The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-11-03

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| thirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10. The Governor shall submit three
| budgets to the General Assembly at the reg
tilar Har session OF nineteen hundred and t"eh.S,
| Tour, in accordance with the provisions o'
Section 50 of Article III Of the Constltution
| tor the three fiscal years beginning OCTOBER
| hrst nineteen hundred and twenty-tour, and
| ending September thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and twenty-seven and two budgets to the Gen
| eral Assembly at the regular session OF nt..e
| teen hundred and twenty-seven, and thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article is
ing that all State and county elections sha,. a
oe held only in every fourth year, ana al IN, .ne
| time. now provided by law for holding con
gTeslsonal elections; and to bring the terms ls
changes affected in the time Of the beginnihEs IN
of the terms of elective officers; and the
administrative and judicial officers Of the s!aie
Snail construe the provisions OF this Arucie
pose of this Article only the word ''officers'
shall be construed to include those holding
positions and other places of employment IN
Siste and hS + ssa
q Public 7Ro1H,' WoPRs, nor appointments @ by the
Governor for, terms of three years; g..
Section ID. The General Assembly, at the
regular session in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-four, shall make such changes IN
the primary and general election laws ana ',
otherwise, as may be necessary to carry oI'
the provisions of this Article. There shall oe
no election for State county officers IN the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section 10. In the event of any. ineonsis-
tency between the provisions of this Article
and any of the other provisions OF the Son,
stltution, the provisions of this Article shaii
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re-
pealed or abrogated to the extent OF such IN
consistency.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoins sec
ton, hereby proposed amendment TO the
Constitution shall be at the next general eiec-
ton for Members of the House Of Representa-,
tIves of Congrass held in this State suomitteo
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
Ior adoption or rejection. in pursuance OF the
directions contained in Article XIV OF the
Constitution of this State, and at the sald
general election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
by ballot, and upon each ballot there Shall be
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
ofhcers are increased reduced, as necessary,
so that their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and twentysix. 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 ap-
pointed. The General Assembly shall meet in
nineteen hundred and twenty.four for reg.
uiar session, and again in nineteen hundred
and twenty-seven, and every two years there.
after Other provisions of the Constitution and
Of the avs are adjusted to harmonize 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
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth Article
OF the. Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13, 1922
CHAPTER us.
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-hfths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section 10 Of Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, title "Miscsl-
anfGg the same % if # adopted by the legally
vided, TO become Section 10 Of Article XIV of
the Constitution of the State Of Maryland:
Section 10. Amy officer elected or appointed
IN IN pursuance OF the provisions of this Consti-
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 in amy part of the State;
County in which he resides, AN official copy of
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
tinore, if he shall reside therein. All word.
or phrases, used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws of
this State. which denote the masculine gender
der, unless the contrary intention is specifically
| expressed
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoins sec,
Constitution, shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
tives of Congress held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote 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 II
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to tn.
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, as directed BY said -Four
teenth Article Of the Constitution, and fur
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 / of Article "a of the Constitution oi
Maryland, do here!v order and direct that thi.
Proclamation, containing a full, true and cor
rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 20
141, 227 and us of the Acts Of the Genera
| Assembly of Maryland of 1922, be published
| in at least two newspapers in each of tn.
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 thre.
| newspapers published in the City of Baltimore
one of which shall be published in the German
! language, once week for at least three month";
next preceding the election to be held in the
State of Maryland, Tuesday, November 9TH
! 1922, at which said election the said proposed
amendments 10 the Constitution Of the Stat.
shall be submitted IN the form and manne,
prescribed by the General Assembly, to thc
| legal and qualified voters of the State fol
their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THF
GREAT SEAL. OF MARYLAND. Done a
| the City of Annapolis, this 25th day Of
| July, in the year Of our Lord, One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and twenty-five.
| ALBERT =. RITCHIE
BY the Governor;
! PHILIP B. PERLMAN.
! Secretary of State