ART. III] CONSTITUTION. 39
the parposes 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 |
Financial
statement
to be pub-
lished with
laws. |
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. Dorsey, 3 H. & J„ 302.
Crane vs. Meginnis, 1 G. & J„ 463. Dulany vs. Tilghman, 6 0. & 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 Beg-
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.
Pront vs. Berry, 12 G. & J„ 286. State vs. B. & 0. R. E. Co., 12 G. & J„
400. Campbell'a Cage, 2 Bl„ 209. Wright vs. Wright, 2 Md., 429. Bock
Hill College vs. Jones, 47 Md., 16. Pumphrey vs. Mayor, &e„ of Balto.,
47 Md„ 145. 0 'Brian & Co. vs. Co. Commrs, of Baltimore Co., 51 Md.,
15. Co. Commrs, of Prince George's Co. i vs. Co. Commrs, of Lanrel, 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. Kevell 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. Miller vs. Wicomico County, 107
Md. Prince George's County vs. B. & 0. Ry„ 113 Md. |
Special laws
prohibited. |
SEC. 34. No debt shall be hereafter contracted by the Gen-
eral Assembly unless such debt shall be authorized by a law
providing for the collection of an annual tax or taxes suffi-
cient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also
to discharge the principal thereof within fifteen years from
the time of contracting the same; and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall not be repealed or applied to any other object
until the said debt and interest thereon shall be fully dis- |
Debts regu-
lated. |
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