
| o. internal Improvement, nor ~ granting any
aid thereto which shall involve the faith or
credit OF the State nor make any spproi ration
| herefof, except in lid Of the construction OF
| works Of internal Improvement in the counties
Of 81 Mays. Charles and Calvert which have
had no direct advantage from such works a:
| have been heretofore aided by the State; and
provided that such aid, advances or apprOpria.
| tons shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum
of hive hundred thousand dollars. And they
shall not appropriate the proceeds OF
the internal improvement companies, or of the
| State lax, now levied, or which may hereafter
| e levied, TO pay off the public debt (or) to
| my other purpose until the interest and debt
equal to the amount Of the outstanding debt;
| Tut the General assembly may, without laying
tax, borrow an amount never to exceed nifty
| thousand dollars to meet temporary dehci-
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to any amount that may be necessary for the
defence Of the State. And provided further
that nothing In this section shall be construed
| 10 proh the raising Of funds for the pur-
l.ose OF aiding compensating in such manner
or way as the General assembly of the State
| shall deem proper, those citizens Of the State
Who have .ser.e'l. with honor, their country
and State in time Of war; provided, however,
hat such action Of the General Assembly shall
he effective only when submitted to and ~.
proved by vote of the people OF the State
| al the General Election next following the
| enactment of such legislation.
SEC. 2. lind be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the sod aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an Amendment 10
The Constitution. shall, 1t the next general
election for members Of Congress held In this
voters Of the State for adoption or rejection,
IN pursuance Of the directions contained in
lrticle IA Of the Constitution Of this State,
I'd at the said general election the vote on
he said proposed amendment to the Constitu.
non shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot,
there shall be printed the following synopsis
Of said amendment under the caption Of "Con.
stitutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
adjusted Compensation TO War Veterans"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
IN the State Constitution which prevents the
safe from pledging its credit for the raising
of monies which could he used for the aid or
as adjusted compensation to those citizens of
he State who, with honor, served their. coun.
try, or State in time Of war; and upon each
. ailot there shall also be printed the words
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
aid election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
osed amendment as directed by said Four
zenith Article of the Constitution, and further
roceedings had in accordance with said. Article
Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1924.
Now, Therefore, 7, Albert c. Richie, Gov.
ernor Of the State Of Maryland in pursuance
Of the direction contained in Section l Of
Article ~ of the Constitution Of Maryland,
nation containing q full, true and correct copy
Of the text Of said Chapters ~ and 327 Of
he Acts OF the General Assembly Of MARYLAND
Of 1924, be published in at least two news
'apers 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
nat newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
shed 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 be held in
he State of Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day
1t November. 1924. at which election the said
'roposed amendments to the Constitution shall
he General Assembly, to the legal and quail.
ed voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection.
Y Given under my hand and
The Great the Great Seal Of the State
} Seal of the of Maryland. Done at then
State of City of Annapolis, this
Maryland. 18th day of July, nineteen
u hundred and twenty-four.
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
BY the Governor: