The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08

wear nine,ccn hundred and twenty seven
! Section @. The General Assembly sinai
meet on the first Wednesday of January
nineteen hundred and twenty four. for 4
regular session. and shall not meet AGAIN
! for regular session unit! the hrSt Ncd,
ncSday of January, nineteen hundred ana
( twenty seven. and the General Assembly
shall meet on the same day in every sec
Ond year thereafter and at no other time.
unless convened by proclamation Of the
Governor.
Section I. The term of the Treasurer
elected by the General Assembly ut the
regular session of nineteen hundred ana
twenty four shall lie three years. There
after the term shall be the same as else
where provided.
Section $. The terms of the Members of
the Board of Supervisors Of Elections of
Baltimore city and of the several counties
shall commence on the first Monday OF
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section .. The vote to be held under
the provisions of Section = of Article NV
of the Constitution for the purpose oil
taking the sense of the people III regard 10
calling: II Constitution Convention shall
he held at the general election i'll the
year nineteen hundred and thirty, AND
every twenty years thereafter
Section 10 The Governor shall submit
three budgets to the General Assembly al
~ regular session of nineteen hundred
and twenty four in accordance WIN thc
provisions of Section - of Article III oil
The Constitution. for the three fiscal years
beginning October first, nineteen hundred
and twenty -four, and ending september
thiricth. nineteen hundred and twenty
seven, ana two budgets 10 the General
Assembly at the regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twenty seven. ana there
after as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article
is to reduce the number of elections. by
pruvidin" that all State and county clcr-
lions shall he held only in every fourth
year and ut the time now provided by law
for holding congressional elections: ana
10 brin. the terms of appollItiNe ouIccrS
into harmony with the changes affected IN
the time of the beginning Of the terms oil
elective officers; and the administrative
and judicial officers of the state shall con-
Struc the provisions OF this Article so as
to rfrcctuatr that purpose For the put-
pose of this Article only the word "oiti-
GERS shall he construed to include those
holding positions and other places OF en-
ploymcnt in the State and county govern
nicntS whose terms are fixed by law but
it shall not include any appointments
made by the Board of Public Works nor
appointments by the Governor for terms
Of three wears.
Section L. The General Assembly, at
the regular session in the year nineteen
hundred and twrnty-four. shall make
such changes in the primary and general
election laws. and otherwise, as may re
necessary to carry out tn" provisions OF
this Article. There shall he no election
for state or county officers in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty live.
Section L. In the event Of any incon-
SiStrncv between the provisions of this
Article and any of the other provisions OF
the Constitution. the provisions of this
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall be repealed or ahr"gatcd TO
the extent of such Inconsistency.
Soc And he it further enacted by the
aforesaid. That said aforrgoin"
section. hereby proposed as an amend
mcnt to the Constitution shall bc nj the
next general election Tor Members of the
House Of Representatives of Congress hr!d
in this State Submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. in pursuance of the dircc-
tinnS contained in Article NV Of the Con
Of this State and at the SH''
general election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
he by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the following synopsis of
said amendment under the caption of