Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"

ELECTIONS"
This amendment provides that all State
omeers, except Judges. and all county officers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected In
every fourth yea. for terms Of four years be
ginning with the election in November nine
teen hundred and t"enty.six The terms Of
state and county officers 10 be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty.ihree are reduced to
tnTee years. and the terms of other elective
ofhoefs are increased or reduced. as necessary,
20 mat Their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and iwcniy.six. Terms Of officers
appointed by the Governor and by County Com
m'SsioneTs are adjusted in harmony with the
'etms OF the officials by whom they are ap
nineteen hundred and twenty four for a reg
u!ar session, and again in nineteen hundred
and t"enty'seven. and every two years there
after Other provisions Of the Constitution and
above changes; and the words "Por Fewer
Elections Amendment" and Against Fewer
Election, Amendment" a. now provided by
law. and Immediately after said election due
vote Tor and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by said Fourteenth Article
81 The Constitution. and further proceedings
had IN accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April Il, 1921.
CHAPTER as.
AN ACT to propose an amendmen, 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 position. shall be
construed to include the feminine gender;
and proviiing for the submission Of said
amendment TO the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE i, enacted BY the General
assembly o. Maryland Ghree ftihs Of all the
sF Rnth ~ t.
rng), That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendmen;
TO Section 10 Of Article XIV OF the Cons.i,u
ton Of the State Of Maryland title "Misee
qualified voters OF the State. as herein pro
vided. to become Section 10 Of Article XV OF
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland:
Section TO- Any officer elected or appointed
IN pursuance OF he provisions OF this Cons;i-
tuition. may qualify. either according TO the
existing provisions OF law in relation 10 officers
under the present Constitution. or before the
Governor OF the State. or before any Clerk Of
any Court Of Record in any par, Of the State:
hu, IN case an officer shall qualify oil, OF the
County in which he resides an Official copv II
rs oath shall be fled and recorded in the
Clerks office Of the Circuit Court Of the Coun
y IN which he may reside. or in the Clerks
timore. II he shall reside therein. All words
or phrases, used IN creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and la~. Of
masculine
shall be construed to include the feminine gen
der, unless the contrary intention is specifically
expressed.
See. ?. And be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. Tina, said aforegong sec.
,ion. hereby proposed as an amendmen, 10 m.
Constitution. shall be a, the next general elee.
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 The
Constitution OF this State. and at the said
general election the vote on the said proposed
amendment 10 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 mmediately after
said election due returns shall be made TO the
Governor OF the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment. directed by said -Four.
,een,h Article Of the Constitution, and fur.
ther proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April ~. 1922.
NOW. THEREFORE,. I. ALBERT c.
RICHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. in
pursuance Of the direction contained in Sec.
ton l Of Article IL of the Constitution Of
Maryland. do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation. containing a full. true and cor.
rect copy OF the tex, of said Chapters 7, 20,
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 no, more than one may be
published ;hes in tina, 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, on Tuesday. November 9Th.
1922. a, 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 al
the City Of Annapolis this 3S,h day 81
July. IN the year o. our Lord. One Thou.
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,