The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-24

State officers, except judges and all county
officers 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 provid-
ing that all provisions of the Constitution
Inconsistent with the provisions of this Ar
tic.e be repealed to the extent of such in
consistency: and providing for the sub
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters of the State for adoption rejec
ton.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths Of all the
/ members of each of the two Houses concur
, ing. That the following new Article to be
numbered Article xvii" title ''Quadrennial
Elections be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment 10 the Constitution
of the State of Maryland. The same if adopt
ed by the legally qualified voters of the State,
as herein provided. to become a part of said
Constitution. 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 >. 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-siN, and on the same day every fourth
year thereafter.
Section 8. Members of the House Of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
10 be held on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day Of November, in the year nineteen hun
dred and twenty-three for terms of office here
totore fixed by law at two years. shall hold
office for three years the Governor, Attorney
General, members Of the State Senate and all
other Stans 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 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
of November, in the year Nineteen hundred
and twenty-three, for terms of Office hereto
fore 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 for 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 TWEEN
ty-tour for terms of office heretofore fixed by
law at two years, shall hod office for terms
of three years all officers so appofnted for
terms of office heretofore fixed by law at four
years, shall hold Office for terms of three
years; all officers so 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. un-
ticrrs appointed by the County Commissioner.
after the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November
/ nineteen hundred and twentv-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
sloners shall be Tor terms of four years I'M
less otherwise duly changed by law.
Section .. The terms Of al State and cour-
" officers heretofore elected by qualified yot-
ers. and whose successors would not be elect
ed unit. the Tuesday next after the first Mon
lay Of November. nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-fye, shall be increased by or|e wear and
their successors shall be elected for the regu-
lar term at the election to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
yember. nineteen hundred and twenty-six The
terms of all State and county Officers hero+,-
fore elected by qualified voters and whose
successors would not be elected until the
Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
shall remain unchanged their successors shall
be elected for a term of three years at the
election b be held on the Tuesday nev+ flor
the first Monday Of November ninetea,
hundred and twenty-six. but shall not take
office until the expiration of the full term for
which their professors have been elected and
their successors shall no eInctrd f,r ~. 49,,
lar term at the election to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
vember nineteen hundred and thirty. Moth
ing herein shall affect the terms Of anv iudpe
. Of the Circuit Court of the several circuits
/ the member of the Court of ApDeaIs from
Baltimore City or any member Of the Sn-
preme Bench of Baltimore CITY: if the term
/ Of any such judge shall expire in a year in