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may be authorized by an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland;
but the Mayor and City Council may, temporarily, borrow any
amount of money to meet any deficiency in the City Treasury, and
may borrow any amount at any time to provide for any emergency
arising from the necessity of maintaining the police, or preserving
the health, safety and sanitary condition of the City, and may make
due and proper arrangements and agreements for the renewal and
extension, in whole or in part, of any and all debts and obligations
created according to law before the adoption of this Constitution
[.]; nor shall the credit of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

be given, or loaned to, or in aid of any individual, association or

corporation; nor shall the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have

the power to involve the City of Baltimore in the construction of

works of internal improvement, nor in granting any aid thereto,

which shall involve the faith and credit of the city, nor make any

appropriation therefor, unless such be authorized by an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland. . PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE CREDIT OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BAL-
TIMORE MAY BE GIVEN, OR LOANED TO, OR IN AID OF ANY
INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION AS THE
SAME MAY BE AUTHORIZED FROM TIME TO TIME BY AN
ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall, at the next general election to be held in this State in the
year 1966, be submitted to the legal and qualified voters of the
State, for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article 14 of the Constitution of this State, and at the
same general election, the vote on the said proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words: "For the Constitutional Amendment" and "Against the
Constitutional Amendment", as now prescribed by law, and im-
mediately after said election due returns shall be made to the Gov-
ernor of the vote for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Article 14 of the Constitution, and further proceed-
ings had in accordance with said Article 14.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 688
(Senate Bill 532)

AN ACT to add a new Section 214B to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1964 Supplement), title
"Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Refund of Taxes", to follow imme-
diately after Section 214A thereof, authorizing the County Com-
missioners of Washington County to provide for certain tax
credits or tax refunds and relating generally to the use of this
authority.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 214B be and it is hereby added to Article 81 of