The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-29
ARTICLE NNII.
Qnadrcnnial Elections

| Section !. MI s.,atc officers elected by
Qualified voters 'eXccpt judges of the
Circuit Courts of the several circuits. tn"
/ member of the Court of Appeals from
| Baltimore City. and members of the
supreme Bench of Baltimore city. and llI
county officers elected by qualified voters.
shall hold office for terms "f four years.
and until their Successors shall qualify.
/ Section =. Elections by qualified voters
! for star" and county officers shall he !:"id
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and twcnty-SiX. aud ON the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
Section > Members or TIE House of
Delegates aud all other State and county
officers elected 10y the qualified voters NJ
the election to br held ON the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of NovcmH"t.
in the wear nineteen hundred and twenty
three for terms of office heretofore fixed
by law ut two years. shall hold office fer
terms Of three years; the Governor, NJ
torncy General. members of the State sen
ate and all other State and county Offices
elected hv the qualified voters 1T the cl"'-
tion To 10 held on the Tuesday next af'rr
the first Monday in November. in the ycaI
nineteen hundred aud twrnty-thrc". fur
terms of office heretofore fixed by law
four wears. shall hold office for terms of
three years Registers of Wills, Clerks nt
Courts and all other State and county OH
Gers elected by qualified voters IT The
election 10 be held on the Tuesday rcNt
after the first Monday of November IN
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three Tor terms 81 Once heretofore DNttl
by law ut six years. shall hold office for
terms of three years: and al such St"tS
and comfy officers elected by IIIliird
voters thereafter shall hold Off q COR terms
of four wears.
Section /. All officers 10 lie appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
! of law in the wear nineteen hundred ana
, twenty four for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law III four wears. shall hold office
for terms of three years; all officers So
3 anpOiutpI of office heretofore
fixed hv law ut four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years: al! officers :"
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law nj six wears. shall hold office
for terms Of five years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall he for
the terms heretofore fixed by law. unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All OIL
Gers appointed by County commissioners
after the election To be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday III Nov
cmlrcr. nineteen hundred and twenty three,
for terms of office of two. four or six
years. shall hold office for terms of three
years aud thereafter appointment by the
County COMMISSIONERS Nhali De Tor terms
of four wears. unless otherwise duly chang
ed by law.
Section =. The terms of all State aud
county officers heretofore elected 10y
qualified voters. and whose successors
would not Ice elected until The Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November,
nineteen hundred and twenty-five. shall lac
increased by one year. and their success
<orS shall he elected for the regular term
ut 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 "y gualihcd voters; ana
whose successors would not be elected I'M
( til the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. shall remain unchanged;
/ their Successors shall be elected for Il
{ term Of three years AT the elections to he
+ held on the Tuesday next after the trSl
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
/ aud twenty but shall NOT take Once
/ until the expiration of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect :,
ed and their successors shall be elected
/ for the regular term at the election TO he
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and thirty. Nothing herein shall affect
( the terms of amy Judge of the Circuit
Court of the several circuits. the mcmbcn
of the Court of Appeals from baltimore
| City or any member of the supreme Bench
judge shall expire in 4 year in which u"
election for members of the General AS
Srmblv is held the Governor shall ap-
Doiut a perSon duly qualified to fill said
office who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members OF the
General assembly when successor Shili
he elected for the term elsewhere provided.
The terms of all state and county oihccrs
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
ttwenty-right shall he reduced by one year.
land their successors shall be appointed for
the terms now provided ny law III the
wears nineteen hundred and twenty four,
nineteen hundred and twenty five. nineteen
hundred and twcnty-siX or nineteen hun
Hrrd and twenty seven. respectively. In
thr event that the term Of any officer ap-
pointrd hV the Governor with thr advice
and consent Of the Senate shall expire in
the wear nineteen hundred and twenty five
~" 1wrntv. six. She Gu.Hrnor shall have
ROVER Ia appoint Il successor. who shall
serve for liz. full term subject Ia C"nlir-
nation hv the Senate al me regular S,,S
sion Iu be held under thin, Article IN the