The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-01
ARTICLE NNII.
OuadrcnniaI Elections.

section J. MI SIaie OIHterS tlttltu bN
qualified voters ,eXcept judges of the
CircuT Courts OF the several circuits. the
member of the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore city. and members of The
supreme Bench IF Baltimore Cityl, and all
county officers elected by qualified VOTERS
Shall hold office for telIaS Of four " lrS
and until their successors shall qualify.
Section =. Elections by qualified voters
for State and county officers shall he !cid
the Tuesday next after the first Mon
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 aud III other Stale and c"unsy
officers elts.icd by the qualified voters N
the election Ia be held ON the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of Novema"f.
in The nineteen hundred and twehtr-
three for terms of office heretofore fixed
by law at Two years. shall hold othr" Tor
terms Of three years: til" GovH.Ior, Al
tornry General. members of the state sen
ate and all other State and county otlc":S
elected by the qualified voters III the elc''-
fon Ia ht held The Tuesday next af'rr
the first Monday IN November. in the year
nineteen hundred aud twent y-thrrr. FOR
terms Of office heretofore fixed by law al
four years. shall hold office for terms Of
three years: Registers of Wills. CLERKS of
courts and all other State aud county "tii-
GERS elected 10y qualified voters 1t III"
election Ia be held ON the Tuesday rcNt
after the first Monday Of November. III
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms of office heretofore lived
lay law ut six years. Shall hold ollie" for
terms Of three Years: and all such Statr
and county officers elected hy dIlli1ird
voters thereafter shall hold otfi 4 Tor Terms
of four wears.
Section l. An officers to he appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
of law in the year nineteen hundred ANA
twenty four for terms of office hrrctofuN'
ii ned by law nj four years shall hold office
for terms Of three years: all officers so
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed hv law nj four years. shall hold office
for terms Of three years: nj! officers Su
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law at six wears. shall hold office
for terms of five years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for
the terms heretofore fixed by law, unless
otherwise duly changed 10y law. All OIL
~prs appointed by County Commissioners
after the election 10 he held on the Tines
day next after the first Monday in Nov
rmhcr nineteen hundred aud twenty three.
for terms of office of two. four or six
wears shall hold Office for terms of three
wears, aud thereafter appointment by the
County commissioners Shall be for terms
rof four wears, unless otherwise duly chang
ed by law.
Section :. The terms of all state aud
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters. and whose successors
would not Ice elected until the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November.
nineteen hundred and twenty hvr shall he
/ iucrr:ISfl by one year and their success
SorS 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 twenty six. The
terms af all State and comfy officers
heretofore elected 10y qualified voters. and
whose successors would not he elected nm
1 til the Tuesday next after the first Mon :
/ tlav of November. nineteen hundred ami
twenty seven. shall remain unchanged
4 their successors shall he elected for Il
I term of three years nj the elections to he
held on the Tuesday next after the first
/ nsI.,t nf lla4r
and twenty six. hut shall not take ONCE
/ until the expiration Of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed: and their successors shall be elected
! for the regular term ut the election To he
held 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 member
Of the Court Of Appeals from Baltimore
city or any member Of the Supreme Bench
of Raltimore city: il the term of any such
Judge shall expire in 4 year in which no
election for members of the General As
semhlv is held the Governor shall apI,
point Il person duly qualified TO fill said
office. who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members or the
General Assembly. when successor Shaii
lac elected for the term elsewhere provided.
4 The terms Of all State and county officers
heretofore appointed for terms which will
moi expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty five. nineteen hundred
and twenty-sx. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven nineteen hundred and
twenty eight shall lac 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-siN or nineteen hun
dred and twenty seven. respectively. In
the event that the term OF any officer APP
pointed 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 Go.ernor shall have
, power to appoint successor, who shall
. Serve for the full term subject to contir-
NATION by the Senate at the regular ses-
sion to be held under this Article in the