The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-11-03

Senate and all other State and county officers
elected p the qualified voters at the election
Monday IN November, In the year nineteen
hundred and sweBiy-thres for terms Of Office
heretofore fixed by law at four years. shall
bold office for terms Of three years Registers
Of Wills. Clerks of Court, and all other State
and county officers elected by qualified yoter
at the election 10 be held on the Tuesday next
after the hnt Monday Of November, In the
terms Of Office heretofore fixed By law at six
years, shall hold office for farms Of three years
and al such State and county officers elected
by qualified voters thereafter shall hold offics
Tor terms OF four years
Section I. All officers 10 be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions Of law In
hs year nineteen hundred and twersy-four
for terms Of Office heretofors fixed by law at
two years, shall bold Office for tessna OF three
years; all officers 20 Appognted for terms OF
office heretofore fixed BY law at four years
shan hold Office for terms Of three years all
officers 20 appointed for terms OF Office here
tofore fixed BY law at ak years, ahaiI hold Office
for terms OF five years, and thereafter appoint
ments by the Governor shall be for the terms
s sSsoiSfs !, nAed ny iaS gniess etherwise duly
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 offlee for terms Of TIRES years
and thereafter appointment by the County Com
missioners shall be for terms OF four years.
untekA uthffNiAe dufY changed by Law.
Section 8. The terms Of all State ad county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters
and whose successors would not be elected un.
" the Tuesday next after the frat Monday of
november, nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
shall be increased by ono year and thelr sue
eossorA shall be elected for the regular term
at the election 60 be held on the Tuesday
next after the hrst Monday Of November. nine
teen hundred and twenty-six. The terms Of
oil State and county officers heretofore elected
by IYalihed voters and whose successors would
not be elected until the Tuesday next after
The FIRST Monday Of November. nineteen hun
dred and twenty-seyeD. shall remain unchanged
iher successors shall be elected for a term OF
three years III the elections TO be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday OF Hoyesn-
ber, ninetesn hundred and twenty-six. but shall
not take Office until the expiration of tho full
term for which their predecessors have been
elected and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election 10 be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of
Novenber. nineteen hundred and thirty moth.
ing herein shall affect the terms Of any Judge
o. the Circuit Court Of the several circuits.
the member Of the Court Of Appeals from
Baltimore City or any member of the Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore City: II the term Of any
such judge shall expire In n year In which no
election Tor members of the General Assembly
y held. the Governor shall appoint a person
dui, qualified to fli said Office, who shall hold
the EaHe until the next general election for
members Of the General Assembly, when a
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms Of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed for terms
which will not expire until during the year
ntnetesn hundred and twenty-five, nineteen
hondred and twenty six. nineteen hundred and
,ssnsy,seyen or nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year. and their
successors shall be appointed for the terms now
provided BY law In the years nineteen hundred
md twenty-four. nineteen hundred and twenty.
avs. nineteen hundred and twenty.slx or nine
teen hundred and twenty seven, respectively.
In the event that the term Of any officer ap.
pointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. shall expire In the year
SIX. the Governor shall have power to appoln.
successor, who shall serve for the full term
subJect 10 confirmation BY the Senate at the
ssguiar session to be held under this Article
IN the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seyen
section .. The General Assembly shall meet
on the first Wednesday Of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty.four for a regular session.
ana shal no! meet again for regular session
until the brst Wednesday Of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-seyen. and the General
Assembly shall meet on the same day In every
second year thereafter and at no other time.
unless convened by proclamation OF tho Gov
. scction 7. The term of the Treasurer. elected
ny tho General Assembly at the regular .sesaion
q nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall be-
.nIee years. Thereafter the term shall be the
:. Section .. The terms Of the Membera of ,hs
board Of Supervisors Of Elections Of Baltimore
CITY and OF the several counties shall commence
We arst Monday Of June next ensuing their
Section o. The. vote to DO held under III.
provisions of Section 2 Of Article XIV OF ,he
oonstitution for tina purpose Of taking the sense
2. me people n regard TO calling a Constitu-
uonnI Convention shall be held at the general
s .,'sh " the year ninetsen hundred and
thirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
section ~ The Governor shall submit three
viar sa.. H. 'ns Ssnsrsi assembly OF tbs reg.
four; In accordance with the provisions Of
Section 80 Of Article III Of the Constituted.
Tor the three fiscal years beginning October
ending September thlrtieih. nineteen handreS
and twenty.seven, and two budKsts 10 the Gen.
eral Assembly at the regular session Of nine
teen hundred and twenty-seven and thereafter
40 now provided by said section.
Section H. The purpose Of this Arsiele 4.
70 reduce the number OF elections, By proyId.
my that all State and county elections ahaII be
nm, ,sla only ~ every fourth year. and at tho
sressional elections and TO bring the terms
81 appolntIye officers Into harmony with the
s g r.. affected IN the time q che beginning
and judicial officers Of the State
shall construs the provisions Of shis Article
70 as 70 eieeiaate that purpose. For The pur.
poss Of this Article only ihe word "oifissrs"
positions and other places Of enploymsns n
the State and County governmental, whose
terms are hxed By law, hut Il shall not include
any appointments made by the Board OF Pub
lie Works. nor appointments by the Governor
for terms Of three years
Section ~. The General Assembly. al the
REGULAR session In the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-four. shall make such changes In
the primary and general election laws, and
otherwise. as may be necessary 70 carry out
the provisions Of this Article. There shall be
no sleation for State or county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
Section IL. In the event Of any ineonsia.
sensy between the provisions Of thls Article
and any o. the other provisions OF the Con-
stitution. tho provisons Of this Article shall
prevail. and all other provisions shaiI be re-
nealed or sbrogated 10 the extent Of such In
consistency
Section O.. And Be II further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegolnE sec
tion. hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Consultation shall be NJ the NEXT general cleo .
ton for Members Of the House Of Representa-.
tives OF Congross held In this State, submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters OF the State
for adoption or rejection, In pursuance OF the
directions contained IN Article XIV OF The
Constitution OF this State, and al the said
general election the vote on the said pro.
posed amendment TO the Constitution shaii be
BY ballot, and upon each ballot there shall Be
printed the following synopsis Of naid amend
ment under the caption OF