The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-26
ARTICLE XVII.
ouadrennial Elections.

Section l. All State officers ee It'd by
qualified voters except iges 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 2 Elections by qualified voters for
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after tie first Monday of No
vember, in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-siX, and on the same day 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 after the first Mon
day of November, in the year nineteen hun
dred and twenty-three for terms of office here
tofore fixed by law at two years. shall hold
Office for three years; the Governor, 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 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 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
thereafter shall hold Office for terms of four
years
Section 4. All officers to he appointed by
the Governor under existing provisions of
law in the year nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-four for terms Of office heretofore fixed by
law at two years shall hold Office for terms
of three years; all officers so appointed 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 ut 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 I'M
less otherwise duly changed by law. All Of
iiCErs appointed by the 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 six years, shall hold
office for toms Of three years and thereafter
appointments by the County Conmis-
sioncrs shall be for terms of four years, I'M
less otherwise duly changed by law.
Section 5. The terms of all State and coun-
ty officers heretofore elected by qualified vot-
ers, and whose successors would not be elect
ed until the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November, nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-five, shall be increased by one year, and
their successors shall be elected for the regui.
Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
vember nineteen hundred and twenty-six. The
terms of ali State and county officers hereto
fore elected by qualified voters, and whose
successors would not be elected until the