Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-18
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"

This amendment provides that all State
-;heers except Judges. and all county officers
erected by qualified voters shall be elected in
every fourth year for terms Of four years be
ginning with the election in November, nine
zen hundred and twenty-six. The terms OF
State and county officers 10 be elected in nine
cen hundred and twenty three are reduced 10
&c years, and the terms Of other elective
oihesrs are increased or reduced, as necessary,
80 tha' their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty-siN. Terms Of officers
appointed by the Governor and BY County Com
Uissioners 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 reg.
ulsT session. and again in nineteen hundred
and twenty seven, and every two years there
aiier- Other provisions Of the Constitution and
o. the Laws are adjusted TO harmonic with the
15oVe changes; and the words "For Fewer
Eieeuons Amendment" and Against Fewer
elections Amendment" as now provided BY
Az. and immediately after said election due
iethrhs shall be made 10 the Governor Of the
vote Tor and against said proposed amend.
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth Article
o. the Constitution. and further proceedings
had IN accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April -, 1922.
CHAPTER 27s.
w 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 /. Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland (three-hiths Of all the
| members of each Of the two Houses concur
| ringl. That the following section be and the
SANG - hereby, proposed as an amendment
| ton Of the State Of Maryland, title "Miscel-
| aneous, the same II adopted by the legally
| qualified voters Of the State a. herein pro
| Mded, 10 become Section 10 Of Article XIV Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland:
Section 10. Any officer elected or appointed
| in pursuance Of the provisions Of this Consti.
| 'uunn, may qualify, either according 10 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 part Of the State,
| but in case officer shall qualify out Of the
| County in which he res les, an Official cor, a
rs oath shall be filed and recorded in the
! Clerks oihce Of the Circuit Cour Of the Coun
! " IN which he may reside, or in the Clerkt
office Of the Superior Court Of the City Of Bal
iimore. II he shall reside therein All wordi
| OF phrases, used m creating public offices am
| positions under the Constitution and laws Of
this Stale. which denote the masculine gende
shall be construed to include the feminine gen
der, unless the contrary intention is specihcall,
| expressed
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted by IN
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment 10 tn
Constitution, shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members Of the House OF Representa-
iiyes Of Congress held in this State submitiel
TO the legal and qualified voters Of the Stat
Tor adoption or rejection, IN pursuance OF th
directions contained in Article XIV Of tn
Constitution Of this State. and at the sal,
general election the vote on the said propose
amendment TO the Constitution shall be BY bal
lot. and upon each ballot there shall be priutr,
| the words For the Constitutional Amendment
and Against the Constitutional Amendment
as now provided by law, and Immediately afte
said election due returns shall be made to th
Governor Of the vote for and against said Pre-
posed amendment. as directed by said -Four
teenth Article Of the Constitution. and fui
Their proceedings had in accordance with sal
Article Fourteen.
Approved April ~, 1922.
NOW. THEREFORE, !. ALBERT {
RICHIE, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. /
pursuance Of the direction contained in Sc,
ton / Of Article u Of the Constitution q
Maryland, do hereby order and direct tha, n
Proclamation, containing a full. true aud col
rect copy OF the text OF said Chapters :. q
Nj 227 and 275 Of the Acts Of the Gener.
Assembly OF Maryland Of 1922 be pubiishe
! in a, least two newspapers in each OF n
. / counties OF the StalC Nnere so many NAV
. published and where not more than one may
published then in that newspaper aud in thu,
newspapers published m the City Of Baltimor
, one Of which shall be published in the Germs
language, once week Tor at least three non,l
d next preceding the election TO be held in a
State Of Maryland, on Tuesday, November p
, 1922. al which said election the said pfopo.,
, amendments to the Constitution OF the Sta
shall be submitted in the form and mann,
, prescribed by the General Assembly. 10 Il
\ legal aud qualified voter, Of the State Il
c their adoption rejection.
GIVEN UNDER NY HAND NND ma
. GREAT SEAL or MARNL AND Done
/. the City Of annapolis, this 2Sth day
i | luly. in the year % our Lord Ore Tho
!. SAND Nine Hundred aud Twenty two.
MBERT {. RICHIE.
e ny the Governor;
: PHILIP H. PERLMAN.
S.,stafs Of state.