Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-12
CHAPTER 275.

IN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 10 of Article XIV of the Constitu.
ton of the State Of Maryland. It'll,
miscellaneous" providing that words
or phrases used in creating public of
fees and positions shall be construed
10 include the feminine gender: and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters OF
the State Cor adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
.ssembly of Maryland lthree-flfths of all
he members of each of the two Houses
oncurrfng), That the following section be
nd the same is hereby proposed as ar
mendment to Section 10 of Article XIV OF
ne Constitution of the State of Maryland
tile Miscellaneous, the same IL adopted
the legally qualified voters of the State
herein provided. to become Section IL
Article XIV of the Constitution of the
tate of Maryland:
Section 10. Any officer elected or an.
ointed In pursuance of the provisions OF
his Constitution, may qualify either ac.
ording to the existing provisions of law
1 relation to officers under the present
constitution. or before the Governor of the
tate or before any Clerk of any Court OF
;ecord In any part of the State; but in
ase an officer shall qualify out of tht
ounty IN which he resides, an Official
,rded in the Clerks Office of the Circui,
curt OF the County in which he may re.
tde or In the Clerks Office of the Superior
curt OF the City OF Baltimore. If he shall
eside therein. All words or phrases used
1 creating public Offices and positions un.
er the Constitution and laws of this
tate which denote the masculine gender
hall be construed to iHclude the feminine
.erder, unless the, contrary Intention II
pecihcally. expressed.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted by the
uthority aforesaid. That said aforegoinr
ection. hereby proposed as an amendment
eneral election for Members of the Housf
I Representatives of Congress held I'm
his State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State fer adoption
'r rejection. in pursuance of the directions
obtained in Article XIV OF the Constitu.
ion OF this State. and at the said general
lection the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
'allot and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the constitutional
amendment" and Against the Constitu.
ional Amendment" as now provided by
aw, and immediately after said election
iue returns shall be made to the Governor
VI the vote for and against said proposed
amendment. as Greeted by said Four-
teenth Article Of the Constitution. and fur
her proceedin IS had in accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13, 1922
NOW: THEREFORE. !. ALBERT C.
RlTCHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
IN pursuance OF the direction contained In
Section ! of Article II of the Constitution
IF MARYLAND. do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation, containing a full
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapters Z. 20. 141. 227 and 275 of the Acts
Of the General Assembly of Maryland OF
1922. be published In at least two news.
papers in each of the counties oflthe State
where so many may be published and
where not more than one may be pub
lished then in that newspaper. and r.
three newspapers published i'm the CITY of
baltimore. one OF which shall be nub-
lished in the German language. once n
week for at least three months next pre-
cefing the election to be held in the State
Of Maryland on Tuesday November 9TH.
1922. at which said election the said pro-
POSED amendments to the Constitution of
the State shall be submitted in the form
and manner prescribed by the General
to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
AND THE GREAT SEAL OF
MARYLAND Done at the
Great City of Annapolis. this 18th
Seal.) day of July. in the year of
orr Lord. One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT C. RITCHIE.
BY the Governor:
PHILIP B. PERLMAN,
Secretary of State.