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thirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
section 10. The Governor shall submit three
budgets to the General Assembly at the reg
uiar session of nineteen hundred and twenty.
tour, in accordance with the provisions OF
section SO OF Article III Of the Constitution,
eor the three fiscal years beginning October
hrst, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, and
ending September thirtieth nineteen hundred
and twenty.seven and two budgets to the Cen
eral Assembly at the regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twenty-seven, and thereafter
as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article is
70 reduce the number of elections, by provid,,
ing that all State and county elections shall
gresisonal elections; and to bring the terms
OF appointve officers into harmony with the
changes affected in the time Of the beginning
OF the terms Of elective officers. and the
administrative and judicial officers Of the State
Shall eonstrue the provisions Of this Article
SO as to efectuate that purpose. For the pur,,
shall be construed to include those holding
positions and other places of employment IN
me State and county governments whose
terms are fixed by law, but it shall not in,
OF Public Works, nor appointments by the
Governor for terms of three years.
Section 70. The General Assembly, at the
sns session in the year nineteen
the primary and general election laws, and
otherwise, as NAV be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Article. There shall be
no election for State or county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section Is. In the event of any ineonsis-
;ency between the provisions of this Article
and any Of the other provisions of the Con.
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.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authoity aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
Constitution shall be at the next general cleo
ion for Members of the House of Representa-.
tlves OF Congrass held in this State submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters of the State
tor adoption or rejection. in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the following synopsis of said amend
ment under the caption of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"
This amendment provides that all State
-,flcers except judges and all county officers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected in
every fourth year for terms of four years be-
ginning with the election in November, nine
cen hundred and twentysix. The terms of
state and county officers to be elected in nine
'nree years, and the terms of other elective
ofhcers are increased reduced as necessary,
so that their successors may be elected in nine
| teen hundred and twenty-six Terms of officers
| appointed by the Governor and by County Com.
niSsoners are adjusted in harmony with the
| terms of the officials by whom they are ap
nolnted The General Assembly shall meet in
nineteen hundred and twenty-four for reg
hlar session, and again in nineteen hundred
md twenty-seven, and every two years there
after. Other provisions Of the Constitution and
| OF the Laws adjusted to harmonic with the
above changes" and the words "For Fewer
Elections Amendment" and Against Fewer
Elections Amendment" as now provided by
'aw, and Immediately after said election due
vote for and against said proposed amend
| ment. as directed by said Fourteenth Article
OF the Constitution, and further proceedings
mad IN accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 49, 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 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 /: Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of ali the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and the
SANG IS hereby. proposed an amendment
| ton of the. State of Maryland, title "Misce-
| ianeous" the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
ylded, to become Section 10 of Article XIV Of
| the Constitution of the State of Maryiand
Section 10. Any officer elected or appointed
| IN pursuance of the provisions of this rnpeti
tuition. may qualify either according to the
existing provisions of law in relation to officers
under the present Constitution, before the
Governor of the State, or before any Clerk of
| any Court of Record in any part of the State;
but in case officer shall qualify out of the
County in which he resides. an official copy of
Clerks office of the Circuit Court of the Coun
ty in which he may reside, or in the Clerks
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 and
positions under the Constitution and laws of
this State, which denote the masculine gender
Shall be construed to include the feminine gen
der, unless the contrary intention is specifically
expressed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec.
ton, hereby proposed as amendment to the
G .; shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
tive: OF Congress held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
TOT adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
Constitution of this stase. and at. the said
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"
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote fol-. and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said Four.
teenth Article of the Constitution, and fur.
Their proceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April IS, 1922.
NOW, THEREFORE. I, ALBERT c.
RITCHlE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
ton / of Article IA of the Constitution of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation, containing full true and cor
rect copy of the text of said Chapters 7, 20,
141, 227 and 27s of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1922, be published
in at least two newspapers in each of the
counties of the State where SO many may be