The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-27

tonal Convention shall be held at the general
eLection in the year nineteen hunareo A"u
thirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10. The Governor shall submit three
budgets to the General Assembly at the reg
uisr session of nineteen hundred and twenty.
tour. in accordance with the provisions OF
Section 50 of Article III of the Constitution,
TOR the three fiscal years beginning Octooe,
hrst, nineteen hundred and twenty-four' and y
ending September thirtieth, nineteen nunofea
and twenty-seven and two budgets to the Zen
eral Assembly at the regular session OF nt,ie
teen hundred and twenty-seven, and thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article Is j
to reduce the number of elections, by PROVO,
ing, that all State and county elections sna.. "a.
| be held only in every fourth year, and at inc
time now provided by law TO! holding con con.
changes affected in the time of the beginning in
of the terms of elective officers; and the
administrative and judicial officers OF the Siaie ;Ie
snail construe the provisions OF TINS Afticle
SO as to etectuate that purnose- For me pui,
pose. of this Article only the word "othesIs
shall be construed to include those holding
positions and other places of employment IN
the State and county governments whose
terms are fixed by law but it shall not IN,
cude any appointments made by the Boa5a arc
rIDc Works, nor % ,spae H.aTs
Section II. The General Assembly, at tns
regular session in the year nineteen hunoreu
and twenty-four, shall make such changes III
otherwise, as NAV be necessary to carry OUT p
the provisions of this Article. There shall be
no election for. State or county otfcers IN 'ne
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 Ion
stltution, the provisions of this Article shah
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re-
| Pealed or abrogated to the extent OF suen IN
consistency.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution shall be at the next general elec-
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
directions t contained in Article XIV Of the
| Constitution of this State, and at the SAID
| general election the vote on the said pro
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"
| "Ths amendment provides that all State
-fhcers, 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
appointed by the Governor and by County Com
missioneIs are adjusted in harmony with the
terms of the officials by whom they are ac'
pointed The General Assembly shall meet in
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
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 10, 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 /: Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and the
Section 0 Of PR1e Hes xv Y Of n the ssas. constt
tion of the State of Maryland, title "Mscei-
ianeous," the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State. as herein pro-
vlded, to become Section 10 of Article XIV of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
Section 10. Amy officer elected or appointed
in pursuance of the provisions of this Consti
tuition, may qualify. either according to the
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;
County in which he resides, an official copy OF
lis oath shall be filed aud recorded in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty in WHICH he may reside, or in the Clerks
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 i. further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing Sec
ton, hereby proposed as 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
/
for adoption or rejection. in pursuance Of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State and at the said
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. as 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 of Article IA of the Constitution of
Maryland. do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation, containing a 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 so many may be
published and where not 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 MARYLA AND. Done at
the City of Annapolis, this 18th day Of
| July, in the year Of our Lord, One Thou
| sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT 2. RITCHIE,
By the Governor;
PHILIP B. PERLMAN,