38 MARYLAND MANUAL. [ART. III.
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SEC. 32. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury of |
Appropria-
tions. |
the State by any order or resolution, nor except in accord-
ance with an appropriation by law; and every such law shall
distinctly specify the sum appropriated and object to which
it shall be applied; provided, that nothing herein contained |
Contingent
fund. |
shall prevent the General Assembly from placing a contingent
fund at the disposal of the Executive, who shall report to the
General Assembly at each session the amount expended, and |
Financial
statement
to be pub-
lished with
laws. |
the purposes to which it was applied. An accurate statement
of the receipts and expenditures of the public money shall
be attached to and published with the laws after each regular
session of the General Assembly.
Thomas vs. Owens, 4 Md., 189. McPherson vs. Leonard, 29 Md., 377.
SEC. 33. The General Assembly shall not pass local or |
Special laws
prohibited. |
special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, viz.:
For extending the time for the collection of taxes, granting
divorces, changing the name of any person, providing for the
sale of real estate belonging to minors or other persons labor-
ing under legal disabilities, by executors, administrators,
guardians or trustees, giving effect to informal or invalid
deeds or wills, refunding money paid into the State Treasury,
or releasing persons from their debts or obligations to the
State, unless recommended by the Governor or officers of the
Treasury Department. And the General Assembly shall pass
no special law for any case for which provision has been made
by an existing general law. The General Assembly, at its
first session after the adoption of this Constitution, shall pass
general laws providing for the cases enumerated in this sec-
tion which are not already adequately provided for, and for
all other cases where a general law can be made applicable.
Whittington vs. Polk, 1 H. & J., 236. Horsey vs. State, 3 H. & J., 2.
Gover vs. Hall, Exr., 3 H. & J„ 43. Partridge vs. Horsey, 3 H. & J„ 302.
Crane vs. Meginnis, 1 G. & J„ 463. Dulany vs. Tilghman, 6 &. & J„ 46.
Norris vs. Trustees of the Abingdon Academy, 7 G. & J„ 7. Barrett vs.
Oliver, 7 G. & J„ 191, Lawrence vs. Hicks, 8 G. & J„ 386. The Reg-
gents of the University of Maryland vs. Williams, 9 G, & J„ 365. Dor-
sey vs. Gilbert, 11 G. & J.. 87. Cromwell vs. State, 12 G. & J„ 257.
Prout vs. Berry, 12 G. & J„ '286. State vs. B, & 0. R. R. Co., 12 G. & J„
400. Campbell's Case, 2 Bl„ 209. Wright vs. Wright, 2 Md., 429. Bock
Hill College vs. Jones, 47 Md., 16. Pumphrey vs. Mayor, &c., of Balto.,
47 Md., 145. 0 'Brian & Co. vs. Co. Commrs, of Baltimore Co., 51 Md.,
15. Co. Commrs, of Prince George's Co. vs. Co. Commrs, of Laurel, 51
Md„ 457. Montague vs. State, 54 Md., 481. Hodges vs. Balto. Passen-
ger Railway Co., 58 Md„ 603. Lankford vs. Commrs, Somerset Co., 73
Md„ 105. Cans vs. Carter, 77 Md., 1. Revell vs. Mayor, &c., of An-
napolis, 81 Md„ 1. Hamilton vs. Carroll, 82 Md„ 326. Mealy vs. Hag.
erstown, 92 Md„ 745. Herbert vs. Balto. Co., 97 Md., 634. Baltimore
City vs. Allegany County, 99 Md., 1. |
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