Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-02
CHAPTER 4s6


AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
z, of Article XII, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title "City of Baltimore"
requiring the Mayor and City Council of Bal.
timore. 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.
rev 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
sembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the mem.
bers of each of the two Houses concurrlng),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 7, of Art-
Gle XII, of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title "City of Baltimore" the same. if
adopted by the legally qualified voters Of the
State, as herein provided, to become Section 7,
OF Article xI, of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland
Section 2. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, no debt Except as herein
after exceptedD. shall be created by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore; nor shall the
credit of the Mayor and City Council of Bat-
more be given or loaned to, in aid of any
individual, association, 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
ment. nor in granting any aid thereto, which
shall involve the faith and credit of the city.
nor make any appropriation therefor. unless
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 as
may be fixed by said ordinance, and approved
by majority of the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance shall 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
an 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 amendment to the Con
stituton, shall be, at the next general election
Tor Members of the House of Representatives
OF Congress held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution Of
tnis state, and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon eaeh
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-
stitution, and further proceedings had in &C.
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
=, Section g.. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June /. 1888.
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE. [, ALBERT I:
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Section of Article IA of the Con,
Stltution of Maryland do hereby order ana
true and correct copy Of the text of said Chap.
tiers l8S of the Acts of the General Assembly
OF Maryland of 1881, and $50 of the Acts OF
the General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, DC
pnbiished in at least two newspapers in eacn
OF the counties of the State where so many may
oe published and where not more than one may
oe published then in that newspaper, and ~
tnree newspapers published in the City OF balt.
more, one of which shall be published IN tne
German language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the general election TO pc
neld in the State Of Maryland on Tuesday tne
9th day OF November, 1884, at which election
the said proposed amendments to the Constitu'
uon shall be submitted in form and manner pre-,
scribed by the General Assembly to the legai
and qualified voters of the State for their aooP
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand ana
THE the Great Seal of the State OF
OF of Annapolis, this 10th day o.
MARYLAND July, in the year nineteeH
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT C. RICHIE,
By the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, 5D,
Secretary Of State