Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-08-03

Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore to Dor
row money for emergency purposes; and pro
vdng for the submission Of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of the State Of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l. 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 XI, Of the Constitution Of the State Of Mary
land. title City of Baltimore the same, il
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 7. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, deb; 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 Balh-
more be given or loaned to. or in aid Of any
individual, association, or corporations; nor shall
the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore have
the power 10 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 fixed 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 t40) 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 oondi-
ton Of the city. and may make due and proper
arrangements and agreements for the renewal
and extension, in whole or in part. Of any and
all mfA uaa4 aNsf1
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
stituiion, 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-
ton or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article NV 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
turns shall be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amendment, as
stituton, and further proceedings had in &C
eordanee with said Article Fourteen.
Section 3. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June !, 1858.
Approved; April 81. 1888.
NOW THEREFORE, /, ALBERT c.
RITCHIE. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance Of the direction
contained in Section / Of Article IA Of the Con.
stitutioD Of Maryland. do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation containing a full,
true and correct copy Of the text Of said Chap.
tiers is5 Of the Acts Of the General Assembly
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