The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27

VI ILG SOIloIIIuIlOHdl aulSHQIHeIlL
and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment as directed
by said Article IA of the Constitution.
Approved: May IS, 1887.
CHAPTER 525-1937
An ACT to propose an amendment to
Article Is of the Declaration of
Rights of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, authorizing the
General Assembly to impose taxes
on incomes, and providing for the
submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland three
fifths of all the members of each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following amendment be and the same
is hereby proposed to Article IS of the
Declaration of Rights of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Maryland, the
same, if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters of the State, as herein
provided, to become Article Is of the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Maryland.
Art. Is. That the levying of taxes
by the poll is grievous and oppressive
and ought to be prohibited; that pau
pers ought not to be assessed for the
support of the government; that the
General Assembly shall, by uniform
rules, provide for separate assess
ments of land and classification and
sub-classifcation of improvements
on land and personal property, as it
may deem proper; and all taxes there
after provided to be levied by the
State for the support of the general
State Government, and by the coun-
ties and by the City of Baltimore for
their respective purposes, shall be uni
form as to land within the taxing dis
trict, and uniform within the class or
sub-class of improvements on land and
personal property which the respective
taxing powers may have directed to
be subjected to the tax levy; yet fines,
duties or taxes may properly and just
ly be imposed, or laid with a politi-
cal view for the good government and
benefit of the community. Taxes may
be imposed on incomes, which may be
classified, graduated and progressive
and the exemption of a reasonable
amount of income from taxation may
be provided and such taxes may be in
lieu of taxes on any class or classes of
real or personal property as the Gen
eral Assembly may determine.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing amendment to
the Declaration of Rights of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland
shall, at the election to be held in No
vember, 1888, be submitted to the legal
and qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection, in pursu-
ance of the directions contained in Ar
ticle ID of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, and at the said
general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
Constitutional Amendment" and
Against Constitutional Amendment"
as now provided by law, and imme-
diately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and fur
Their proceedings had in accordance
with said Article IA.
Approved: May 18, 1887.
Also
For the Referred Law, Against
the Referred Law, being an Act to re-
peal and re-enact with amendments
Section 5 of Article 62 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland 1924 Edi-
tion), title marriages" being as fol-
lows and known and designated as
CHAPTER 81
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section of Article 81
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
1924 Edition), title marriages"
to fix the time within which marri-
age license may be issued.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton of Article 62 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland 1924 Edition), I'll
tie "Marriages", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments to read as follows:
5. Before the Clerk of any of the
Courts aforesaid shall issue any Ii
cense he shall examine one of the con-
tracing parties to the marriage, I'M
der oath, who shall appear personally
before the Clerk and make applica-
ton for the same, and the Clerk shall
ascertain: first, the full name of the
parties; second, their place of resi-
dence; third, their age; fourth, their
! color; fifth, whether married or sin
gle; sixth, whether related or not, if
so, in what degree of relationship;
seventh, if ever divorced; which facts,
upon the payment of one dollar
($1.00) as an application fee shall be
set out in printed form to be signed
by the person making the applica-
ton, and no such license to marry
shall be delivered by the Clerk until
after the expiration of Forty-eight
(48) hours from the time application
is made therefor; provided, however,
that any judge of the Circuit Court of
the county in which the application is
made or, if made in Baltimore City,
any judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, for good and sufficient cause
shown, may, by an order in writing
signed by him, authorize the Clerk Co
deliver such license at any time after
the application therefor. 1t shall be I'M