Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-09-21

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z, Of Article XI, Of the Constitution Of tie
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
t40) yearsi amending the powers Of the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore to Dor
row money for emergency purposes; and pro
yiding 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 concurring),
That the following be and the same IS hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 2, Of Arti-
Gle AI, 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 4
Of Article NJ, Of the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland.
Section 7. 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 Balt-
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 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
ordnance Of the Mayor and City Council Of
Baltimore. submitted to the legal voters of the
City Of Baltimore, at such time ard place as
may be fixed by said ordinance, and approved
by a 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 City
Treasury, and may borrow nay amount at any
time TO provide for any euiergeacy arising from
the necessity Of maintaining the police, or pre-
serving the health, safety and sanitary eondi
tio1 Of TIE city, and may make due and proper
Arrangements and agreements for the renewal
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 it 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 10 the
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution Of
this State, and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to 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-
for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had IN so-
cordanee with said Article Fourteen.
Section ;. Ard Be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June /. 1888.
Approved April 81. 1888.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERT c.
RITCHIE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Section I 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 456 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 so many may
be published and where not more than one NAV
be published then in that newspaper and in
three newspapers published in the CITY Of Baiti-
more, one Of which shall be published in the
German language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the general election to Be
held in the State Of Maryland on Tuesday the
9Th day Of November, 1884, at which election
the said proposed amendments to the Constitu-
tion shall be submitted in form and manner pre-
scribed By the General Assembly, to the legal
and qualified voters Of the State for their adop-
Hon or rejection.
Given under my hand asd
THE the Great Seal Of the State Of
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at the City
OF Of Annapolis, this 10TH day q
MARYLAND July in the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four.
ALBERT C. RICHIE,
he Governor:
DAVID c. wINEBRENNER, IA
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