Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-09-06
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AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
I, of Article XII, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title 'City of Baltimore"
requiring the Mayor and City Council of Bal
tmore in contracting any debt or giving any
credit, to discharge the same within forty
(4O) years; amending the powers Of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to Dor.
row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
vding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all the MEM
krs Of each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as amendment to Section 7, OF Arti-
Gle Xl of the Constitution of the State of Mary.
land, title "City Of Baltimore" the same. il
adopted by the legally qualified voters of the
State, as herein provided, to become Section 2,
a Article XI, of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland.
Section 7. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, no debt Except as herein
after excepted). shall be created BY the Mayor
and City Council Of Baltimore; nor shall the
more be given or loaned to, or in aid of any
Individual, association, or corporation; nor 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
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
ordnance ordnance of the Mayor and City Council OF
baltimore, submitted to the legal voters Of the
lily Of Baltimore, at such time and place as
may be fixed by said ordinance, and approved
va majority of the votes cast at such time
ana place; such ordinance shall provide for the
o!ss;narge of any such debt or credit within the
period OF forty (40) years from the time of con-
TTactng the same; but the Mayor and City
Iouhei may. temporarily, borrow any amount
u money to meet any deficiency in the City
treasury, and may borrow any amount at any
M ame to provide for any emergency arising from
The necessity of maintaining the police, or pre-
sSrVing the health, safety and sanitary condi
uun On the city, and may make due and proper
~ and agreements for the renewal
s snu extension, in whole or in part, of any and
i Septs and obligations created according to
AS before the adoption of this Constitution.
,n. SSeeuon q: And be it further enacted by the
SuTvIiy aforesaid, That said foregoing section,
,,; .eoy proposed as an amendment to the Con-
f q, M, Shall be, at the next general election
" ~ Members of the House of Representatives
.,. congress held in this State, submitted to the
tiSs s' and qualified voters of the State for adop
rOr..: rejection, in pursuance of the direction
tS M. Si in Article XIV of the Constitution of
vo. Ssa'e, and at the said general election the
bsIo. . .In shall be by ballot, and upon each
C%,u. mere shall be printed the words "For the
Cos.,utional Amendment" and Against the
la law .ud : Amendment" as now provided by
turn, anu Immediately after said election due re-
a, s1all be made to the Governor of the vote
drectada against said proposed amendment, as
uit,,;a oy said Fourteenth Article of the Con.
coTS SaOn' and further proceedings had in ac-
Ssc 4Se with said Article Fourteen.
nj, 'I A., s.. And be il further enacted, That
wi. Act shall take effect June i, 1858.
approved: April 81, 1888.
uNUW, THEpFFnDE Atnrur ~
SMFTSSHiE, GOVERNOR VERNo OF T nHshS STATE E
eonts;n nEKfiLAND, in pursuance of the direction
sttnn neo IN Section l of Article IA of the Con-
direct ~. OF Maryland, do hereby order and
tu. ar Sat THIS PROCLAMATION containing a full,
trS iSS 90 correct copy Of the text of said Chap
Il. %caryland of 1881, and 4s6 Of the Acts Of
pubi,Sassr Assembly of Maryland of 1888, be
Of The Gil IN al least two newspapers in each
be pub oSnnes OF the State where so many may
). publisSsad and where not more than one may
more Ioewspapers. published in the City of Bati.
Gerrnn,no ne OF which shall be published in the
months language, once a week for at least three
held in M. preceding the general election to be
9Th dav os SState OF Maryland on Tuesday the
ton .hs, proposed amendments to the Constitti.
Eribed l.. "e submitted in form and manner pre-
and ou,I;s sne General Assembly, to the legal
ton or r.sa.vo voters of the State for their adop
THE Given under my hand and
GREAT SEA, the Great Seal Of the State Of
or PEAL Maryland. Done at the City
IARYT AMI OF Annapolis, this 10Th day Of
July, in the year nineteen
hundred and thrty.four.
By M.A ALBERT C. RICHIE,
"e Governor:
DAVID C. WINEBRENNER, ,D,
Secretary of State.