Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-08
CHAPTER o7s.


AN ACT TO propose an amendment to Sec
ton 10 of Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton of the State Of Maryland, titie
miscellaneous" providing that words
or phrases used In creating public Of
fees AMI positions shall be construed
TO include the feminine. gender: and
providing for the submission of said
amendment TO the, qualiiied, voters of
tue state Tor adoption on. rejection.
Section I. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (thrce- flfths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
cOneurring), That the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
ainelldnieht 10 Section 10 OF Article XIV OF
the Constitution of the State Of AIarylandl
title Miscellaneous" the same IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters of the State;
as herein provided. to become Section "a
OF Article Nv OF the Constitution OF the
Section 10. Any officer elected, or ap.
pointed In pursuance of the provisions OF
this Constitution. may qualify, either nes
cerdinR to the existing PROVISIONS of law.
in relation TO officers under the present
Constellation. or before the Governor of the
State. or before any Clerk of any Court of
Record In any part of the State but III
case an officer shall qualify cut OF the
County IN which he resides, an Official
copy of his oath shall be fled and rec
orded In the Clerks office of the sCi remit
Court of the County in which he may re.
side. or in the Clerks Office of the Superior
Court of the Ctyrof baltimore. IL he shall
reside therein. All words or phrases. used
IN creating public Offices and positions un-
Ger the Constellation and laws.Aof this
State. which 'dcnofei the masculine gender
shall be construed TO include the feminine
gerber. uHless the contrary Intention. L.
specifically Expressed. -
Sec,s2 And be 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoiny
section. hereby proposed .as, an amendment
TO the Constitution shall be Mt fhe next
general election For M6ffbers Of the House
Of Representatives of Congress held in
this state submitted to. the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoptIo,
or rejection. in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV OF the Consfitw
ton Of this State. and at the said general
amerdmcDt to the Constitution shall be -hv
ballot. and upon each ballot there shall he
printed the words For the Consfitutional
amendment and Against the Canstitu-
law. and immediately after said election
due oreturns shall he made. to the Goseruef
OF the vote for AMI against said proposed
anenament. as directed by said -Four
tenth Article OF the Constitution. and fur
ther proceedin IS had in accordance with
said article Fourteen 80 -, ,
; Approved April -. 1922.
Now. THEREFORE,. I. ALRERT. g
RITCH1E. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND.
In pursuance of the direction; contained in
of Article II of the Constitution
idl.hs uO HtItDI OfUpT ana direct
that this Proclamation. containing IN sfui1.
true ana correct copy of the text OF said
PAINTERS 2. 70. 141. 22T and 27J OF the Acts
n the General Assembly Of Mar-vland If
W.. be published in at least two news
psDers IN each of the counties Of the State
where 80 many may be .pubIistlesI- 9na
where net more than one NAV be nuh
lshed then In that newspaper and IN
.hrer Dewspapers published In the CITY ~
baltimore. one of which shall be nub
ished in the German language. once 4
week for Mt least three months next pre-
'eding the election TO be held in the State
q MarySAud on Tuesday, Navernhar I'm
~. at which said election thes said pro-
nosed amendments to the Constitution AZ
he State shall be submitted fn the form
md manner prescribed By the General
sssemblv. to fhe legal and qualified voters
ion. ST. u : 49,
GIVEN CNDER NY HANDl
And THE GREAT SEAL OF
MARYLAND. Done at the
n'reat city Of Annapolis. this 2Jth
Seai) day of July. in the year ~
onr Lord. One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-Five.
- ALBERT C. RICHIE.
By the Governor:
PHILIP B. PERLMAN.
Secretary Of State.
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