The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-11
ARTICLE NNII.
Ouadrennial Elections.

Section /. All late officers elected by
qualified voters t"xccpr Judges Of the
Circuit Courts OF the several CIRCUITS. the
member of the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore city, and members Of the
Supreme Bench Of Baltimore city,. and all
county officers rr,1ed by qualified voters.
shall hnfd oicr Tor terms Of four years.
and until their Successors shall qualify.
Section :. Elections 10y qualified voters
for State and county officers shalt he !;t'i'i
on the Tuesday neNt after the first MOI
day Of November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty six. AMI on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
Section >. Members of the House of
Delegates and AL other State and county
officers elected by the qualified voters III
the election TO he held on rhe Tuesday
next after the first Monday OF November.
IN the wear nineteen hundred aud twenty
three for terms of office heretofore fixed
hy law ut two years. shall hold office fer
terms at three years; the Governor, Al
torncv General, members of the State Scn-
ate and all other State aud county otli''prS
| elected bv the qualified voters 1T the clcs'-
ton Ia h" held on the Tuesday next after
! the first Monday in November. in the year
nineteen hundred aud twenty three, :ur
! terms Of office heretofore fixed hy law Il
! four years. SHALL hold office for terms of
three wears: Registers OF Wills, CI"rI'S 81
/ Courts aud all other State and county 9TH
/ GERS elected 10y ,fnaiItird voters II The
elect ion 10 be held on the Tuesday rPNt
after the first Monday OF November IN
til" yenr ninetean hundred and twenty
! three. for terms of office heretofore iNrd
10y law ut six years. shall hold 0iiic" for
terms Of three wears. ANA all such State
and cnnnIy officers elected ly gna!itirti
v"irrs thereafter shall hold OH - tdI icll3;
of four wears.
Section l. All officers to he appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
al law ia the year nineteen hundred ana
twenty four for terms of office heretofore
fixed Ivy law ~ four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years; all officers
appointed for terms Of office heretofore
lived bv law nj four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years; al! officers So
appointed for terms OF office heretofore
fixed by law at six years. shall hold office
for terms 0f five years, and therr:ffier
appointments by the Governor shall he for
the terms heretofore fixed by law. unless
otherwise duly changed by law All OH
~crs appointed by County Commissioners
after the election to lac held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
cmher. nineteen hundred and twettty three.
for terms of oiIice OF two, four .or six
Years. shall hold office for terms OF three
years and thereafter appointment by the
! County Commissioners shall De for terms
of four wears, unless otherwise duly chang
ed by law.
Section .. The terms OF all State and
county officers heret"f"fc - elected by
would not he elected until the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of November.
nineteen hundred and twenty five. shall he
! increased 10y one year and their success
?
at the election to he held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday OF November
nineteen hundred and twenty-Six- The
terms of all State and county officers
heretofore elected by qualified voters. and
whose Successors would not he elected nm
| til the Tuesday next after the first Mon
! day or November. nineteen hundred ana
! twenty seven. shall remain unchanged :
J their successors shall be elected for y
! term OF three years at the elections to lie
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday or November; nineteen hundred
and twenty SiN. hut shall not take office
| until the expiration Of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed: and their successors shall he. elected
for the regular term NJ the election to he
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
ana thirty. Nothing herein shall affect
the terms Of any Judge of the Circuit
lCourt OF the several circuits. the mcmbe,
i OF rhe Court OF Appeals from Baltimore
tTfty ar any member of the Supreme Bench
Eof Baltimore City: II the term of amy such
iud=" shall expire III year in which no
election for members Of the General As
.Srmbtv is held the Governor shall ap-
point. person duly qualified to fill said
rniilre. who shall hold the SamsN until the
next general election for memhNrS of the
General Assembly, when n successor shall
Il he elected for the term elsewhere prov ided.
The terms Of all State and comfy officer RS
heretofore appointed for terms which will
NOT expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty five nineteen hundred
and twenty six. nineteen hundred and
| twenty seven or nineteen hundred and
twenty eight shall he reduced by one year,
and their successors shall he appointed for
! the terms now provided by law Ia the
wears nineteen hundred and twenty four
nineteen hundred and twenty FIVE nineteen
hundred and twenty six or nineteen hun
,dred and twenty seven. respectively In
! the event that the term OF any officer an
pointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent OF the Senate shall expire in
the year nineteen hundred and twenty five
or twenty six. the Governor SHALL have
! power ~ appoint a successor, who ,sha
4 st'rte' for THE full term subject to raIfr-.
Ec5l' u Z Be 'hcld Under this Article in sths
Oh fJss .Agef gEe4f e .