Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
CHAPTER 4s6


AN ACT to propose 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.
tmore. 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 boz.
row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
viding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
iand for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be il enacted by the General As
Eembly Of Maryland (three-ffths of all the mem
bsrs of each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following be and the same IS hereby
proposed amendment to Section 7, of Arti-
Gle XII, of the Constitution of the State of Mary.
land, title "City of Baltimore" the same. ii
adopted by the legally qualified voters OF the
state, as herein provided, to become Section 7,
OF Article XI. 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
credit of the Mayor and City Council Of Balti-
more be given or loaned to. or in aid of any
Individual. association, or 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
snail involve the faith and credit OF the city,
nor make any appropriation therefor. unless
euen ueDt or credlt De authorized Dy an ACt OI
the General Assembly of Maryland. and by an
ordinance of the Mayor and City Council OF
baltimore, submitted to the legal voters OF the
lily OF Baltimore, at such time and place as
may be liked by said ordinance, and approved
by a majority of the votes cast at such time
ana place; such ordinance ehall provide tor the
discharge of any such debt or credit within the
period OF forty (40) years from the time OF con
racting the same; but the Mayor and City
Council may, temporarily, borrow any amount
y, money to meet any deficiency in the City
treasury, and may borrow any amount at any
nne to provide for any emergency arising from
he necessity of maintaining the police. or pre-
serving the health, safety and sanitary condi
uOn 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
al debts and obligations created according to
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
section g. And be it further enacted by the
ssutnority aforesaid, That said foregoing sectlon
nereoy proposed as an amendment to the Con
ssutution, shall be, at the next general election
i9r Members of the House of Representatives
81 congress held in this State, submitted II the
. eSai and qualified voters of the State for adop
uun Or rejection, in pursuance of the direction
.tontaned in Article XIV of the Constitution OF
ms state, and at the said general election the
zoe To.e on the said proposed amendment to the
constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
SCslot there shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now provided by
raw, aw, and Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor of the vote
Al al and against said proposed amendment, as
1.iected by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
S...9ation, and further proceedings had in &C
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
q, section g.. And be it further enacted, That
'His Act shall take effect June l. 1888.
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE. |, ALBERT Z;
or mFt EHIE; GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
~r .IMARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction
sy.ntaned in Section / Of Article IA of the Con:
J%;tuuon of Maryland, do hereby order and
.leet that this proclamation containing full,
, nue and correct copy of the text Of said ChsY-
c Srs lSS of the Acts of the General Assembly
\. Maryland of 1881. and $50 of the Acts OF
me General Assembly of Maryland Of 1888, be
~ in at least two newspapers in each
I. me counties Of the State where so many may
IL puDlshed and where not more than one may
Il, published then in that newspaper. and IN
,na aee newspapers published in the City of Balti'
C1sOIe, one of which shall be published in the
rron MIan language once week for at least three
MIA Is next preceding the general election to DC
S. Iu IN the State of Maryland on Tuesday the
,h .n Gay OF November, 1884, at which election
, us SAID proposed amendments to the Constitu'
,"., snail be submitted in form and manner pre-.
saIed by the General Assembly, to the legal
Go qualified voters of the State for their adop
Given under my hand and
cpr The the Great Seal of the State OF
0NHAI SEAL Maryland. Done at the City
nOF Of Annapolis, this 10th day OF
MAX LAND July, in the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,
~ the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, in,
Secretary of Stats.