Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-08-05
ARTICLE XVII.


ARTICLE XVII
Quadrennial Elections.
Section /. All Sta.e officers elected by quail
ned voters Except judges of the Circuit Court
Of the several circuits the member OF the
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City, and
members of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City), and all county officers elected by quail
lied voters, shall hols Office for terms of four
years, and until their successors shall quality.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters tor
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of Novem-
Der, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section 3. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
o be held on the Tuesday next after the frst
Monday of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three for terms of office
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
hold office for terms of three years; the Gov
ernor, 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 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 terms of 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 next
after the first Monday of November, in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty.three, for
terms of office heretofore 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 twenty-four
for terms of Office heretofore fixed by law at
wo years. shall hold Office for terms Of three
wears; 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 appointed for terms of office here
ofore fixed by law at six years, shall hold
flee for terms of hve years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
rms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
ointed by County Commissioners after the cleo
ion to be held the Tuesday next after the
rst Monday in November, nineteen hundred
nd twenty-three, for terms of office OF two,
four or six years. shall hold Office for terms
Of three years, and thereafter appointment by
he County Commissioners shall be for terms
II four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
aW.
Section S. The terms of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected un.
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday of
November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
shall be increased by one year. and their sue.
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
at the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November, nine.
teen hundred and twenty-sx The terms Of
all State and county officers, heretofore elected
by qualified voters, and whose successors would
not be elected until the Tuesday next after
he first Monday of November, nineteen hun.
dred and twenty seven, shall remain unchanged;
their successors shall be elected for term Of
hree years at the elections to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of Novem-
Der. nineteen hundred and twenty-Six, but shall
not take office until the expiration of the full
ERIN for which their predecessors have been
elected; and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election to be held
n the Tuesday next after the first Monday OF
November, nineteen hundred and thirty. Moth
ng herein shall affect the terms of any judge
Of the Circuit Court of the several circuits,
the member of the Court of Appeals from,
Baltimore City or any member of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City; if the term of any
such judge shall expire, in year in which no
election for members of the General Assembly
IS held, the Governor shall appoint 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 be elected for the term else.
where provided. The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed for terms
which will not expire until during the year
nneteen hundred and twenty-five nineteen
hundred and twenty six, nineteen hundred and
wenty seven or nineteen hundred and twenty.
eight shall be reduced by one year, and their
successors shall be appointed for the terms
now pTONtueu ny law IN the years nineteen
hundred and twenty four, nineteen hundred
ind twenty-five, nineteen hundred and twenty
six or nineteen hundred and twenty seven
respectively. In the event that the term Of any
officer appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate shall expire
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
| )r twenty-six, the Governor shall have power
to appoint a successor, who shall serve for the
full term subject to confirmation by the Senate
at the regular session to be held under this
Article in the year nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall NEE
on the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty four, for regular session
and shall not meet again for regular session
until the FIRST Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-seven, and the General
| Assembly shall meet on the same day in ever,
| second year thereafter and at no other time
| unless convened by proclamation of the Coy
ernor.
Section T. The term of the Treasurer electet
by the General Assembly at the regular session
| Of nineteen hundred and twenty four shall b,
| three years Thereafter the term shall be tn,
same as elsewhere provided.
Section 8. The terms of the Members of tn,
| Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimor,
City and of the several counties shall com
mence on the FIRST Monday of June next ensu
ing their appointment.
Section 3. The vote to be held under tn,
provisions Of SsCtion 2 Of Article XIV Of III,