Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-30
CHAPTER 4s6

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
2, 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 bors
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 it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-hfths 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 Arti-
Gle XI, of the Constitution of the State of Mary:
land, title "City of Baltimore the same, it
adopted by the legally qualified voters of the
State, as herein provided, to become Section y
of 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
credit of the Mayor and City Council of Balti.
more be given or loaned to, or in aid of any
individual, association, 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
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 as
may be fixed by. said ordinance, and approved
by a 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-
tracing the same; but the Mayor and City
Council may, temporarily, borrow any amount
deficiency
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 ano
all debts and obligations created according TO
law before the adoption of this Constitution. A.
Section 2. And be it further enacted BY tne
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing secson'
hereby proposed as amendment to the Con'
stitution, shall be, at the next general eecuon
for Members of the House of Representatives
of Congress held in this State, submitted to inc
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 me
vote on the said proposed amendment TO inc
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each ae
ballot there shall be printed the words For the
constitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now PROVIDED y
law, anu immediately aIter Salu cleCtion uNN
turns shall be made to the Governor of the VOC
tor and against said proposed amendment, 40
directed by said Fourteenth Article OF the Ion
stitution, and further proceedings had IN ae'
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
d, Section g.. And be it further enacted lha'
this Act shall take effect June /. 1888
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, ALBERT Z;
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE SIAlE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direc I
contained in Section ! of Article IA OF the Con-
stitution! of Maryland, do hereby order an AM
direct that this proclamation containing c tun'
true and correct copy Of the text Of said Cnat~
tiers 185 Of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1884, and $50 of the Acts on
the General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, ge
published in at least two newspapers IN eae i
OF the counties of the State where so many nsy
be published and where not more than one me-
be published then in that newspaper, ana ~,
three newspapers published in the City OF bai.,.
more, one of which shall be published IN ss
German language, once week for at least UNI - -
months next preceding the general election -
held in the State of Maryland on TUESDAY ~. ~
9th day of November, 1884, at which eee .;.,,.
the said proposed amendments to the Cons.s ~
ton. shall be submitted in form and manner p,i
scribed by the General Assembly, to the legsI
and qualified voters of the State for their au0p
ton or rejection. .d
Given under my hand anq
THE the Great Seal of the star, 80, %
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at tne "a
OF of Annapolis, this 10th DAY u
MARYLAND July, in the year nine'e'N
hundred and thirty-four'
ALBERT C. RICHIE,
By the Governor:
DAVID C. wINEBRENNER' g.,
Secretary Of Stete