The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-09-01

| election in the year nineteen hundred and
thirty and every twenty years s h three
budgets to the General Assembly at the reg
ular session of nineteen hundred and twenty.
tour, in accordance with the PROVISIONS OF
Section 50 of Article III of the Constitution,
for the three fiscal years beginning October
first, nineteen hundred and twenty four, and
| ending September thirtieth, nineteen hundreo
eral Assembly at the regular session OF nine
| teen hundred and twenty-seven, and thereafter
| as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article is
| to reduce the number of elections. by PROVO,
ing. that all State and county elections shall
| be held only in every fourth year, and at the
time now provided by law for holding con-
sresisonal elections; and to bring the terms
| of appointive officers into harmony with the
changes affected in the time of the beginning
| IF the terms of elective officers; and the
administrative and judicial officers Of the State
shall construe the provisions of this Article
| SO as to etfectuate that purpose. For the puI,
| pose of this Article only the word "othcers
| shall be construed to include those holding
| positions and other places of employment IN
terms are fixed by law, but it shall not in;
clude any appointments made by the Board
OF Public Works, nor appointments by the
seeton 2! e Ct hafe Assembly, at
regular session in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-four, shall make such changes in
the primary and general election laws, and
the provisions of this Article. There shall be
no election for State or county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section 13. In the event of any. ineonsis.
| and any of the other provisions of the Con.
| stitution, the provisions of this Article shall
| prevail, and all other provisions shall be re-
pealed or abrogated to the extent of such in
consistency.
Section g. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed as, an amendment to the
Constitution shall be at the next general cleo
tlon for Members of the House of Representa-
tives of Congrass held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the state
tor adoption or rejection. in pursuance OF the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the following synopsis of said amend-
ment under the caption of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
"This amendment provides that all State
officers, except judges, and all county officers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected i'll
every fourth year for terms of four years be-
teen hundred and twenty-six The terms of
State and county officers to be elected in nine.
teen hundred and twenty.three are reduced to
three years, and the terms of other elective
officers are increased reduced, as necessary,
so that their successors may be elected in nine.
teen hundred and twenty-six. Terms of officers
appointed by the Governor and by County Com
e he IN wham are
pointed. The General Assembly shall meet in
nineteen hundred and twenty-four for reg.
ular session, and again in nineteen hundred
and twenty-seven. and every two years there:
after. q
of the Laws adjusted to harmonic with the
above changes; and the words "For Fewer
Elections Amendment" as provided by
law, and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
of the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13, 1922.
CHAPTER 27s.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
10 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title miscellaneous"
providing that words or phrases used in
creating public Offices and positions shall be
construed to include the feminine gender;
and providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (hree ffths of all the
ring), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section 10 of Article XIV of the Consttu-
ton of the State of Maryland, title "Miscel-
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to become Section 10 of Article XIV of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
Section 10. Any officer. elected or appointed
| tuition, may qualify, either according to the
existing provisions of law in relation to officers
under the present Constitution, before the
Governor of the State, or before any Clerk of
but in case officer shall qualify out of the
County in which he resides. an official copy of
his oath shall be filed and recorded in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty in which he may reside, or in the Clerks
Office of the Superior Court of the City of Bal
timoIe, if he shall reside therein. All words
or phrases, used in creating public offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws of
this State, which denote the masculine gender
shall-be construed to include the feminine gen.
der, unless the contrary intention is specifically
expressed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted By the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec.
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House Of Representa-:
tives of Congress held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rel lection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
general election the vote the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For the Constitutional Amendment"
and Against the Constitutional Amendment"
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment, as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and fur
ther proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April IS, 1922.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERT c.
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
ton ! of Article ID of the Constitution of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation, containing full, true and cor
rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 20,
14l, 227 and 27s of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1922, be published
in at least two newspapers in each of the
counties of the State where so many may be
published and where not more than one may be
published then in that newspaper, and in three
newspapers published in the City of Baltimore,
one of which shall be published in the German
language, once week for at least three months
next preceding the election TO be held in the
State of Maryland, Tuesday, November 9TH,
1922, at which said election the said proposed
amendments to the Constitution of the State
shall be submitted in the form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND. Done at
the City of Annapolis, this 25th day of
July, in the year of Lord, One Thou.
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
BY the Governor;