Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30

CHAPTER 27s.

" Al 70 propose an amendment 20 Section
10 q Article XIV Of the Constitution Of the
Safe Of Maryland, title Miscellaneous"
providing tha, words phrases used in
creating public Offices and position. shall be
construed TO include the feminine gender;
and providing for the submission OF said
amendment 70 III. qualified voters Of The
STATE for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Re i; enacted BY the General
Assembly Of MARYLAND (,hrceffths Of ali the
member q each 81 the two Houses concur.
rnsl That the following section be and the
sanr IS hereby proposed as an a;ncndmcn,
70 Section 10 OF Article XIV Of the Cons;itu.
lion Of the State Of Maryland, title "Miscei.
qualified voters Of the State. IS herein pro.
vided. 10 become Section 10 Of Arucle Ky Of
the Constitution q the State Of Maryland;
Section 10 Any officer elected or appointed
N pursuance Of the provisions Of This Consii-
tuition, may qualify. either according 20 the
existing provisions Of law in relation 70 officers
urder the present Constitution, OF before She
Governor 81 thr State, or before any Clerk Of
any Court Of Record m any part o. the STATE.
huf N case an officer shall qualify out Of the
County in which he resides. an oAicisl copy ~
u oath shall be fled and recorded in the
Clerks office % the Circuit Court u the Couu-
y n which he may reside. or IN the Clerks
Office 81 the Superior Court If the CITY Of RAJ.
ilmore. 4 he shall reside therein. All Nords
~ phfa'es. used in creating public Offices and
positions under the Constitution and laws Of
this State. which denote the masculine gender
shall be construed 20 include the feminine gen.
der. unless The contrary intention IS specifically
expressed.
See. ;. And he j; further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid Tha, said atofegong sec.
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution. shall be a. the mex; general elee-
iion for Members Of the House OF Representa-.
uFes II Congress held in this State submitted
% the legai and qualified voters Of the State
ior adoption Or rejection IN pursuance Of the
directions contained N Article NV Of the
Constitution Of this State, and al the said
general election the vote on the said proposed
amendment 20 The Constitution shall be BY bal.
1i ard upon each ballot there shall be printed
the eoris For the Constitutional Amendment"
and AGAINST the Constitutional Amendment"
as now PROVIDED hy las and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment as directed By said -Four.
teenih Article u the Constitution, and fur.
Their proceedings had in accordance With said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April -, 1922.
NOW. THEREFORE,. /. ALBERT c.
RICHIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. in
pursuance Of the direction contained in Sec.
ton ! Of Article Il Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. DO hereby order and diree; tina, thu.
Proclamation, containing full, true and cor
rect copy Of the text Of said Chapter. 2, 20.
al 227 and rs Of the Acts Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland Of 1922, be published
in a. leas, 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 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 al least three months
nexs preceding the election to be held in the
State Of M-1land. on Tuesday, November 9Th,
1921, At Which said election the said proposed
amendments 10 the Constitution Of the State
shall be submitted n the form and manner
prescribed BY the General Assembly; to the
legal and qualified voters Of the State fer
their adoption or feieesioa.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAI. OF MARYLAND. Done a,
the City Of Annapolis. this 7Sth day 81
July. "a the year o. our Lord. One rbou.
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT c. RICHIE.
~ the oovsrner;
PHILIP B. PERLMAN.
Secretary Of Stasa.