The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-13

Constitution for the purpose of taking the sense
| of the people in regard to calling SonstIuI
| tional Convention shall be held at the geheIAi
election in the year nineteen hunarea S"'
thirty, and every twenty years tnereal'e.' .,-..
| Section 10. The Governor shall submit three
budgets to the General Assembly at the reg
ular session of nineteen hundred and twenty
four, in accordance with the provisions; %
for the three fiscal years beginning Octouedi nd
first, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, anu anu
ending September thirtieth, nineteen hunoreu'
and twenty-seven and two budgets to the zen
teen hundred and twenty-seven, and tnefea'ei
| as now provided by said section.
| Section II. The purpose of this Article s.;d j.
to reduce the number of elections, by prox.du
be held only in every fourth year. and at tine the
time now provided by law for holding .-I,s |pn
gresisonal elections; and to bring the terms
changes affected in the time Of the beginning ing
administrative and judicial officers Of the Sta,e
snam eonsarue &C the provisions OF Fnr TINS the pur
pose of this Article only the word omGssis
shall be construed to include those holding
| positions and other places of employment IN
terms are fixed by law, but it. shall not IN, m
of oudf e5 made by tine BY the
Governor for terms of three years: IT,
regular session in the wear nineteen hundred
and twenty-four, shall make such changes III
the primary and general election laws, ant any,
otherwise, as NAV be necessary to carry ou.
| the provisions of this Article. There snail DC
no election for State or county officers IN the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section 13. In the event of any lneonsis :Nfs
tency between the provisions of! this Arucle
and any of the other provisions OF the con, ION,
stitution, the provisions of this Article sha.i
prevail, and all other provisions shall De re
pealed or abrogated to the extent OF sucn IN
consistency.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoins sec
uon, hereby proposed as an amendment 10 tne
Constitution shall be at the next general elee-
ton 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 to. adoption >or rejection, in pursuance Of .he
Constitution of this State, and at the SAID
general election the vote the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall pc
by ballot. and upon each ballot there Shall 9e
printed the following synopsis of said amend
| ment under the caption of
CONSTITUTIONAL, AMENDMENT -
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
"This amendment provides that all State
Ulcers, except judges, and all county officers
elected by qualified. voters shall be elected in
| 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 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
missioners 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 twenty-seven, and every two years there.
after. Other provisions of the Constitution and
of the Laws are adjusted to harmonic with the
| Elections Amendment" and Against Fewer
! Elections 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 amend
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth Article
of the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April Is, 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 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 rejection.
Section 1. 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
SANG i: hereby proposed x as an amendment
ttion of the State of Maryland, title "MisceL
laneous." the same if adopted by the legally
! qualified voters of the State, as herein pro.
fr,tH nd 70 ka11 oE t.o1. rs
the Constitution of the State of Maryland
Section 10. Any officer elected or appointed
in pursuance of the provisions of this Consti-
tuition. 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, or before any Clerk of
any Court of Record i'll any part of the State;
but in case an officer shall qualify out of the
lis 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
timore, if he shall reside therein. All words
or phrases, used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws of
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
tion hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House Of Represents
tives of Congress held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption 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 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" 3"
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
election shall IN
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, directed by said Four
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 l of Article Ia of the Constitution Of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that thi.
Proclamation, containing a full, true and cor
/, rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 90
: 141, 227 and 275 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 many may be
published and where not more than may be
published then in that newspaper, and in three
newspapers published in the City of Baltimore
t one of which shall be published in the German
l language, once week for at least three month.
,, next preceding the election to be held in the
i State of Maryland, Tuesday, November 9TH
1922, at which said election the said proposed
amendments to the Constitution Of the Stat.
!. shall be submitted IN the form and manne,
prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
legal and qualified voters of the State fol
their adoption or rejection.
e GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIt
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND. Done a
e the City of Annapolis, this 2sth day o
e July, in the year of our Lord, One Thou
: sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
: ALBERT e. RITCHIE,
By the Governor;
c pEIIJp perrin