The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-04
ARTICLE NNII.
Quadrcnnial Elections.

Section l. All STATE officers elected by
qualified voters teXrept judges of tn"
Circuit Courts of the several circuits, the
of the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore City. and members of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore city,, and all
county officers elected by qualified voters.
shall hold office for terms of four years
and until their SUCCESSORS shall quality.
Section > Elections by qualified voters
for State and county officers shall he held
on the Tuesday next after the hrSt MOI
day of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-SiN. and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
Section :. Members of the House OF
Delegates and all other State and county
officers elected by the gual1hed voters ~
the election 10 be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November.
in the wear nineteen hundred ana twenty
three for terms of office heretofore hNed
by law mt two years. shall hold once lor
terms of three years; the Governor. Al
torncy General. members Of the State Sen
ate and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters III the el~'-
tiun tn lac held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November. in the year
nineteen hundred and twcntN -thrre, for
terms of office heretofore fixed by law 81
four years shall hold office for terms of
three years; Registers of Wills. CLERKS OF
Courts and all other State and county OIL
GERS elected by qualified voters II the
election TO be held on the Tuesday EeNi
after the first Monday of November. III
three. for terms of office heretofore liked
by law mt six years. shall hold "llic" for
terms Of three years: and al! such state
and county officers elected by Taliihrd
voters thereafter shall hold on! - Tor terms
of four years.
Section 1. All officers to he appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
Of law in the wear nineteen hundred ana
twenty four for terms of office heretofore
fixed 10y law ut four years. shall hold Office
for terms of three years: all officers 80
appointed for terms of office heretofor"
fixed bv law mt four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years: all officers 80
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law nj six years. shall hold othce
for terms of five years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall he for
the terms heretofore fixed by law, unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All oiii-
Gers appointed by County commissioners
after the election to he held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
emher. nineteen hundred and twcnty-three,
for terms of office of two. four or six
years shall hold office for terms of three
years and thereafter appointment by the
County Commissioners shall be for terms
of four wears. unless otherwise duly chang
ed 10y law.
Section , The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters. and whose successors
would not he elected until the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November,
nineteen hundred and twenty five. shall he
increased by one year. and their success
SorS shall he elected for the regular term
mt the election to he held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November.
nineteen hundred and twenty-six. The
terms of all State and county officers
heretofore elected 10y qualified voters. aud
whose successors would not be elected nm
! til the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November. nineteen hundred and
| twenty seven. shall remain unchanged
| their Successors shall be elected for n
( term of three years at the elections to he
/ balJ IN hp runSlDV nftpr
| Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and twenty-SiN. but shall not take office
until the expiration of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed: and their successors shall he elected
for the regular term at the election to he
held on 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 membc,
of the Court of Appeals from Baltimore
City or any member of the supreme Bench
of Baltimore city: il the term of any such
| Judge shall expire in year in which no
| election for members Of the General As
Srmblv is held the Governor shall ap-
point. II person duly qualified to fill said
| office. who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members of the
General Assembly. when a successor shall
he 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 ana twenty nNe nineteen hundred
and twenty-SiX. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven or nineteen hundred and
! twenty eight shall he reduced by one year.
and their successors shall he appointed for
the terms now provided by law in the
years nineteen hundred and twenty four
nineteen hundred and twenty five nineteen
hundred and twenty-Six or nineteen hun
! dred and twenty seven, respectively In
| the event that the term Of any officer an
pointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate shall expire in
the year nineteen hundred and twenty five
| or twentv-stX. the Go.ernor shall have
serve for the full term subject to confir-
nation by the Senate at the regular ses-
sion to be held under this Article in the