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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 au
existing general law. The General Assembly, at its first ses-
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall pass general
laws providing for the cases enumerated in this section which
are not already adequately provided for, and for all other cases
where a General Law can be made applicable.

Whittington v Polk, 1 H. & J. 236. Hoisey v. State, 3 H & J 2. Gover
v. Hall, Exr., 3 H & J. 43 Partridge v. Dorsey, 3 H. & J. 302 Crane v
Meginnis, 1 G. & J. 463. Dulany v. Tilghman, 6 G. & J. 461 Norris v.
Trustees of the Abingdon Academy, 7 G & J 7. Barrett v. Oliver, 7 G. &
J 191 Lawrence v. Hicks, 8 G. & J. 386 The Regents of the University
of Maryland v. Williams, 9 G. & J 365 Dorsey v Gilbert, 11 G & J. 87.
Cromwell v State, 12 G. & J. 257 Prout v. Berry, 12 G & J. 286. State
v B & O. R K Co , 12 G & J 400 Campbell's Case, 2 Bl 209 Wright

v Wright, 2 Md. 429. Fell v State, 42 Md 71 Rock Hill College v. Jones,
47 Md. 16 Pumphrey v Mayor, &c. of Baltimore, 47 Md 145 Co Commrs.

U Meekins, 50 Md. 28 O'Brian & Co. v. Co Commrs of Baltimore Co , 51
Md. 15 Co. Commrs, of Prince George Co. v Co Commrs of Laurel, 51
Md. 457 Montague v. State, 54 Md 481 Hodges v Balto Passenger
Railway Co., 58 Md. 603. Lankford v Commrs Somerset Co., 73 Md 105.
Brashears v Lankford, 73 Md. 428 Gans v. Carter, 77 Md. 1. Revell v.
Mayor, etc of Annapolis, 81 Md 1 Hamilton v Carroll, 82 Md. 326
Mealey v. Hagerstown, 92 Md. 745. Herbert v. Baltimore County, 97 Md.
645

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 sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to dis-
charge 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shall not be repealed or applied to any other object until the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 discharged. The
credit of the State shall not in any manner be given, or loaned
to, or in aid of any individual association or corporation; nor
shall the General Assembly have the power in any mode to
involve the State in the construction of Works of Internal
Improvement, nor in granting any aid thereto, which shall
involve the faith or credit of the State; nor make any appro-
priation therefor, except in aid of the construction of Works
of Internal Improvement in the counties of St. Mary's, Charles