Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-09-07

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore TO bag
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 it enacted by the General As
semby of Maryland (threehfths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the same IS hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section Y of Arti-
Gle Xl. of the Constitution of the State of Mary.
land title "City of Baltimore" the same, il
State, as herein provided, to become Section 7,
of Article XI. of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland.
Section T. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, 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 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
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 credit within the
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
all debts and obligations created according to
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
A,,I ba f,,rf ted hu
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con.
stitution. shall be, at the next general election
for Members Of the House of Representatives
of Congress held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution Of
this State. and at the said general election tae
vote 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" as now provided BY
law, and Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor OF the vote
directed by said Fourteenth Article of the Con-
stitution. and further proceedings had in 40.
cordance with said Article. Fourteen
Section 3. And be it further enacted, fhas
this Act shall take effect June !. 1888.
Approved April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, ALBERT G.
RITCHfE. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Section of Article II of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation containing full.
true and correct copy of the text of said Chap.
tiers 1856 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1881, and 456 of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, b.
published in at least two newspapers in each
of the counties of the State where 80 many may
be published and where not more than one may
be published then in that newspaper, and In
three newspapers published in the City of Balti.
more, of which shall be published in the
German language. once week for at least three
months next preceding the general election 70 b
held in the State of Maryland on Tuesday tie
9th day Of November, 1884, at which elestjon
the said proposed amendments to the Coustitu.
ton shall be submitted in form and ruanner pre-:
scribed by the General Assembly, to the ieGpl
and qualified voters of the State for their ad0p.
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal of the State a
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at the CikY
OF of Annapolis, this 10th dsy q
MARYLAND July, in the year ninetesa
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,
By the Governor:
DAVID c. WINERRENNER, IN
SECRETARY IF SsesA