Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-18
CHAPTER Az

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Z, 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
t4o) years: amending the powers Of The
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to boz.
+ row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
- viding for the submission of said amendment
10 the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be il 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 as an amendment to Section z. of Arti-
Gle XI, of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title city of Baltimore" the same. it
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
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
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
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 rhall 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
OF money to meet any deficiency IN the lily
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 propet,
and extension, in whole in part. of any and
all debts and obligations created according 10
law before the adoption of this Constitution. Al.
Section Q. And be it further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing secuoh'
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con.
stitution, shall be, at the next general eecton
for Members of the House of Representatives
of Congress held in this State, submitted 70 the
legal and qualified voters of the State tor aoop
ton or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general election tne
vote on the said proposed amendment 10 tne
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon eath
ballot there shall be printed the words FOR me inc
Constitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now provided Dy
law, and Immediately after said election que re.
for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con'
stitution, and further proceedings had IN &C
cordance with said Article Fourteen ,
Section g. And be it further enacted, Ina'
this Act shall take effect June /. 1888.
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, |, ALBEIT =;
RICHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE SlhiE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direcuon
contained in Section of Article IA OF the Con I
stitution of Maryland, do hereby order AM AM
true and correct copy of the text OF said Cnsr ,,
ters 1876 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1881. and 456 of the Acts o.
the General Assembly of Maryland OF 1879, u
published in at least two newspapers IN co.,
OF the counties of the State where so many uhay
be published and where not more than one n'Gy
be published then in that newspaper ana ~
three newspapers published in the City OF baIti.
more, one of which shall be published IN IT,, .n
German language, once week for at easl ~ WI Re
months next preceding the general election /" AZ
held in the State of Maryland on TUESDAY tne
9th day of November, 1884, at which ee S.;.,,.
the said proposed amendments to the OonS,,. ~.
ton shall be submitted in form and manhei ,ssaI
scribed by the General Assembly, to, the ~
and qualified voters of the State for their auoP
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal of the stat, 60: =.
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at .ne e. ~
OF Of Annapolis this 10th day .,
MARYLAND July, in the year ninetee"
hundred and thirty-four'
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
By the Governor:
DAVID C. wINEBRENNER, !D.
Secretary Of Ne'~'