The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-25

Constitution for the purpose of taking the sense
of the people in regard to calling a Constitu,
tional Convention shall be held at the general
election in the year nineteen hundred ana
Section TO- The Governor shall submit three
budgets to the General Assembly at the reg.
, ular session of nineteen hum dred and twenty.
Section 81 of Article III of the Constitution,
for the three fiscal years beginning October
first, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, and
ending September thirtieth, nineteen hundreo
and twenty-seven and two budgets to the Cen
era1 Assembly at the regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twentyseven, and therea1'er
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article IS
to reduce the number Of elections, by provid.
ing that all State and county elections shall
3 held only in X fourth E 5 odns aaa at
sresisonal elections; and to bring the terms
OF appointve officers into harmony with the
changes affected in the time Of the beginning
of the terms of elective officers; and the
shall construe the provisions of this Article
SO as to ettectuate that purpose For the Pu,,,,
pose of this Article only the word Officers"
shall be construed to include those holding
positions and other places of employment IN
terms are are fsed I by % las, but BUT it Shall not in;
Of Public Works, nor appointments by the
Governor for terms of three years.
Section l2. The General Assembly, at the
and aear " h M neb ah.nKe IN
| the pr imary and general election laws, and
otherwise, as may be necessary to carry. out
the provisions of this Article. There shall be
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section 13. In the event of any. ineonsis-
| tency between the provisions of this Article
and any of the other provisions OF the Con.
stitution, the provisions of this Article shall
| md all ther
| pealed or abrogated to the extent of such IN
consistency.
| Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
| Constitution shall be at the next general cleo
| 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 adoption or rejection. in pursuance OF the
! directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be
| 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
| officers, except judges, and all county officers
elected 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 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 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
| ular session, and again in nineteen hundred
after 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 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 13, 1922
CHAPTER 275.
AN ACT to propose 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 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland three-ffths of all the
ring), That the following section be and the
same is hereby. proposed amendment
to Section 10 Of Article XIV Of the Constitu-
aneous," the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to become Section 10 of Article XIV of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
Section TO- Amy 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
any Court of Record in any part Of the State;
but in case officer shall qualify of the
County in which he resides, 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
office of the Superior Court of the City of Bal
timoie, if he shall reside therein. All words
or phrases. used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws of
this State, which denote the masculine gender
shall be construed to include the feminine gen.
expressed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted BY the
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment to the
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
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance 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"
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 pro-
posed amendment, directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and fur
ther proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13, 1922.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERT c,
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
tion l of Article IA of the Constitution of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation, containing full, true and cor
rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 20,
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 one may be
published then in that 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, at 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 rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND. Done at
the City of Annapolis, this 25th day Of
July, in the year of Lord One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
By the Governor;
PHILIP B. PERLMAN,