Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-12

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he qualification Of the successor. The |
Comptroller and the Treasurer shall keep /
heir Offices at the seat OF government, and
'aail take such oath, and enter into such
,cuds for the faithful discharge OF their |
:uties as are now, or MAJ hereafter be |
prescribed by law.
Sec. ?. And be IL furtlar enacted by thet
authority aforesaid. Tfat the said afore- |
amendment to the Constitution. shall at |
he next ensuing Re.e<al election for
members OF Congress. b be held In this
state on the Tues.zs next after the first
hundred and fwen.g-.go. be. submitted 10
he legal and qualified voters Of the State
Ior their adoption or rejection in con-
.urmity with the directions contained IN
State. and at the said election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Con-
shall be By ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words
-For the constitutional Amendment and
Against the constitutional Amendment.
hs now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
gainst said proposed amendment. and
further proceedings had in accordance
with Article IA of the Constitution.
ApI royed April IL. 1922.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF Maryland
by adding thereto new Article to BE-
numbered Article XVII" entitled
"ouadrennial Elections" the same
providing that all State officers, ex-
cept judges and all county officers
elected by qualified voters shall bt
elected in every fourth year for terms
State and county appointive officers
and providing that all provisions o.
the Constitution inconsistent with thu
ITovisions OF this Article be repealed
to the extent of such Inconsistency
snd providing for the submission Of
said amendment TO the qualified voter,
Of the State for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be II enacted by s The Genera
fhe members of the two Houses concur
Ing, That the following new Article to b.
numbered Article XVII title Quad
ne r proposed geds as an amendment ta to thu
Constitution OF the State of Maryland
The same II adopted by the legally quail
led voters Of the State. as herein pro
ion. and to be numbered and titled Al
Iforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII. +
Quadrennial Elections.
Section 1. All State officers elected b,
qualified voters Except judges OF tn,
member of the Court OF Appeals from
Baltimore City. and members of tn,
SUI rtme Bench OF Baltimore City,, and al
county officers elected by qualified voters
shall hold Office for terms Of four years
and until their successors shall qualify.
Section .. Elections by qualified voter,
for State and county officers shall be he'll,
ON the Tuesday next after the first Mon
hundred and twenty six. and on the sam.
day In every fourth year thereafter.
Section 3. Members Of the House o
Delegates and all other State and count,
ciacers elected by the qualified voters Al
next after the, FIRST Monday OF November
In the year nineteen hundred and twenty.
three for terms of Office heretofore fixed
3y law at two years, shall hold office fol-
terms Of three years; the Governor. At
torhey General. members of the State Sen
ate and all other State and county officer,
elected by the qualified voters at the elec
Ion to be held on the Tuesday. next aftel
the first Monday in November. In the yea
nineteen hundred and twenty three. FOL
terms of Office heretofore fixed by law a
four years, shall hold office for terms O
three years; Registers of Wills, Clerks Q
Court and all other state and county Off
GERS, elected. by qualified voters at tn,
election to be held on the Tuesday mex
after the first Monday of November. II
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms of Office heretofore ixc,
by law at six years. shall hold Office 70
terms OF three years: and all such Stat,
and county officers elected by qualified
voters thereafter shall hold Office for termi
of four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointe,
by the Governor under existing provision,
OF law In the year nineteen hundred ant
twenty -four for terms of office heretofor,
liked by law at two years. shall hold ofic,
for terms of three years; all officers 8,
appointed for terms Of Office Heretofore
nxed by law at four years. shall hold ofic,
Tor terms OF three years; all officers 9.
apr 0inted for terms of office heretofor
fixed by. law at six years, shall hold offic
Tor terms OF five years, and thereafte
appointments by the Governor shall be 70
| the terms heretofore fixed by law, unles
! otherwise duly changed by law. All Off
GERS appointed by County Commissioner
after the election to be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
for terms of office of two. four or six years
J shall hold Office for terms of three years
and thereafter appointment by the Count,
Commissioners shall be for terms of fou
years, unless otherwise duly changed h,
law.
Section 5. The terms of all State an,
county officers heretofore elected b.
quanned voters, and whose successor
next after the iirst Monday of November
nineteen hundred and twenty live, shall b
increased by one year, and their success
sors shall be elected for the regular tern
- euS NfCStAuu ~ NC uclu on LDc lueS0a,
next after the first Monday of November
nineteen hundred and twenty six Tn
terms OF all State and county officer
heretofore elected by qualified voters, an
whose successors would not be elected un
I'll the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day OF November, nineteen hundred an,
twenty seven, shall remain unchanged
their successors shall be elected for ;
term or three years at the elections to b
held on the Tuesday next after the frs
Monday OF November, nineteen hundre,
and twenty six. but shall not take offic.
until the expiration of the full term 70
which their predecessors have been elect
ed: and their successors shall be elected
tor the regular term at the election to b
neld on the Tuesday next after the frs
Monday of November. nineteen hundre.
anc thirty. Nothing herein shall affec
me terms OF any judge of the Circui
Iourt or the several circuits, the membe
2l the Court of Appeals from Baitimor
Cltg or any member of the Supreme Bencl
| Of Baltimore City: IL the term Of any sucl
Judge shall expire in year in which n,
election for members of the General As
! sembly is held. the Governor shall an
point person duly qualified to iii sal,
ONCE, who shall hold the same until tn
next general election for members of tn
general Assembly, when successor shal
De elected for the term elsewhere provided
The terms OF all State and county officer
heretofore appointed for terms which vii
not expire until during the year nineteel
hundred and twenty five. nineteen hundre,
and twenty-six. nineteen hundred an,
twenty-seven or nineteen hundred an,
twenty-eight shall be reduced by one wear
and their successors shall be appointed 70