Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-07
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State,

Of the successor The Comptroller and the
treasurer shall keep their Offices at the seat Of
government, and shall take such oath, and enter
INTO such bonds for the faithful discharge o.
heir duties as nov, or may hereafter DC
prescribed by law.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said atoregong
, section hereby proposed as an amendment 70
I me Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress-, 10
be held in this State the Tuesday next AFTER
the hrst Monday Of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters of the State TOT
their adoption rejection in conformity with
me directions contained in Article NV OF tne
Constitution of this State. and at the said cleo.
uon the vote on the said proposed amenomcn.
each ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
now now provided by law, and ,mmediately si &c.
SAID election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against SAID pro.
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
IN accordance with Article IA of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April IS, 1922.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT TO propose amendment to the Con-
stiution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto new Article to be numbered "Ar-
ticle XVII," entitled "Quadrennial Elec-
tions," the same providing that all State
officers, except judges and all county ofhcers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected
in every fourth year for terms of four years;
and adjusting terms of State and county
appointive officers; and providing that all
PROVISIONS of the Constitution inconsistent
with the provisions of this Article be re-
pealed to the extent of such Inconsistency;
and providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters OF tine
State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. That
the following new Article to be numbered
Article XVII," title "Quadrennial Elections"
be and the is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland. The same if adopted by. the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to become part of said Constitution
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section /. All State officers elected by quail
| fed voters Except judges of the Circuit Court
of the several circuits, the member of the
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City, ana
members of the Supreme Bench OF Baltimore
City,, and all county officers elected by quail
fed voters, shall hold office for terms of four
years, and until their successors shall quality.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters for
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday OF Novem-
Der, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section g. 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 next after the first
Monday of November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twentythree for terms of office
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
hold office for terms of three years; the Gov
ernor, 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 for terms of three years; Registers
of Wills, Clerks of Court and all other State
and county officers elected by qualified voters
at the election to be held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November, in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-three, for
terms of office heretofore fixed by law at six
years, shall hold office for terms of three years;
and all such State and county officers elected
by qualified voters thereafter shall hold office
tor terms Of four years
Section 4. All officers to be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions of law In
the year nineteen hundred and twenty four
for terms of Office heretofore fixed by law at
two years, shall hold Office for terms of three
years; all officers so appointed Tor terms OF
office heretofore fixed by law at four years.
shall hold Office for terms of three years; all
officers appointed for terms of Office here.
tofore 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, unless other
wise duly changed by law All officers ap-
pointed by County Commissioners after the cleo
ton 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 appointment by
the County Commissioners shall be for terms
of four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
Section S. The terms of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected ui-
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday Of
November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
shall be increased by one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
at the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November, nine.
teen hundred and twenty-six. The terms Of
all State and county officers, heretofore elected
by qualified voters, and whose successors would
not be elected until the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November, nineteen hun
dred and twenty shall remain unchanged;
their successors shall be elected for term Of
three years at the elections to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of Novem-
Der, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, but shall
not take office until the expiration of the full
term for which their predecessors have been
elected; and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election to be held
the Tuesday next after the first Monday Of
November, nineteen hundred and thirty, Moth.
ing herein shall affect the terms of any Judge
of 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 year in which no
election for members of the General Assembly
| is held, the Governor shall appoint 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 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
nineteen hundred and twenty-five, nineteen
hundred and twentysix, nineteen hundred and