Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-09-27
CHAPTER 4s6

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
I, 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
t4O) years; amending the powers of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to Dor.
row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
vding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General As
embly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the MEM
6ers OF each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 2, of Arti-
Gle Al 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 2,
Of Article XI, of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland
Section :. 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, in aid of any
ndiVidual, association, or corporation; nor shall
me Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have
me power to involve the City of Baltimore in
ne construction of works of internal improve
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
Ine General Assembly of Maryland, and by an
%%Glnance of the Mayor and City Council of
Coatlmore, submitted to the legal voters of the
DHy OF Baltimore, at such time and place as
may De liked by said ordinance, and approved
majority of the votes cast at such time
daa place; such ordinance shall provide for the
usch3rge OF any such debt or credit within the
Iellod OF forty (40) years from the time of con.
rractng the same; but the Mayor and City
Sfouncii may, temporarily, borrow any amount
VI money to meet any deficiency in the City
ttIedsury, and may borrow any amount at any
nne to provide for any emergency arising from
..e necessity OF maintaining the police, or pre-
ssslVng the health, safety and sanitary condi.
s uun OF the city, and may make due and proper
sr rdSngements and agreements for the renewal
al nu extension, in whole or in part, of any and
i.u d t9 and obligations created according to
'SS before the adoption of this Constitution.
HIeeuon 2: And be it further enacted by the
Ser nSSry aforesaid. That said foregoing section,
So. cay proposed as an amendment to the Con
s su'uI1on, shall be, at the next general election
NJ cMemoers OF the House of Representatives
a.. congress held in this State, submitted 10 the
t isS and qualified voters of the State for adop
Contained in Article xiv Of the Constitution Of
yots stare, and at the said general election the
CoS e on the said proposed amendment to the
SsIS sttution shall be by ballot, and upon each
mere shall be printed the words For the
CO rsti.utionai Amendment" and Against the
law 1St.tutional Amendment" as now provided by
t,r., ana immediately after said election due
for -. s9aH be made to the Governor of the vote
dirso snd against said proposed amendment, as
stit,t;oi by said Fourteenth Article of the Con
cor5 I.,on' and further proceedings had in &C.
Ssance with said Article Fourteen
mi, Gu nn s.. And be it further enacted, That
act shall take effect June /. 1888.
approved; April 81, 1888
Ri HToCMi THEREFORE. |, ALBERT {;
OF iNNHtIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
con,s;. AE YLAND, in pursuance of the direction
sttS.;ned IN Section l of Article IA of the Con-
dire, n OF Maryland, do hereby order and
trns Ina. .fat this proclamation containing a full,
tiers iSS S9rTect copy of the text of said Char.
Of MO- OF the Acts of the General Assembly
ii. Gsryla1d of 1881, and 456 of the Acts Of
publ;sSsnssral Assembly of Maryland of 1888, be
OF H. W IN at least two newspapers in each
be r,,Li Eoyuntes of the State where so many may
be nhII;shed and where not more than one may
three U u.1 then in that newspaper, and in
more newspapers. published in the City of Bati.
Cerre,, one Of which shall be published in the
month"; language, once week for at least three
held 4; next preceding the general election to be
6tb ~ 'ne state of Maryland on Tuesday the
The sa;d Of November, 1884, at which election
ton sbsu proposed amendments to the Consttu'
scrib sIail be submitted in form and manner pre-.
srd by the General Assembly, to the legal
i'm qualified voters of the State for their adop
"On or rejection. ~
TUT Given under my hand and
GRFAT sr the Great Seal of the State OF
zeal Maryland. Done at the City
MARVT AMI of Annapolis, this 10th day OF
LAND July, in the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four.
~ Al ALBERT C. RICHIE,
He Governor:
DAVID C. wINEBRENNER, 80,
Secretary of State.