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Maryland Manual, 1885
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28 MARYLAND MANUAL.,
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
laboring under legal disabilities by executors, adminis-
trators, 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 Depart-
ment. Art. III, Sec. 33, Const.
NO DEBT CAN BE CONTRACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE,
except a tax is laid that will pay interest and principal
in fifteen years, and the taxes paid shall not be
repealed nor applied to any other purpose. The credit
of the State cannot be given or loaned to any corpora-
tion or association, nor shall any money be voted for
works of internal improvement, except in the counties
of St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert, and that not in the
aggregate to be Over $500,000. No tax levied for a
public debt can be used for any other purpose until the
debt is fully paid, or the amount in the sinking fund
equal to the public debt. The General Assembly may
borrow for temporary purposes $50,000, without levying
a tax, and may contract debts to any amount in defence
of the State. Art. III, Sec. 34, Const. Act of 1868, Ch.
454, appropriates this money to the counties named as-
follows: Charles, $175,000; St. Mary's, $l73.00; Cal-
vert, $152,000.
No EXTRA COMPENSATION shall be granted by the Leg-
islature to any public officer, agent, servant or con-
tractor, after the service shall have been rendered, or
the contract entered into, nor shall the salary, or
compensation of any public officer be increased or
diminished during his term of office. Art. III, Sec. 35,
Const.
No LOTTERY shall be authorized by the Legislature.—
Art. III, Sec. 36, Corest.
PAYMENT FOR SLAVES EMANCIPATED is prohibited, but
the Legislature may take measures to obtain payment
from the United States. Art. III, Sec. 37, Const.
No PERSON can be imprisoned for debt. Art. III, Sec,
38, Const.
No BANK CHARTER SHALL BE GRANTED nor renewed,
except on condition that the stockholders are liable
for the debts of the bank. Art. III, Sec. 39, Const.

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