The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-19

n. e,llowing carefully pfepareu assVuH
: ~ us time .f holding our municipal anu
S,a,e elections; the Offices g be nlc' sai
I'm he number Of members y 49,
IN Hnn.a of The General Assembly 'ae
s i,Uu,S holding over, and the Senators 10
~ cLoscu viii be found Of more Una"
ordinary interest at this time .v,
On The fourth Monday Of OCTOBER nsA''
no I'D the voters OF Baltimore elect
NJ, Movor and ten members of the Second
Rr:neh IF the City Council, each LOT
term Of two years; and member iron,
s.oh If the twenty wards OF the cry 70
,be First Branch Of the City Council, ior
= .erm ofonc wear The term ofoihce Of 'ne
Msvor commences on the first Monday Of
yoyember succeeding his elcetion, which,
this wear, will be the third day OF ''"'
The biennial general State election slli
take place on the Tuesday after the hIs'
Monday in November, being the iour'n
dav III that month in the present year, ~
which time the voters Of the entire State
viii be called upon to elect Comptroller
of the State Treasury, to serve Two years
and Clerk of the Court of Appeals 10
serve for term Of six years. :,
On the said fourth day of November
next there will also be held in each county
an election for a Sheriff, Clerk OF the
Court Register of Wills, Surveyor, aud
County Commissioners. In Baltimore
city. for Sheriff, Clerk of the Superior
Court, Clerk of the Court Of Common
pleas Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
Baltimore City, a Clerk of the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, a Register OF WINS
and a Surveyor. All the Sherifis, the
| SURVEYORS, and the County Commissioners,
serve for term of two years; the Clerks
of Courts and the Registers Of Wills tor u
term of six years.
At the same time an election IS held for
members of the State Senate and members
of the House Of Delegates. These bodies,
composing the General Assembly OF Mary,
land. convene on the first Monday OF
| January, 1874. The Senate, as now
constituted, consists Of twenty-slx mcnl'
bers, Twelve. Senators of the last Legisla'
ture hold oyertWo years longer Fourteen
I Senators are to be elected this year, each
10 serve term of four years. Or those
holding over there are eleven Democrats
and one Republican, The Democrats are
Messrs. Claggett of Washington, Longwel
of Carroll, Tuck of Anne Arundel, Carroll
of Howard, Williams of Calvert, Spencer
Of Kent, Earle of Queen Annes Crawford
of Wicomico, Davis Of Baltimore county
Blake of the first, and benson of tn,
Third Senatorial districts Of Bal;imor,
city, and Steiner of Frederick (Repubi
can The following named counties elec
new State Senator'S viz Garrett (nev
county, Alleginy, Hartford, Montgomery
Prince Georges, Charles, st. Marys
Cecil, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester Wor
cester, and Somerset The Second Sena
torial district of Baltimore city, comEoseC
of the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh
Twelfth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth wards
also elects a Senator.
The entire body of the House of Dele
gates will also be elected, and consist o
the following representations, viz Garret
county, two members, Allegany three
Washington four, Frederick FIVE, Carol
four, Hartford three, Howard two Ann
Arundelthrce, Montgomery three, Calver
two, Prince Georges three, Charles two
st. Mays two, Cecil three, Kent TIVE
Queen Anne's two, Talbot two, Carolin
two, Dorchester three, Somerset three
Wicomico two, Worcester county two
Baltimore county six, and Baltimore cit
eighteen, making eighty-three members i
this branch of the Legislature, and requir
ing forty-two for a majority. The Senate
consisting Of twenty-six members, fourtee
is required for majority. Both House,
consisting of one hundred and nine men
bers, fifty-fve will be majority on join
ballot,-Baitimore Gazette.