The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
ARTICLE NVII.
Quadrcnnial Elections.

Section |. Nj cate officers elected by
qualified voters 'cNrcpt Judges of the
Circuit Courts OF the several circuits. the
member Of the Court Of Appeals from
Supreme Bench of Baltimore Citvl. and all
county officers elected by qHaiiticd voters.
shall hold office for terms Of four years.
and until their Successors shall qualify.
Section =. Elections by qualified voters
for Stale and county officers shall lie Cid
on the Tuesday nest after the first Nor
day of November in the year nineteen
hundred and twcHty-siX. and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
section = Members or tae nouse of
Delegates and all other State and county
officers elected by the qualified voters III
The election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of Novcmh",'.
in til" wear nineteen hundred and twenty
three for terms of office heretofore fixed
ny law nj two years. shall hold Ollie" fer
terms of three years: the Governor. At
tornry General. members Of the State Sen
ate and all other State and county Offices
elected hv Ill" qualified voters ut tho c!"'-
ton 10 hr held on the Tuesday next af."r
iE" first Monday in November. in the yral
nineteen hundred and twcniy-thrcc. Scr
terms Of Office heretofore fixed by law 81
four years. shall hold ollie" for terms of
three wears: Registers of Wills. CLERKS OF
Courts and all other State and county "th-
,"IS elected ny qualified voters II The
election to be held on the Tuesday ICNt
after the first Monday of November. IN
the wear nineteen hundred and tw"n-y-
three. for terms Of Office heretofore lived
by law ut six years. shall hold Ollie" for
terms of three Years: and #ll such star"
ana county officers elected 10y uII!ifiei
voters thereafter shall hold Off g FOR terms
of four years.
Section I. All officers 10 he appointed
10y the Governor under existing provisions
of Law in the yea" nineteen hundred ana
twenty four for terms of office heretofore
fixed by Law nj four years. shall hold Office
for terms Of three Years; all officers
appointed for terms Of office heretofore
fixed hv law at four years shall hold office
for terms of tire" years: all officers
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed 10y law ut six wears shall hold office
for terms of five wears. and thrrcHf fPr
appointments by the Governor shall be for
the terms heretofore fixed by law. unless
otherwise duly changed by law. .Nll OH
""rS appointed by County Commissioners
after the election /" be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
rmbrr nineteen hundred and twenty three.
for terms of office of two. four six
years. shall hold office for terms OF three
years, and thereafter appointment by tn"
County commissioners shall be for terms
of four wears. unless otherwise duly chang
ed by law.
Section : The terms Of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters and whose successors
would not lie elected until the Tuesday
NEXT after the first Monday of November.
nineteen hundred ana twenty five. shall! he
increased by one year. and their success
Sor< shall bn elected for the regular term
mt the eject ion to he he'd on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November.
nineteen hundred and twenty The
terms Of all State and comfy officers
heretofore elected GY qualified voters and
whose Successors would not he elected mn
til tho Tuesday next after the first Mon
day Cf November. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. shall remain unchanged;
their successors shall he elected for
term Of three wears ut the elections tn he
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and twrnty-SiN. bat shall not take Office
until tn" expiration of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed: and their successors shall be elected
for tnr regular term Mt the election 10 he
hold on the Tuesday next after the frs;
MCudav of November. nineteen hundred
and thirty. Nothing herein shall affect
tn" terms Of any Judge of the Cirruit
Court Of the several circuits the membo,
Of the Court Of Appeals from Baltimore
city or any member of the Supreme Bench
Of Baltimore City: if the term of any such
Judge shall expire in year in which no
election for members Of the General As
semhlv is held. the Governor shall APP
point. person duly qualified to fill said
{ Office. who shall hold the same until the
raxt general election for members of the
General Assembly. when Z successor shall
he elected for the term elsewhere provided.
The terms of all State and county officers
heretofore appointed for terms which will
not expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-five. nineteen hundred
and twcnty-siX. nineteen hundred and
twenty -SevCn or nineteen hundred AMI
twcnt eight shall he reduced by one year.
and their successors shall he appointed for
the terms now provided by law in the
years nineteen hundred and twenty four
nineteen hundred and twenty five. nineteen
hundred and twcntYSiV or nineteen hun
dred and twenty seven. respectively. In
the event that the term Of any officer ap-
pointed by the Governor with the advice
md consent of the Senate shall expire in
the year nineteen hundred and twenty five
o" twcnfv-SiN. thc Go.cru0r stall have
+ t--7-rt.r--tr4- appoint SJrcrcSSor, who shall
serve for the full term subject to contir-
nation nv the Senate ut the regular spS-
! sion TO be held under this Article in the