more in the construction of works of internal improve-
ment, nor in granting any aid thereto, which shall involve
the faith and credit of the city, nor make any appropria-
tion therefor, unless such debt, or credit be authorized by
an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, and by an
ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
submitted to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, at
such time and place as may be fixed by said ordinance, and
approved by a majority of the votes cast at such time and
place; such ordinance shall provide for the discharge of
any such debt or credit within the period of forty (40)
years from the time of contracting the same; 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 con-
dition of the city, and may make due and proper arrange-
ments and agreements for the renewal and extension, in
whole or in part, of any and all debts and obligations cre-
ated according to law before the adoption of this Consti-
tution.^

SEC. 8. All Laws and Ordinances, now in force, applica-
ble to the City of Baltimore, not inconsistent with this
Article, shall be, and they are hereby continued until
changed in due course of Law.

SEC. 9. The General Assembly may make such changes
in this Article, except in Section seventh thereof, as it may
deem best; and this Article shall not be so construed, or
taken as to make the political corporation of Baltimore in-
dependent of, or free from the control, which the General
Assembly of Maryland has over all such Corporations in
this State.

ARTICLE XI-A."
LOCAL LEGISLATION

SECTION 1. On demand of the Mayor of Baltimore and
City Council of the City of Baltimore, or on petition bear-
ing the signatures of not less than 20% of the registered
voters of said City or any County (provided, however,
that in any case 10,000 signatures shall be sufficient to

i Thus amended by Chapter 456. Acts of 1933. ratified November 6. 1934.
'Added by Chapter 416, Acts of 1914, ratified November 2, 1915.