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


-. No debt shall be hciea Ter contr'c I
by the General Assembly unless sh'h dot
shall be authorized by law pru,4lins Tor he
collection Of annual tax or taAss sitl y. NJ
to pay the interest On such delft ls II = 10
due, and also TO discharge the princi ~ thrr, oi
within fifteen years from the TIM 81 .,uuacl.
ing the same; and the taxes laid fOt his tur-
pose shall not be repealed OF applied to any
other object until the said debt snl interest.
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credit
OF the state shall not Ia any manner p'e,n
or loaned 10, or in aid Of any individual 90.
citation OF corporation NOT shall ths u" al
Assembly have the power in any mod 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 aPpro, ration
therefor, except in aid Of the construction OF
works Of internal Improvement in the counties
Of ST Mays, Charles and Calvert, oh have
had no direct advantage from such works as
have been heretofore aided by the State; aud
provided that such aid, advances or appfOpfia-
tons shall not exceed In the aggregate the sum
Of five hundred thousand dollars. And they
shall not use or appropriate the proceeds VI
the internal Improvement companies, or OF the
State tax, now levied, or which may hereafter
be levied. TO pay of the pulJie 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 debit
but the General Assembly may, without laying
tax, borrow an amount never TO exceed fifty
thousand dollars 10 meet temporary dehei'
enees IN the Treasury, and may contract debts
10 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 VI funds for the pur'
pose OF aiding OF compromising 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 10 and ap-
proved by vote Of the people Of the State
at the General Election next following the
enactment Of such legislation.
SEC 2. And BE- IL fnyfhsr enacted BY The
authority aforSIaid, That the said aforegoins
section hereby proposed "A an amendment 10
the Constitution, shall, al the neN 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 pursuance Of the directions contained In
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this State,
ard at the said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Constitu.
ton shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot,
there shall be printed the following synopsis
Of said amendment under the caption of "COn.
,iintional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
Adjusted Compensation To War Veterans"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
IN the State Constitution which prevents the
State from pledgng It's 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 eoun
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 Anne ndment." az
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 Of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1924.
Now, Therefore. I, Albert c, Richie, Gov.
ernor OF the State Of Maryland, in pursuance
Of the direction contg ned iH Section ~
Article IL Of the Constitution Of Maryland,
DO hereby order and direct that this pfocla.
nation containing full true and correct copy
on the text Of said Chapters ~ and J27 u
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 so many may be published and where
not more than one may be published then in
that newspaper, and IN three newspapers pub.
lisbed in the CIV Of Baltimore. one Of which
SHAH be published IN the German language,
once . week for at least three months nsst
preceding the general election 10 be held in
the State Of Maryland on Tuesday the 9Th day
OF November 1924. At which election the said
proposed amendments H. the Constitution shall
be submitted IN form and manner prescribed BY
the General Assemtly. to the legal and quail.
ned voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection.
r. Y Given under my hand and
The Great the Great Seal Of the State
Seal Of the Of Maryland. Done at the
State Of Cry u Annapolis, this
Maryland. 18th Jay u July, nineteen
nifed aud twenty four.
ALBEIT c. RITcHIE.
ny the Governor;
v. BROOKE LEE,
Secretary Of State.