Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-01
PROCLAMATION


"a. No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such debt
shall be authorized by law providing Tor the
| collection of an annual tax or taxes suiheient
| 10 pay the interest such debt as ii falls
due, and also to discharge the principalthereof
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pose shall not be repealed or applied to any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 in any manner he given
or loaned to, or in aid OF any individual asso.
| citation or corporations nor shall the henetal
Assembly have the power in any mode to m
Vove the State in the construction Of works
| Of internal Improvement nor in granting any
aid thereto which shall involve the faith OF
credit OF the State nor make any appropriation
therefor, except in aid of the construction Of
works of internal Improvement IN the counties
OF 81 Marys, 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.
tions shall not exceed In the aggregate the sum
OF hive hundred thousand dollars. Mud they
shall not use or appropriate the proceeds OF
the internal Improvement companies, OF Of the
State tax, now levied, or which may hereafter
be levied, to pay of the public debt tori to
any other purpose until the interest and debt
are fully paid the sinking fund shall he
equal to the amount of the outstanding debt;
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 ir 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
at the General Election next following the
enactment Of such legislation
SEC. 2, Ind BE- Il farfhet enacted BY the
authority dforesdid. That the said aforeg0ing
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 quaihed
voters Of the State for adoption or rejection,
"a pursuance Of the directions contained in
Article II Of the Constitution of this Sfhtr
erd al the said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment 10 the Constitti.
lion shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot,
mere shall be printed the following synopsis
Of said amendment under the caption Of "ton.
stiliitiona Amendment Providing For Aid Or
adjusted Compensation 70 War Veterans"
THIS amendment removes the prohibition now
10 the State Constitution which prevents the
state from pledRiug It's credit Tor the raising
OF monies which could be used for the aid or
as adjusted compensation TO those i''lens of
the State who, with honor served their cuun.
!ry 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 90 The
Governor OF the vote for and ayaiusi sNd pro.
posed amendment as directed by Said Pour.
teenth Article Of the Constitution, aud further
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved April 9. 1924.
Now. Therefore, I, AIbert G. Richie, Gov.
ernor OF the State OF Maryland, in pursuance
OF the direction c0ntl ntd no Section / Of
Article ~ Of the Confiitution Of Maryland
do hereby order and direct that this nrocla
nation containing full true aud correct copy
OF the text Of said Chapters NJ and 327 II
the Acts OF the General Assembly of MARYLAND
Of 1924, be published in Al least two news
papers in each Of the counties Of The state
where 10 many may be published aud where
not more than one may be published ihcn in
t til newspaper, and ~ three newspapers pub
lished IN the City Of baltimore, one IT which
shal be published IN the German language
once week for Al least three mouths nr,t
preceding the general election 10 be- held IN
ne state Of Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day
OF November 1924, al which election The said
proposed amendments to the Constitution shall
be submitted IN form and manner prescribed In
the General Assembly. TO the legal and guaif
ned voters OF the State for their adoption or
rejection.
Given under my hand and
| The Great the Great Seal o. the State
zeal OF me Of Mary land Done at the
| state Of City Of Annapolis, this
Maryland. 18th day Of July, nineteen
N) hundred and twenty four.
ALBERT c. RITcmE.
by the Governor:
n. BROOKE LEE,
sssrvsEZ e sac.