Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-04

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
z, OF Article XII, OF the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. title "City of Baltimore, u
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 thS
Mayor and City Louncii of Baltimore to Dor.
row money for ernergensy purposes; and pro.
vidng 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-ffths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed an amendment to Section 2, of Arti-
Gle Al, of the Constitution of the State ct Mary.
land, title "City of Baltimore" the same. it
State, as herein provided. to become Section 2.
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
and City Council of Baltimore; nor shall the
credit of the Mayor and City Council OF Bati-
more be given or loaned to. or in aid OF any
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
6 Baltimore submitted to the legal voters OF the
may be fixed by said ordinance, and approved
by a majority OF the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance ehall provide for the
discharge of any such debt or credit within the
period of forty (40) years from the time of con
Tactng 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
non Of the city. and may make due and proper
arrangements and agreements for the renewal
ana extension. in whole or in part, of any and
an an debts and obligations created according to
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
Section Q. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
s1ltution, 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
uon Or rejection, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution Of
TINS State, and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
constitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
9sllot 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-
tuIns shall be made to the Governor OF the vote
Ior and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con
sutution, and further proceedings had in &C.
eordance with said Article Fourteen.
4, section g.. And be il further enacted, That
mis- Act shall take effect June l. 1888.
Approved April FL, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, ALBERT Z.
RRITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
Vt MARYLAND. in pursuance of the direction
contained in Section of Article IA of the Con.
sMttuton of Maryland, do hereby order and
uIeet that this proclamation containing tull'
. uue and correct copy of the text of said Chap
urs lbs of the Acts of the General Assembly
VI maryland of 1881, and 456 of the Acts OF
.ne General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, be
pSDnshed IN at least two newspapers in eacn
~ tne counties Of the State where so many may
Ipe published and where not more than one may
". rs published then in that newspaper. and in
tnree newspapers published in the City OF Bati-
more, one of which shall be published in the
GERMAN language, once week for at least three
hhJntns next preceding the general election to be
Ss eIu IN the State of Maryland on Tuesday the
~. an DAY OF November, 1884, at which election
, .ne said proposed amendments to the Consttu'
s uOn shall be submitted in form and manner pre-;
sel,Ded BY the General Assembly, to the Legal
IN; no Qualified voters of the State for their adop
ZION or rejection.
Given under my hand and
cnr THE the Great Seal Of the State OF
1REAT 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,
~ the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, !D,
Secretary Of State.