Section 6.16. Capital Expenditures.

Appropriations for capital projects to be financed by the crea-
tion of indebtedness of .the State shall be embodied in a supple-
mentary appropriation bill which shall contain an irrevocable
pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power
of the State. Any such appropriation that is in addition to or
exceeds the capital appropriations submitted to the General
Assembly by the governor shall provide for a tax, direct or indi-
rect, sufficient to pay the debt service required thereby, to be
levied and collected as prescribed in the supplementary appro-
priation bill.

LOTTERY

Section 6.17. Lottery.

Neither the State nor any unit of local government shall oper-
ate or authorize a lottery for the purpose of financing any ex-
penses of government.

ARTICLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COUNTIES

Section 7.01. Establishment of Counties.

County shall mean Baltimore City, each of the twenty-three
existing counties, and other counties established pursuant to this
Constitution. The General Assembly may provide by law for the
establishment, merger, or dissolution of counties, or for the altera-
tion of their boundaries. No such law shall become effective until
submitted to the voters of each county affected and approved by
a majority of those voting on the question in each county affected.

Section 7.02. Structure of County Governments.

Each county shall have a written instrument of government
which establishes its governmental structure. An instrument of
government shall be submitted to the voters of the county and

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