Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-14

teney between the provisions OF this Article
and any Of the other provisions Of the Con;
s.tution. the provisions OF this Article shall
prevail and all other provisions shalt be re-
realed or abrosated 10 the extent OF such in
consistency.
Section g. And be Il 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-:
iives Of Congrass held in this State submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters OF the State
TOR adoption OF rejection. in pursuance Of the
directions contained in Article XIV Of the
Constitution OF this State. and at the said
sene,al election the vote on the said pro.
BY ballot. and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the following synopsis Of said amend.
meni under the caption Of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING PoR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
This amendment provides that all State
ofheers 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 10 be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty.three are reduced to
three years, and the terms Of other elective
officers are increased or reduced, a. necessary
50 that their successors may be elected in nine
ten huhnteu and twenty'stx. Terms OF orneers
appointed by the Governor and BY County Com.
missioners are adjusted in harmony with the
pointed. The General Assembly :Ssli NEE, h
uiar 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" a. now provided BY
law. and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made TO the Governor Of the
vote Tor 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. 1874
CHAPTER u.s.
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 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 /. Re it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (,hree.htths Of all the
members of each Of the two Houses concur.
ring). Tha; the following section be and the
same IS hereby proposed a. an amendment,
TO Section 10 Of Article XIV Of the Cons,itu.
ton OF the State Of Maryland. title "Miscel.
aneous." the same u adopted by the legally
qualified voters OF the State. ss herein pro.
vided. to 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 Cons,i-
existing provisions Of law in relation 20 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;
hut in case an officer shall qualify on, Of the
County in which he resides. an official copy 81
lis oath shall be hled and recorded in the
Clerks office Of the Circuit Cour, OF the Coun.
y in which he may reside. or in the Clerks
Office of the Superior Court Of the City Of RAJ.
timoIe. IL 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.
der. unless the contrary intention is specifically
expressed.
See. ,. And be j, further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That said aforesoins sec.
ton. hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution shall be al the next general elee.
ton for Members Of the House Of Representa-.
iives Of Congress held in this State submitted
20 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 mendment,"
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. as directed by said Four.
,eenth Article Of the Constitution. and fur.
Their proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April ~. 1919.
NOW. THEREFORE,. !. ALBERT c.
RICHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. in
pursuance OF the direction contained in See.
ton Of Article II Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. do hereby order and direct tina, this
Proclamation. containing a full true and cor.
rect copy OF the text Of said Chapters 7, 20. !
i4i. 227 and 27s Of the Acts OF the General
Assembly of Maryland Of 1921. be published
in at least two newspapers in each Of the
counties Of the State where 30 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 ct least three months
next preceding the election to be held In the |
State Of M>Syland. on Tuesday. November 7th. |
1929. a, which said election the said proposed |
amendments to the Constitution Of the State
shall be submitted N the form sad manner
prescribed by the General Assembly. 10 the |
legal and qualified voters Of the State for
their adoption or reieetioa-
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE |
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND. Done 81 |
the City of AnnapoliA this 3sth Day Of
July. IN the year Of our Lord. One Thou. |
sand Nine Hundred and twenty-five.
ALBERT c. RITcHIR
~ tAs osvsrnes;
PHILIP H. PERI.MAN.
Secretary Of StaaA