Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-25

Constitution for the purpose Of taking the sense
81 the people IN regard to calling Consutu,
t.onsl Convention shall BE- held at the genera
election in the year ninstesn hundred and
thirty, and every twenty years th1Tsefter.
Section TO-. The Govgrnor sApp submit three
budgets 70 the General AsssTo1 at the reg,
Section 50 Of Article iii Of the Constitution.
ior the three fiscal years beginning October
hrst nineteen hundred and twenty'toyr. and
ending September thirtisth, nineteen hundred
and twenty seven and two budgets - the Cen
eral Assembly At the regular session Of nine
teen hundred and twenty-soven and thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section Il. The purpose Of this Article j.
70 reduce the number Of eleCtionl BY PROVO
ing that all State and county elections shall
BE held only in every fourth year, e9d at the
TINE now provided BY law for holding con.
gfesis9nSl elections; and to bring the terms
CHANCES affected in the time q the beginning
adYinistrativs and judicial oshcsY Of the State
a. s Go eu. the 9y DsES. Of F ts III. SsT
pose Of ny Article only tie word "oAetF"
shall be Construed TO include thosp holding
postiSnl and other place. q employment in
a.: sa ssd By S9qs s sat Z "a; NO, @
S 81 fus sHs .a Ss Sy the 1 S"t Se
"oysr1or Tor terms qf three yeAfs:
r 'H session II ~ S'1 vera nssaea hundred
and twsnty-four, shall make such changes IN
the primary and general election laws, and
otherwise, as may be Necessary to carry out
the provisions Of this Article. Thfre shall be
no election for State or county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section - In the event Of any ineonsis
tsney between the provisions Of this Article
and any Of the other provisions Of the Con
sututlG9n' the provisions Of this Article SHAH
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re-
psaled or abrogsted TO the extent Of such in
consistency.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid. That said sforegoing sec
Ton, hereby proposed an amendment to the
Constitution shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members Of the House Of Representa-
'ives Of Congrass held in this State submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters Of the State
ior adoption or rejection. in pursuance Of The
DIRECTIONS contained in Article XIV Of ths
Constitution Of this State. and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall Be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall 3
printed the following synopsis Of said smeh'7-
ment under the caption Of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
This amendment provides tina, all State
Ulcers, except Judges, and all county officers
eected by qualified voters shall be elected in
every fourth year for terms Of four years be
ginning with the election in November, nine
teen hundred and twenty six The terms Of
State and county officers TO be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty-three are reduced 10
ihree years and the terms Of other elective
officers increased or reduced as necessary
50 that their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and tWsnty-si1. Terms Of officers
by the Governor and by County Com
missioneIs are adjusted in harmony with the
terms Of the officials by whom they are ap-
pointed The General Assembly shall meet in
nineteen hundred and twenty-four for a reg
ular session, and again in nineteen hundred
and tweniy-seven. and every two years there
alter Other provisions Of the Constitution and
Of the Laws are adjusted to harmonic with the
above changes; and the words FOR Fewer
Elections Amendment" and Against Fewer
Elections Amendment" as now provided by
law, and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made 10 the Governor OF the
vote tor and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by said Fourteenth Article
OF the Constitution, and further proceedings
mad IN accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April -, 1922
CHAPTER 27s.
m ACT to propose an amendment to Section
10 Of Article XIV Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland title Miscellaneous,
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 /. Be it enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY Of Maryland (three.hfths Of all the
members Of each Of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and the
same IS hereby proposed as an amendment
10 Section 10 Of Article XIV Of the Constitu.
ton OF the State Of Maryland title "Mscel
'aheous, the same i adopted by the legally
Guahhed voters Of the State, as herein pro-
ylded to become Section 10 Of Article XIV of
the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland:
Section 10, Any officer elected or appointed
~ pursuance of the provisions Of this Consti-
luton may qualify, either according to the
existing provisions Of law in relation TO officers
under the present Constitution, or before the
Governor OF the State, OF before any Clerk Of
any Coun Of Record in any part Of the State
but in case an officer shall qualify out Of the
County in which he resides. an official COPY II
lis oath shall be filed and recorded in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court Of the Couu.
~ in which he may reside. or in the Clerks
office Of the Superior Court OF the CITY Of Bal
timore il he shall reside therein All words
or phrases, used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws 81
this State, which denote the masculine gender
shall be construed to include the feminine gen.
expressed.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegOing sec
ton, hereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution. shall be at the next general eec.
ton for Members Of the House Of Representa-.
tives OF Congress held in this State submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters OF the State
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the
directions contained in Article XIV of tho
Constitution Of this State. and at the said
general election the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be hv hal
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 aft,l
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said pre-
posed amendment as directed BY said -Four
,eenth Article Of the Constitution, and fur
Their proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April 10. 1922.
NOW. THEREFORE. I. ALBERT {
RITCHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYI. AND. in
pursuance Of the direction contained in See
ton d Article IL Of the Constitution OF
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that thi,
Proclamation, containing full, true and cor
rect copy Of the text Of said Chapters z. 90
IA, 227 and 27s Of the Acts Of the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland Of 1922, be published
in at least two newspapers in each Of IN,
counties OF the State where SO many may b,
published and where not more than one may b,
published then in that newspaper, and in tire,
newspapers published in the City Of Baltimore
one Of which shall be published in the German
language, once week for a, least three month
next preceding the election to be held in tn,
State Of Maryland, on Tuesday. November 7th
1922 al which said election the said nronose,
amendments to the Constitution OF the Stat.
shall be submitted IN the form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly. to tn,
legal and qualified voters Of the State TO
their adoption OF rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIN
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND Done a
the City Of Annapolis, this 18th day o
July. in the year OF our Lord. One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty two.
ALBERT {. R1TCHIE.
Nv the (,oVernor.