Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-10-05
CHAPTER asa

AN ACT 10 propose IN amendment 10 Section
I, Of Article XI, Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title Getty Of Baltimore"
requiring the Mayor and City Council Of Bal.
timore. In contracting sny dsht or giving any
credit, TO discharge the same within forty
(So) ysarsI amending ths powers Of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 10 Dor.
row money for emergency purposes; and pso-
viding for the submission Of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of the State OF MarJ-
land for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland (three-6fths Of all the mem
bers Of each Of the two Houses coneurring),
That the following be and the same 10 hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section 2, Of Arti-
Gle XI, Of the Constitution Of the State Of Mafy.
land, title "City Of Baltimore" the same. II
adopted BY the legally qualified voters Of the
State, as herein provided, 10 become Section 7,
Of Article XI, Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland.
Section Z. From and after the adoption OF
this Constitution, no debt Except as herein
att. att s,sePsd ;ha & created Sy The :hi M'y ,S
credit Of the Mayor and City Council Of Balti-
more be given or loaned to, or in aid Of any
individual, association, 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
meilt nor in granting any aid thereto, which
shall involve the faith and credit Of the city,
nor make any appropriation therefor. unless
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 4 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 (45) 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-
tion 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 debts and obligations created according 10
law before The adoption Of this Constitution.
Section ? And be it further enacted by the
authority 4.arcsaid, That said foregoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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 XIV Of the Constitution Of
this State, and ct 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 agains, said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had In ~
eordauee with said Article Fourteen.
Section T.. And Be II further enacted. fhaa
tia Act shall take effect June 1, 1858.
Approved April al, 1855
NOW, THEREFORE, /. ALBERT c.
RITcH1E, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. in pursuance Of the direction
contained in Section / Of Article "a of the Con
ttitrtion of Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation containing full,
true and correct copy Of the text Of said Chap
ters 1855 Of the Acts Of the General Assembly
Of Maryland Of 1881, and 456 Of the Acts Of
The General Assembly Of Maryland Of 1888, b
published In ct least two newspapers IN each
Of the counties Of the State where % 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 shail be published In the
German language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the general election 70 BE-
held IN the State Of Maryland on Tuesday he
9Th day Of November. 1854, at which sisstion
tioa shnll b submitted In form and naaner prS-
beFibsd b. the General Assembly, b De k0ni
and qualified voters Of tie State for their Ad6p.
tioA q rejection.
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