Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-30
CHAPTER 275.

AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Sec.
ton 10 of Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, It'll,
Miscellaneous" providing that words
or phrases used in creating public of
fees 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 l. BE 1t enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland lthree- tfths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
cOncurring) That the following section bs
and the same is hereby proposed as al
amendment to Section 10 of Article XIV OF
the Constitution of the State of Maryland
title miscellaneous the same If adopted
by the legally qualified voters of the State
as herein provided. to become Section IL
OF Article XIV of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland:
Section 10. Any officer elected or an.
pointed In pursuance of the Provisions of
this Constitution, may qualify. either ac.
cording to the existing provisions of law
In relation to officers under the present
Constitution. or before the Governor of tn,
State. or before any Clerk of any Court OF
case an officer shall qualify out of tn,
County in which he resides. an officia'
copy OF his oath shall be filed and rec
orded In the Clerks office of the Circuit
Court OF the County In which he may re.
side. or In the Clerks Office of the Superior
Court of the City of Baltimore. If he shall
reside therein. All words or phrases used
In creating public Offices and positions un-
der the Constitution and laws of this
State. which denote the masculine gender
shall be construed 20 include the feminin,
gender. unless the contrary Intention IL
specifically expressed. fif
Sec. .. And be 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegeinp
section. hereby proposed as an amendment,
70 the Constitution. shall be at the mex
general election FOR Members of the House
N I'M ~ I~-Il a..
this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters Of the State for adoption
or rejection. In pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitu.
ton or this State. and at the said genera
election the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be bv
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitu.
tional 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 proposed
amendment. as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, aud fur.
Their proceedin IS had in accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved April Is, 1922.
NOW. THEREFORE. I. ALBERT e
RITCHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND.
In pursuance of the direction contained in
Section Of Article II of the Constitution
Of Maryland. do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation. containing a full
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chanters Z. 20. 141. 227 and 215 Of the Acts
Of the General Assembly of Marylsnd of
ls22 be published in at least two news
papers in each Of the counties of the State
where so many may be published and
where not more than one may be pub
lished then In that newspaper and In
three newspapers published in the CITY Of
baltimore. one Of which shall be pub
lished in the German language once a
week for at least three months next pre-
cedtng the election to be held In the State
of Maryland on Tuesday. November 7th
1922. at which said election the said pro-
rosed amendments to the Constitution OF
the State shall be submitted in the form
and manner prescribed by the General
Assembly. ia the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
AND THE GREAT SEAL. OF
MARYLAND. Done at the
ts'reat city of Annapolis. this 25th
Seai-D dav OF July. IN the year of
orr lord. One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT c. RITCHTE.
By the Governor:
PHILIP B. PERLMAN.
. Secretary Of State.