Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-09-20
CHAPTER 4s6


AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
7, 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) yearsi amending the powers Of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore TO Dor.
row money for emergency purposes; and pro-
vlding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section !. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-ifths Of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurrng),
That the following be and the is hereby
proposed as amendment to Section ?. of Arti-
Gle XI, 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 XII, 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
and City Council of Baltimore; nor shall the
credit of the Mayor and City Council Of Bati-
more be given or loaned to- or in aid of any
inc association, or corporationi nor shall
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 majority Of the votes cast at such time
and place; such ordinance shal 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 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
and extension, in whole or in part, Of any and
all debts and obligations created according 10
law before the adoption Of this Constitution.
Section 2: And be II further enacted by the
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
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution Of
this State, and at the said general election the
Constitution shall be By ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words "For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against 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
for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
stitution, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Section g.. And be il further enacted. That
this Act shall take effect June I. 1888.
Approved; April al, 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, 4, ALBERT {.
RICHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance Of the direction
contained In Section Of Article "a Of the Con-
stitution Of Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation containing a full,
true and correct copy Of the text Of said Chap
of Maryland Of 1881, and $50 Of the Acts OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland Of 1888, be
published in at least two newspapers in each
OF the counties Of the State where 30 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, one Of which shall be published in the
German language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the general election 10 be
held in the State Of Maryland on Tuesday the
9th day Of November, 1884, al which election
the said proposed amendments 10 the Constitu-
ton shall be submitted in form and manner pre-
scribed by the General Assembly, TO the legal
and qualified voters Of the State "a their adop-
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal Of the State of
GREAT SEAL Maryland Done at the City
OF Of Annapolis, this 10th day Of
MARYLAND July, in the year nineteen
hundred and thrtyfour.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,
By the Governor;
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, in,
Secretary Of STATE.