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residing in the other county, and not SINH
larly disqualified, who shall have the next
highest number of votes in said election shall
be declared elected. If, by reason of such
condition by of an equal vote for
two or more candidates a sufficient number of
associate judges duly qualified as to residence
as above set out should not be elected at any
election in said sixth judicial circuit, then it
shall be the duty of the Governor to order
new election for such untitled office or offices.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be, at the next general election to be
held in this State in the year 1885 submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article IA of the Con-
stitution of this State. and at the said general
election, the vote the said proposed amend
ment shall be by ballot and upon each ballot
! there shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by said Article IA of the
Constitution.
Approved: May IS, 1887.
CHAPTER 525-1937
AN ACT to propose amendment to Article
Is of the Declaration of Rights of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland, author
izing 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 l. Be it enacted by the General AS
semby of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following amendment be and
the same is hereby proposed to Article Is of
the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
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 Constitution
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 paupers ought not to be
assessed for the support of the government:
that the General Assembly shall by uniform
rules, provide for separate assessment of land
and classification and sub-classifcation of
Improvements on land and personal property,
as II 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 counties and by the City of Bal
timore for their respective purposes shall be
uniform to land within the taxing district
and uniform within the class or sub-class
of improvements on land and personal prop
erty which the respective taxing powers may
have directed to be subjected to the tax levy
yet fines, duties taxes may properly and
justly be imposed, or laid with political
view for the good government and benefit of the
community. Taxes may be imposed on in
comes, which may be classified, graduated
and progressive and the exemption of reas-
enable amount of income from taxation may
be provided and such taxes may be in lieu
of taxes any class or classes of real or
personal property as the General Assembly
may determine.
| Sec. q And be be it further enacted That
the aforegoing amendment to the Declaration
of Rights of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland shall, at the election to be held in
November, 1888. be submitted to the legal
and qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article IA of the Con.
stitution of the State of Maryland, and at
| the said general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For Constitutional Amend
ment'' and Against Constitutional Amend
ment," 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 amendment, as directed by
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance with
said Article IA.
Approved: May IS, 1887
NOW. THEREFORE, 1, HARRY w. NICE,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MARY
LAND, in pursuance of the direction con-
tanned in Section / of Article IA of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, do hereby order
and direct that this proclamation containing
full. true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 1853 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland of 1895, and said Chapters 494
and 525 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1887, 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 may be published then in that
| newspaper, and in three newspapers published
in the City of Baltimore, 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 Tuesday, the Sth day Of Novem-
| ber 1888, at which election the said proposed
amendments to the Constitution shall be sub
mtted in form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the legal and qualified
| voters of the State for their adoption or re-
lection.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
| the State of Maryland. Done at the City of
Annapolis, this goth day of July, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-eight.