The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-27
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State

Of the successor The Comptroller and tn'
Treasurer shall keep their offices at the seat o.
government, and shall take such oath, ana eh'et
into such bonds for the faithful dischaTge o. o.
their duties are now, or may hereafter o'
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by tn'
authority aforesaid, That the said atoregoins
section hereby proposed as an amendmen. !.
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members OF Congress-, u
be held in this State on the Tuesday next aftei
the hrst Monday of November, one tnousane
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submltteo u
the legal and qualified voters of the state toi r
their adoption or rejection in conformity wiz
the directions contained in Article XIV OF tht
Constitution of this State, and at the salo eiec
ton the vote on the said proposed amenomen
to the Constitution shall be by ballot and upo5r POI
each ballot there shall be printed the word:
For the Constitutional Amendment ;, ane
Against the Constitutional Amendment, az
now provided by law, and Immediately altel
said election due returns shall be made to tne
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and further proceedings mac
in accordance with Article IA of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 13. 1922.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto new Article to be numbered AR
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Eiec
tions," the same providing. that all State
officers, except judges and all county oftlcers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected
in every fourth year for terms of four years;
and adjusting terms of State and county
appointive officers; and providing that all
PROVISIONS of the Constitution inconsistent
with the provisions of this Article be re-
pealed to the extent of such Inconsistency;
and providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths OF all the
members of the two Houses concurring. hat
the following new Article to be numoere1
"Article XVII" title "Ouadrennial Elections,
be and the same is hereby proposed as an
amend dment to the Constitution Of the State G OF
Maryland The same if adopted by. the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to become a part Of said Constitution
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section 1. All State officers elected by quail
fed voters (except judges of the Circuit Court
Of the several circuits, the member OF the the
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City. and
members of the Supreme Bench OF Baltimore
City,, and all county officers elected by quail
fed voters, shall hold 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 Novetn-
Der. in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section ;. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county ofhcers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
Monday of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three for terms of otflce
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
hold Office for terms of three, years; the Gov
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
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
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;
ana all SuCn state ana county CiSSlSu
by qualified voters thereafter shall hold Office
for terms of four years.
Section e. All officers to be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions OF law IN
the year nineteen hundred and twenty-tour
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 here:
t0fn H~A hy loyu or GfY
Office for terms of FIVE years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
wise duly changed by law. All officers ,ap-
ton 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 or six years, shall hold office for terms
of three years, and thereafter appointment by
the County Commissioners shall be for terms
of four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
Section S. The terms of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected TN:
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
teen hundred and twenty-six. 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
the first Monday of November, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-seven, shall remain unchanged
their successors shall be elected for term of
three 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
term for which their predecessors have been
elected; and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of
November. nineteen hundred and thirty. Moth
ing herein shall affect the terms of any. judge
of the Circuit Court of the several circuits,
the member of the Court of Appeals from
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
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;
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 huh dred and
twenty seven or nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year, and their
successors shall be appointed for the terms
now provided by law in the years nineteen
hundred and twenty-four, nineteen hundred
and twenty hve, 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
or twenty-six, the Governor shall have power
to sopoint successor, who shall serve for the
full -erm subject to confirmation by the Senate
at the regular session to be held under this
Article in the year nineteen hundred and twen-
ty-seven.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall meet
on the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twentyfour, for regular session,
and shall not meet again for a regular session
until the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twentyseven, and the General
Assembly shall meet on the same day in every
second year thereafter and at no other time,
unless convened by proclamation of the Gov
ernor.
Section T. The term Of the Treasurer elected
by the General Assembly at the regular session
Of nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall be
three years. Thereafter the term shall be the
same as elsewhere provided.
Section g. The terms Of the Members of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
hail