Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-09
CHAPTER 456

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
(40) years; amending the powers Of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to bor'
row 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 /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of Maryland (three-hfths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurrng),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 7. OF Arti-
Gle XII, of the Constitution of the State OF Mary;
land, title "City of Baltimore" the same, II
State, as herein provided, to become. Section Z,
Of Article XI, 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 Bat
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 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 hxed by said ordinance, and approved
by majority of the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance shall 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 Chy
IR0 aud
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 propeii
and extension, in whole or in part, OF any ano
all debts and obligations created according 10
law before the adoption of this Constitution.
section q And be it further enacted py INC
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 inc
legal and qualified voters of the State tor aeoP
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution o.
this State, and at the said general election tne
vote on the said proposed amendment to tne
constitution shall be by ballot, and upon eaGn
ballot there shall be printed the words For me
Constitutional Amendment" and Against inc
Constitutional Amendment" as now provided oy
law, and Immediately after said election due re.
tor and against said proposed amendment d.
directed by said Fourteenth Article OF the Ion,
stitution, and further proceedings had IN sc'
cordance with said Article Fourteen. mi.
!, Section 8. And be it further enacted, Ina'
this Act shall take effect June /, 1888.
Approved: April 81, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, l., ALBEIT NJ n;
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STAT
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direcuoh
contained in Section / of Article IA of the con,
stitution of Maryland, do hereby order AM am
direct that this proclamation containing ac tun'
true and correct copy of the text of said Cnhp
tiers l8S of the Acts of the General AssemDH
OF Maryland of 1881, and 456 of the Asts ~
the General Assembly of Maryland of 1888, DC
published in at least two newspapers in eaen n
OF the counties of the State where so many may ma,
be published and where not more than one mo-
be published then in that newspaper, ana
three newspapers published in the City Of paIL.
more, one of which shall be published IN w s
German language, once week for at least .ni he
months next preceding the general election 10 ,Is
ned IN the State Of Maryland on iuesoai syct;on
9th day OF November, 1884, at which eieeu ..
the said proposed amendments to the Constl. ua-
ton shall be submitted in form and manner pr
scribed BY the General Assembly, to the Isso-
and qualified voters Of the State for their aooP
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand sn9
THE the Great Seal of the stare go. -
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at the C'y
OF of Annapolis, this 10th Gay "
MARYLAND July, in the year. ninetee"
hundred and thirty-four'
ALBERT C. RICHIE,
By the Governor:
DAVID C. WINEBRENNER, 3D,,
Secretary OF Sf0'S'