Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-23
CHAPTER ass


AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
z, of Article XI, 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-
vidlng tor the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be II enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-6fths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurrng),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as amendment to Section 7, of Arti-
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 ?,
OF Article XII, of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland.
Section 2. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, no debt Except as herein
after excepted), shall be created by the Mayor
credit of the Mayor and City Council of Balti.
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 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
ordnance of the Mayor and City Council of
baltimore, submitted to the legal voters of the
CIty OF Baltimore, at such time and place as
by majority of the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance shall provide for the
discharge of any such debt or credit within the
period of forty (40) years from the time of con-
Tachng 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
tne to provide for any emergency arising from
the necessity of maintaining the police. or pre-.
serving the health, safety and sanitary condi.
non 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
al debts and obligations created according to
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
section 2. And be it further enacted by the
sutnority aforesaid. That said foregoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con.
ssttution. shall be, at the next general election
I9r Members of the House of Representatives
Of Congress held in this State, submitted to the
,eeeai and qualified voters of the State for adop
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
ms State. and at the said general election the
Sote 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
Jaw, and Immediately after said election due re-
s turns shall be made to the Governor of the vote
III I and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article of the Con.
Sutution, and further proceedings had in &C.
'OtSeance with said Article Fourteen.
A. section g.. And be ii further enacted, That
'nls Act shall take effect June /. 1888.
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, ALBERT Z.
KIT RIETCHIE. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
o 0r MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction
eo!ntained in Section / of Article IA of the Con-
SSutuuon of Maryland, do hereby order and
u .lect that this proclamation containing full,
. sue and correct copy of the text of said Chap
e .grs lSS of the Acts of the General Assembly
~ Maryland of 1881, and 456 of the Acts of
e sne General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, be
ps1onnshed in at least two newspapers in each
I. tne counties of the State where so many may
S published and where not more than one may
". " published then in that newspaper, and in
. .nree newspapers published in the City of Bati-
more, one of which shall be published in the
s.an language, once a week for at least three
hJ1tns next preceding the general election to be
~. tn gay OF November, 1884, at which election
. .ne SAID proposed amendments to the Consttu-
uon shall be submitted in form and manner pre-.
sclioed BY the General Assembly, to the legal
t sna Qualified voters of the State for their adop-
uon or rejection.
Given under my hand and
cnr The the Great Seal of the State of
'NEAI SEAL Maryland. Done at the City
MApOOF of Annapolis, this 10th day OF
OAKLAND July, in the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT C. RICHIE,
ny the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, 3D,
Secretary of State.