Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-23


,ecton in the year nineteen hundred anu
hirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10. The Governor shall submit three
tdgets TO the General Assembly at the reg
ar session of nineteen hundred and twenty,
.our. in accordance with the provisions OF
section So of Article III of the Constitution
or the three fiscal years beginning October
1rst, nineteen hundred and twenty-four. an,
ndinS September thirtieth, nineteen HUNDRED
and twenty seven and two budgets to the Zen
eral Assembly at the regular session of nine
cen hundred and twentyseven, and Thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section i. The purpose Of this Article Is
% reduce the number of elections, by PROVE
ing that all State and county elections sha
Ne held only in every fourth year, and at tn
time. now provided by law for holding con
yresisonal elections; and to bring the term;
OF appointive officers into harmony with int
changes affected in the time of the beginninf
Of the terms of elective officers; and th'
administrative and Judicial officers of the. STATE
shall construe the provisions of this Article
so as to effectuate that pu-o"se. For the pu;,
pose OF this Article only the word "oiheers
shall be construed to include those holdin!
positions and other places of employment u
the State and county governments who's
terms are fixed by law, but it shall not II
crude any appointments made by the Boa,
81 81 Public Works, nor appointments by tn
Governor for terms of three years.
Section IL. The General Assembly at I'll
regular session in the year nineteen hundrc'
and twenty-four, shall make such changes II
primary and general electoh Jaws, on an,
~ s as may DC necessd'y 10 LII H.,
no election for State or county officers in tn
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section Is. In the event of any inconsis
tency between the provisions of this Artlcl'
and any of the other provisions of the Con
stitution, the provisions of this Article shal
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re
pealed or abrogated to the extent of such IN
consistency.
Section 2 And Il. Il further enacted nv IN,
authoity aforesaid. That said aforegoira sec
ton, hereby nronosed &C an amendment 10 tn
Constitution shall he at the next general eleo
ion for Members Of the House of Representa
;ives of Congrass held in This State subnlitte
% the legal and qualified voter. of the Stat
Tor adortion or rejection. in pursuance of III
directions contained in Article XIV of III.
Constitution of this State. and at the sal
general election the vote ON the said PR
posed amendment to the Constitution shall h..
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall b,
printed the following SYNOPSIS Of said amend
ment under the caption of
"CONSTITUTIoNAI AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
"rh;. .ul. .:, A.. - Co..
tficers. EXCEPT Judges and all county office
eHeny IouIth year Tor terms OF tour years Dc
teen hundred and twentv.six. The terms Of
State and county officers to be elected in nine
len hundred ana twenty-three are reduced t'
officers are increased or reduced, as necessary
so that their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty.six. Terms of officer
missoners are adjusted in harmony with tn
terms of the officials by whom they are ap
pointed. The General Assembly shall meet il
nineteen hundred and twenty-four for reg
and twenty-seven and every two years there
'fter. Other provisions of the Constitution an,
u me laws are adjusted to harmonic with th'
a iT charges and Inc words FOR fewe'
,i iee.ions eminent and Against Fewt
,. rue',oIis Amenament as now provided
a", anu Immediately after SAID election dl'
o,a hs shail De made TO the Governor OF tn
vole for and against said proposed amend
nent as directed by said Fourteenth Artic'
IA INC Constitution ana TURNER proceeding
"du III accordance with SAID Article Fourteen
Approved April 49, 1922
c,,.nr,. 49,,
NhAfl Elk zIo.
W ACT to nronose an ,m.ndr.,, - s..,;o,
IN of A-,;o,. Wv Il A." -.
~ OF Articie Nv OF the Constitution of ;h'
State of Maryland. title miscellaneous
providing that words or ,hr,s.s ,,sad :,
...;. IT, useu II
creating pubic oIhces and positions shall be
construed 10 include the feminine gender
and providing for the submission of sal,
amendment to the qualified yoters a. N.
c.. ....s VI '"'
''H'e iof duopuoh OF re)ectaon.
Section /. Be il enacted nv the C.r.ra
assembly of MARYLAND Gtbree.6ftbs of Iii n,
members of each of the two Houses concmr
ring), That the following section he and n,
same is hereby proposed az an smendr,en
70 Section 10 of Article XIV Of the Cnnsttm
ion of the State of MARYLAND title "M;scci
laneous." the same if adonted bv IN. ieooII.
ualified voters of the State. az herein mr..
vided to become Section 10 of Art;cIs w NJ
the Constitution of the State of Marvi.rd. .
c.o.;o,, m A..
:, n,.s,'a ~ 1ny oineer eleeteo or ap2ointe.
,,,.;n, susn.e .. tfe PROVISIONS OF TINS Consti
. .u;,'; may Iusniy enher according to th'
49, s p'ovlssons o. Jaw IN relation to ofhcer'
Cn,, .he Pfesehs CONSTITUTION or before th'
any Court of Record in anv mart Of tbe STAT
County in which he re smas quantE our OF TN
lis oath shall be filed and recorded in tn,
Sieiks once OF the Circuit Court of the Coun
3fce of The Smrrr;or Co"r. of ,ha C me Sie ~
timore, if he shall reside therein. All word
or phrases, used in creating public Offices an