Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19

ment under the caption OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
This amendment provides tina, ali State
officers. excep; judges, and all county officers
elected by qualified voters shall he elected in
every fourth year for terms OF four years be
ginning with the election in November. nine
teen hundred and iwenty-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 or reduced. as necessary,
so that their successors may be elected in nine
appointed by the Governor and by County Com.
rlssioners adjusted in harmony with the
terms Of the officials by whom they are sp.
pointed The General Assembly shall meet in
nineteen hundred and ;weniy.four for a reg.
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 70 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 20 the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed amend.
mcni as directed by said Fourteenth Article
Of the Constitution. and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April -. 1929.
CHAPTER 27s
IN ACT 10 propose an amendmen, 10 Section
10 of Article XIV Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title miscellaneous"
providing tha, 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 l. Re i, enacted by the General
Assembly q Maryland (,hree h:ths Of al the
members of each Of the two Houses concur.
rngl. That the following section be and the
same IS hereby proposed as an amendment
% Section 10 81 Article Ky OF the C0ns,r,.
ion Of The State Of Maryland. title "Misec'.
'aneous, the same il adopted b tn, legally
qualified voters 81 the State. as herein pro.
yided to become Section 10 of Article Nv ~
The Constitution Of the State Of Maryland;
Section TO- An; Officer elected or appointed
~ pursuance Of the provisions Of this Cons,i.
tuition may qualify. either according 10 ,h-
existing provisions Of law in relation 70 officers
under ;he present Constitution, or before the
Governor Of the State. or before any Clerk OF
any Court OF Record in any part OF the State.
hu, IN case an officer skall qualify ont Of the
County in which he resides. an official copy e
lis oath shall BE fled and recorded in the
Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court Of the Co,sn.
" in which he may reside. or IN the Clerks
Office Of the Superior Cour, Of the City Of RaI.
iimore. IL he shall reside therein. Al words
or phrases. used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and law. Of
this State. which denote the masculine gender
SHAH be construed 10 include the feminine gen.
aes. unless 'he contrary intention s specifically
expressed
See. 3 And be Il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aioresonE sec.
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution. shall be AZ the newt general elee.
ion 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 % the
directions contained in Article XIV OF the
Constitution Of this State. and al the said
general election the vote on the said proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution shall be By bal
los. and upon each ballot there shai! be printed
the words FER the CONSTITUTIONS Amendment
and "Agains; the Constitutional Amendment -
as now provided BY Law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made - the
Governor Of the vote for and agains, said pre-.
posed amendment as directed by said Fsur.
teea;h Article Of the Constitution. and fur.
iher proceedings had in accordance wi,h said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April -. 1874
NOW. THEREFORE,. /. ALBERT c.
RICHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. in
pursuance Of the direction contained in Sec
ton l OF Article IL Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. do hereby order and direct tina, this
Proclamation. containing a full. true and cor
rec, copy Of the text Of said Chapters 2, 90
i4i. 227 and 2Ts Of the Acts OF the General
Assembly Of Maryland Of 1922. be published
ia a, least two newspapers in each Of the
counties Of the State where 50 many may be
published and where not more than one may Be
published then in tina; newspaper. and in three
newspapers published in the City Of Baltimore,
one Of which shall be published 10 the German
language. once week for at ieas; three months
next preceding the election to be held in the
State Of Maryland. on Tuesday November 7ih
1922. a, which said election the said proposed
amendments 10 the Constitution Of the State
shan~be submitted in the form and manner
prescribed By the General Assembly. to the
lesaI aud qualified voters Of the State for
,her adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER NY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL. or MARYLAND. Done At
the City Of Annapolis this 7Sth day Of
July. IN the year Of our Lord, One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and twenty-five.
ALBERT c. RICHIE,
BY the Csvsrnor;
PHILIP b. PERI.MAN.
CerFetzrN a. Sat-