Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-25
CHAPTER AK


AN ACT to propose amendment to Section
2, of Article XII, of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title CITY of Baltimore, 4"
requiring the Mayor and City Council of Bal
timore, in contracting any debt or giving any
credit, to discharge the same within forty
(40) years; amending the powers of the
Mayor and City council of Baltimore to boz.
row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
viding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be il enacted by the General As
sem5ly Of Maryland tthree-ffths of all the mem
bers of each OF the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 7. of Arti-
Gle Al, of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land. title "City of Baltimore" the same, ii
adopted by the legally qualified voters of the
State, herein provided, to become Section 2,
Of Article Xl, of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland.
Section 2 From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, no debt Except herein
after excepted). shall be created by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore; shall the
credit of the Mayor and City Council Of Balti-
more be given loaned to. in aid of any
individual, association, or corporation; shall
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have
the power to involve the City of Baltimore in
the construction of works of internal improve
ment. nor in granting any aid thereto, which
shall involve the faith and credit of the city,
nor make any appropriation therefor. unless
such debt or credit be authorized by an Act OF
the General Assembly of Maryland. and By an
ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, submitted to the legal voters of the
City OF Baltimore, at such time and place
may be hxed by said ordinance, and approved
by majority OF the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance hall provide for the
discharge of any such debt credit within the
period OF forty (40) years from the time OF con
tracing the same; but the Mayor and City
Council may. temporarily, borrow any amount
OF money to meet any deficiency in the City
Treasury, and may borrow any amount at any
time to provide for any emergency arising from
the necessity of maintaining the police or pre-
serving the health, safety and sanitary condi
ton OF the city, and may make due and proper
arrangements and agreements for the renewal
and extension. in whole or in part. of any and
all debts and obligations created according 10
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution, shall be, at the next general election
Tor Members of the House Of Representatives
Of Congress held in this State. submitted u the
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words FOR the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now provided by
law, and Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor of the vote
tor and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
sttution, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen
Section 3. And be il further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June /, 1888.
Approved; April 81. 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, ALBERT L.
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
DE MARYLAND. in pursuance Of the direction
contained in Section / Of Article Ia Of the Con
sutution OF Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation containing a full,
true and correct copy Of the text of said Char,
ters l8s of the Acts Of the General Assembly
II Maryland of 1881 and $50 OF the Acts OF
he General Assembly Of Maryland Of 1888, be
IT the counties of the State where so many may
he published and where not more than one may
he published then in that newspaper. and in
three newspapers published in the City Of Balti
more, one Of which shall be published in the
Herman language, once week for AT least three
months next preceding the general election TO be
held in the State Of Maryland on Tuesday the
9Th day OF November. 1884, at which election
the said proposed amendments TO the Constitu
scribed BY the General Assembly, TO the legal
and qualified voters Of the State for their adop
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal of the State OF
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at the City
OF Of Annapolis, this 10th day Of
MARYLAND July, IN the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT c. RICHIE.
By the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNE IN.
Secretary Of State