Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-29

"a. No debt .h,H be a,.,af,cr err.r. c ID
| by the General ASSEMBLY un...- 49, d Il
shall be authorized - = .e" i.r,.,' ... i-f re
collection OF an annual t.X or ta-ts --.., at
TO pay the Interest "a such deAt d. Il al Is
due, and also to dschaTge Ae prime. e. ii,r-Ji
within fifteen yeais froia the lihe g.. 1.n,. Ct
ing the same; and the taxes laid or his ir.
pose shall not be repealed applied TO any
other object until the sad debt and interest
| thereon shall be fully d, haEged. TIE credit
| of the State shall not ia au. maruc o. 81, n
| or loaned to, or in aid OF any individual a.so-
citation or corporation; nor shall tAe G.u. al
| Assembly have the power in any mode to in
Volve the State in the construction ii works
| OF internal Improvement, nor IN granting any
| aid thereto which shall involve the failh
credit OF the State; no. make any apprc ration
| therefor, except in aid OF the construction OF
works OF internal improvement ia tn, counties
OF 81 Mary's, Charles and Calvert, which have
| had no direct advantage from such works as
have been heretofore aided by the State; and
| provided that such aid, advances or appropria.
| lions shall not exceed in the aggregate IN, sum
| OF hive hundred thousand dollars. And they
| shall not use or appropriate the proceeds Of
| the internal Improvement companies, Of the
| state tax, now levied, which may hereafter
he levied. to pay off the puSic debt tori 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 debt;
but the General Assembly may, without laying
| a tax borrow an amount never to exceed fifty
| thousand dollars to meet temporary dehci-
| encies in the Treasury, and may contract debts
| to any amount that may he 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 CumpCnsatng in such manner
or way 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 wsr; provided. however
that such action of the General Assembly shall
be effective only when submitted to and APP
proved By vote OF the people of the State
/ Lee tntiR FaNasr tI.s
enactment of such legislation.
SEC. 2. lind be ii further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid That the said aforcgoing
section hereby proposed amendment to
election for members OF Congress held ia this
State, be submitted 70 the legal and qualified
voters OF the State for adoption rejection,
in pursuance OF the direction contained in
Article IA Of the Constitution Of this State,
ard at the said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Constitu.
non snail be by ballot, and upon each ballot,
there shall he printed he following SYNOPSIS
OF said ameudms Ut under he caption Of "Con-
stituional Amendment Providing For Md Or
adjusted Conipcns alton 10 War Veterans
ms amsndmen. removes the prohibition now
- the State Constitution which prevents the
state from plcdgiug 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
ieenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1874
Now, Therefore. ], Albert c. Richie, Gov
eTnor Of the State OF Maryland, in pursuance