The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-09-22
PROCLAMATION.
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State, 1922

n of the State, 1872 2
Constitution for thespurpose of taking the sens'
of the people in regard to calling a Constltu
honal Convention shall be held at the geneIa d
election in the year nineteen hundred ant
SECTION Se1rs sba submit
| budgets to the General Assembly at the reg .ss
ular session of nineteen hundred and twenty
tour, in accordance with the PROVISIONS u
Section 81 of Article III of the Constitution
for the three fiscal years beginning Octooei
hrst, nineteen hundred and twentytour, die
ending September thirtieth, nineteen hun9le {. 9
and twenty-sevep and two budgets to the zen
eral Assembly at the regular session OF nine ln
teen hundred and twenty seven, and thereai'e'
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article !
TO reduce the number of elections, oy proh.Ii o..i
ing that all State and county elections snal n.
time now provided by law for holding con
sresisonal elections; and to bring the term:
of appointive officers into harmony with tnt
changes affected in the time ct the oegnnhhs d ths
administrative and judicial officers of the Stafe
shall construe the provisions. of TINS Arlle.'
so as to etectuate that purn"se For tne pu,,
pose OF this Article only the word onGsis
DC COIiStIucu 10 thOSN >
positions and other places of employment II
the State and county governments wn?s'
terms fixed by law, but it shall not IN
ehI made by tse BY tht
Governor for terms of three years.
Section IL. The General Assembly, at tnt
regular session in the year nineteen hunare.
and twenty-four, shall make such changes II
otherwise, as may be necessary to carry oh u.
the provisions of this Article. There shall pe
no election for State or county ofhcers In th'
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
Section 13. In the event of any lneonsls
tency between the provisions of this Article
and any of the other provisions OF the Ion
stitution, the provisions of this Article shall
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re
pealed or abrogated to the extent of such In
consistency.
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed an amendment to tnt
constitution shall be at the next general elec
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
tlves of Congrass held in this State suonlttee
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption rejection. in pursuance OF tht
directions contained in Article XIV OF the
Constitution of this State, and at the san saie
general election the vote on the sa1d pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall oe
by. ballot, and upon each ballot there shall % %
printed the following synopsis of said amend
ment under the caption of
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS.p
"This amendment provides that all State
-.hcers, except judges, and all county ofhcers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected II
every fourth year for terms of four years be
ginning with the election in November, nine
teen hundred and twenty-six. The terms OF
State and county officers TO be elected in nine
h11nd nd f,r-e, ttree ora reduced
three years, and the terms of other elective
officers are increased or reduced, as necessary
so that their successors may be elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty-six. Terms of officer:
appointed by the Governor and by County Com
missioners are adjusted in harmony with the
terms of the officials by whom they are ap
pointed. The General Assembly shall meet III
nineteen hundred and twenty-four for reg
and twenty-se and every two years there
after. Other provisions of the Constitution ano
of the Laws adjusted to harmonic with the
above changes; and the words "For 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
OF the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Fourteen
Approved April Is, 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 or phrases used ir
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 /. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland (three-hfths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and the
to Section 10 Of Article XIV Of the constitu
tion of the State of Maryland, title "Miscel
laneous,." the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro
vided, to become Section 10 of Article XIV oi
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
Section 10. Any officer elected or appointed
in pursuance of the provisions of this Consti
tuition, may qualify, either according to the
existing provisions of law in relation to officer:
under the present Constitution, or before the
Governor of the State, or before any Clerk oi
any Court of Record in any part of the State
but in case officer shall qualify out of the
County in which he resides. official copy Of
lis oath shall be filed and recorded in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court of the Coun
ty in which he may reside, or in the Clerk!
Office of the Superior Court of the City of Bal
timore, if he shall reside therein. All words
or phrases, used in creating public offices anC
positions under the Constitution and laws Of
this State, which denote the masculine gendei
shall be construed to include the feminine gen
der, unless the contrary intention is specifically
expressed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted By tn,
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed as amendment to TIL,
Constitution shall be at the next general elec
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
4 II
to the legal and qualified voters of the Stat.
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance of. thu
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State, and at the saic
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
now provided by law, and Immediately aftei
said election due returns shall be made to tn.
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and fur
ther proceedings had in accordance with sale
Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13, 1922.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERT c
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, il
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
ton l of Article IA of the Constitution O.
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that thi
Proclamation, containing full, true and cor
rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 20
141, 227 and 275 of the Acts of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland of 1922, be published
in at least two newspapers in each of th
counties of the State where so many may b.
published and where not more than one may b,
published then in that newspaper, and in thre
newspapers published in the City of Baltimore
one of which shall be published in the German
language, once week for at least three month
next preceding the election to be held in tn,
State of Maryland, on Tuesday, November 9TH
1922, at which said election the said proposec
amendments to the Constitution Of the Stat
shall be submitted IN the form and name
prescribed by the General Assembly, to th
legal and qualified voters of the State TO
their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THI
GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND. Done a
the City of Annapolis, this 25th day o
July, in the year of our Lord. One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
ALBERT e. RITCHIE,
By the Governor;
| PHILIP B. PERLMAN,
Secretary of State.