The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-11
PROCLA M ALTON
oosng amendments the the State 1922

year nineteen hundred and twenty seven
| Section Il. The General Assembly shaI
meet on the first Wednesday of January
nineteen hundred and twenty four, for 4
regular session, and shall not meet again
! for regular session until the first Wed
lnesday of January, nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. and the General Assembly
shall meet on the same day in every sec
ond year thereafter and ut no other time
unless convened by Proclamation of the
Governor.
/ Section 4. The term of the Treasurer
elected by the General Assembly at the
regular session of nineteen hundred ana
/ twen y-fOnr shall lie three years. There
after the term shall be the same else
where provided. i-
! Section s. The terms of the Members Of
the Board of Supervisors % Elections of
! Baltimor" City and of the several counties
shall commence on the first Monday Of
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section .. The vote to he held under
the provisions of Section of Article KIN
Of the Constitution for the purpose of
taking the sense of the people in regard to
calling Constitution Convention shall
be held ut the general election in THE
yeah nineteen hundred and thirty, ana
every twenty years thereafter
Section IL. The Governor shall submit
three budgets 10 the General Assembly III
~c regular session OF nineteen hundred
and twenty four. in accordance with the
provisions of Section - of Article Ill Of
the Constitution, for the three fiscal years
beginning October first, nineteen hundred
and twentyfour. and ending September
thiricth. nineteen hundred and twenty
seven, and two budgets 10 the General
Assembly ut the regular session of nine
teen hundred and twenty seven, and there
after as now provided hy said section.
Section II. The purpose OF this Article
is 10 reduce the number of elections. ny
providing that all State and county cleo
lions shall lie held only in every fonrth
year and 1T the time now provided by law
for hOldn. congressional elections; and
to bring the terms of appOintive officers
into harmony with the changes affected in
the time OF the beginning of the terms OF
elective officers; and the administrative
and judicial officers of the State shall con
81 rue the provisions of this Article SO as
to cfrectnatc that purpose. For the pur-
pose Of this Article only the word 'Nrit
GERS shall he construed 10 include those
holding positions and other places OF en-
uloNmpnt in the State and county govern
mentS Whose. terms are fixed by law, Int
il shall not include any appointments
made bv the Board of Public Works. nor
:EtpOint mRutS by the Governor for terms
of three wears.
Section l.. The General Assembly. al
the regular session in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty four. shall max"
such changes in the primary and general
elect ION laws. and otherwise, as may he
necessary To carry ont the provisions Of
This Article There shall De no election
for State or county officers in the year
nineteen hundred aud twenty five
Section IL. In the event of any tncnn-
SiStcncv between the provisions Of this
Article and any Of the other provisions OF
the Constitution. the provisions or This
a article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall lie repealed or abroGatcd Ia
the extent Of such Inconsistency.
SEC. And he il further enacted Ivy the
authority aforesaid. That said aforr@ong'
section. hereby proposed rs an amend
meni TO the Constitution shall be nj the
next general election FOR Members of tie
i House of Representatives of Congress h"i,
in this State submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters Of the State for adoption
or rejection. IN pursuance of the dirpc-
ti0ns contained in N"tirle NV OF the Con
Siitutfun IF this State. and ut III" ="
general election the vote nn the said pro
posed amendment to tn" Constitution shat
he hy ballot. and upon each ballot thnrr
shall be printed the following synopsis OF
said amendment under the caption Of