The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-18
ARTICLE NNII.
nnndrenllinl Eleclinns

Section /. Nil sat" officers elected bv
qualified VOTERS 'rN""pl Judges 81 ia"
member Of the Court OF Appeals from
Baltimore city, aud members Of the
supreme Bench Of Baltimore iilNI. and all
county officers elected by qualified voters.
shall hold office for terms al fuur years.
and unril their successors shall qualify,
Section =. Elections 10y pUaIitird VOTERS
for State and county officers shall lac !s"td
on Ihc Tuesday ncNt after the first MOI
day Of November. in Gh. year uin"lt"n
hundred and twenty six. and on the same
day III every fourth year thereafter
Section 3. Members Of The House of
Delegates and al other State and county
officers elected 10y the qualified voters at
tlI. election Ia be- held an the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of NoH"nir"f.
ia the wear nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms of office heretofore hN"'i
bN law al Two wears. shall hold 0tiirr f'r
terms at three Years; III" GoN".nur. VI
turnry General, m"mhcrS of the state sen
ate aud all other State and county Offices
elected hN Tie. qualified voters ~ The rl.,'-
tiuu to Ice held the Tuesday next .If'"r
the first Monday III November. IN tie year
nineteen hundred and twenty Three, ;'.r
terms Of Office. heretofore. fixed 10y laW 81
four years shall hold Ollie" for Terms Of
three wears: Registers Of Wills Clerks 81
Courts and all other State ana county ON
GERS elected 10y qualified voters II The
election 10 he hrld on the Tuesday lrNt
after the first Monday Of November. IN
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms Of office heretofore HNrd
10y law al SiN years. shall hold ui," fur
terms Of three. Years. and al such Si:ir
aud county officers elected 10y I'IlIiiird
voters thereafter shall hold "fii e. '"r 1rrIl"
of four wears.
Section l. Al officers to Ice appointed
10y the 1;ovrrn"r under existing provisions
uf Law in the wear nineteen hundred ANA
, twenty four for terms of office heretofore
fixed Icy law nj four years. shall hold office
, for terms Of three years: all officers So
mn, tod tnr al h4r tttlI
fiNrd bv law AZ four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years: al! officers :"
appointed for terms of "ilic" heretofore
fixed 10y law at six years. shall hold office
for terms of five years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall he for
3 hr terms heretofore fixed 10y law. unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All oil
GERS appointed hH County Commissioners
after The. election to hr held the Tues
day ntNI after til" first Monday in Nov
cmhrr. nineteen hundred and twenty three.
for terms of office of two. -four or sin
wears shall hold office for terms az tire"
Years, aud thereafter appointment hy the
! County commissioners shall he for terms
of four wears. unless "th"rwiS" duly chang
ed by law.
Section = The terms of all state and
county officers heretofore elected 10y
qualified voters. and Who's" successors
would not lie elected until the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November,
nineteen hundred aud twenty five. shall hr
/ increased hy one wear. and their success
SorS shalt he elected for the regular term
al the election To he held ON the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of November.
nineteen hundred and twenty six. III"
/ terms "f all State and county officers
heretofore. elected 10y qualified voters and
( whose successors would not ID" elected IN
/ i'll the Tuesday next after the first Mon
( day Of November. nineteen hundred aud
I twenty seven. shall remain unchanged
1 their successors shall he elected for n
term Of three wears ut the elections to he
/ held ON the Tuesday next after the first
( Monday Of November. nineteen hundred
{ and twenty six. but shall not take office
! until the expiration Of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed aud their successors shall he elected
/ for the regular term At the election 10 he
held nu the Tuesday next after the FIRST
| Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and thirty. Nothing herein shall affect
the terms of any Judge of the Circuit
Court OF the several circuits. the nrmher
lnf the Court of Appeals from Baltimore
CITY ar any member of the supreme Bench
of Baltimore city: if the term Of any such
I Judge shall expire in Il wear in which u"
/ election for members OF the General As
| SrmhlV Is held. the Governor shall ap-
point. n perSon duly qualified To fill said
office. who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members OF the
General Assembly. when successor shall
lie elected for the term elsewhere 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 twenty six. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven or nineteen hundred and
twrnty eight shall be reduced by one year
and their successors shall be appointed fuI
the terms provided by law in the
wears nineteen hundred and twenty four
nineteen hundred and twenty five. nineteen
hundred and twenty six or nineteen hun.
dred and twenty seven. respectively. III
the event that the term of any officer ap.
pointed Ivy the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate shall expire IN
the wear nineteen hundred aud twenty five
or twenty six. the Governor shall have
power ia appoint successor, who shall
serve for the full term subject to confir-
nation nv the Senate at the regular SEES
sion TO be held under rnis Article in the
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