The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-09-07
ARTICLE XVII.

as herein provided, to become part of said
Constitutions and to be numbered and titled
as aforesaid
ARTICLE XVII
Quadrennial Elections
Section l. All State officers elected by
qualified voters (eXcept 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 Balti-
more City), and all county officers elected by
qualified voters. shall hold office for
terms of four years, and until their successors
shall qualify.
Section 2 Elections by qualified voters for
STATE and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
vember in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-six, and on the same day every fourth
year thereafter.
Section 3. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
/ to be held on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November, in the year nineteen hun
dred and twentythree for terms of office here
/ tofore fixed by law at two years. shall holI
! office for three years the Governor Attorney
General, members of the State Senate and all
/ Other State and county officers elected by the
qualified voters at the election to be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-three, for terms Of office heretofore
/ fixed by law at four years, shall hold Office
I for three years; Registers of Wills, Clerks of
Court and all other Stat and county officers
/ elected by qualified voters at the election to
be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
and twenty-three. for terms Of Office b~.nto-
fore fixed by law at six vears shall hold offieo
for terms Of three years: and ali such Statc
and county officers elected Nv qualified yotsrs
thereafter shall hold otTca for terms Of fonr
years
Section (. All officers to be appoin+ad Inv.
the Governor under existing nroyisions ~
law in the wear nineteen hundrpd and t,,-eI
ty-four for terms of office heretofore fvoJ nv,
law at two years, shall ho,d Office for terms
/ Of tb,oo ,.o,II,,. ,Ir n, ~ ~ 90 ms
terms Of office heretofore fixed by law at four
years, snail hold office for terms of three
years all officers appointed for terms Of
office heretofore fixed by law at six years
shall hold office for terms of five years and
thereafter appointments by the Governor shall
be for the terms heretofore fixed by law IN
les otherwise duly changed by law. All Of
hcrrs appointed by the County Commissioners
after the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November
nineteen hundred and twenty-three. for terms
OF office of two, four or six years. shall hold
office for terms of three years and Thereafter.
appointments by the County Commits
-loncr5 shall be Ter terms of four years I'M
less otherwise duly changed by law
section b. The terms of all State and co,tr-
" officers heretofore elected by qualified vot-
ers, and whose successors would not be elect
cd until the Tuesday ne. after the first Mon
Gay of November nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-.Fe, shall be increased by orIe year. and