The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrcnnial Elections.

section ]. All S,atc officers elected 10y
qualified voters tcNccpt judges of the
Circuit Courts Of the several circuits the
memhcr of the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore city. and members of the
supreme Bench uf Baltimore city,. aud all
county officers elected by qualified voters,
shall hold office for terms Of four years.
and until their successors shall qualify.
Section = Elections by qualified voters
for State and county officers shall Ice lcid
on the Tuesday next after the first MOI
day of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and twcuty-SiX. and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
Section 3. Members of the House of
officers clectcd 10y the qualified voters al
the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of Novcmi"t.
in TIA" wear nineteen hundred and twenty
three for terms of office heretofore fixed
by law at two Years. shall hold office fer
terms of three years: the Governor. At
turncy General, members Of the State sen
ate and all other state and county Offices
elected hN tn" qualified voters ut the rl",'
tiou Ia he held on the Tuesday next df'rr
the first Monday in November. in the yraI
nineteen hundred and tw"ntytLrcc. fer
terms of office heretofore fixed 10y law
four Years. shall hold Office for terms Of
three years; Registers of Wills. Cl"rl.S OF
Courts and all other State and county utli-
GERS elected 10y qualified voters II The
election IL De held on the Tuesday I:CNt
after the first Monday of November. IN
the wear nineteen hundred and twenty
three, for terms uf office heretofore liked
J by law ut six years. shall hold Office for
terms of three years: and al such Srafr
and county officers elected by pHnliiirti
voters thereafter Shall hold oil e Cor terms
of four years.
Section t. Al officers TO he amounted
by til" Governor under existing provisions
! of law in the year nineteen hundred ANA
! twcnty-f"ur for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law ut four years. shall hold office
for terms of three years; all officers so
! appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed hv law 1T four years, shall hold office
for terms of three years; all officers So
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed by law at six years. shall hold Office
for terms of five years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for
III" terms heretofore fixed by law. unless
otherwise duly changed 10y law. MI oil
%crS appointed 10y County Commissioners
after the election to he held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
cmbcr. nineteen hundred and twcnt v 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 by law.
Section >. The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters. AMI whose successors
would not be elected until the Tuesday
next after tn" first Monday Of November
nineteen hundred aud twenty five. shall bc
increased by one year. and their success
N'IN Slll'' ne titH'ltil lbI Inc Et1hl;t term
mt the election to he held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November.
-,'n"tccn hundred and twcuty-sx. The
mere" i"r ~ State and county officers
iii the Tuesday nGAr-Iu ..l,"'u FntrtSi , am"
INV of Hovemhcr. uinrtetar ne elected I'M
twcnty-scvcn. shall remain nniGjiaA Non.
I their Successors shall be elected for Il
term of three years nj the elections 10 pc
held on the Tuesday next htirr me hrSi
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and twenty hut shall not take once
until the expiration of the full term Tor
which their predecessors have been elcrf
ed: and their successors shall he elected
for the regular term ut ia" election l" u.
held on the Tuesday next after the nrSi
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
land thirty Nothing herein shall ahecl
lthe terms of any Judge of the Circuit
Court of the several circuits. the mrhlhci
lof the Court Of Appeals from Balt1lhoI,
city or any member of the supreme he,,o i
of baltimore city: if the term OF any Suci
Judge shall expire in year IN Whlth h'
election for members OF the Generai As
+ Scmhlv is held. the Governor shall ap
noint n perSon duly qualified to MI sal'
office who shall hold the same until IN
next general election for members OF tn
General Assembly. when Il successor SnlI
he elected for the term elsewhere proNiuel
y rho forms of all State and county officer
b heretofore appointed for terms which vii
not expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty five nineteen hGhur ',
land twenty-SiX. nineteen hundred am
tWputv-Scvpn or nineteen hundred AM
l twenty eight shall be reduced by one yea'
and their Successors shall he appointed 70
y The terms now provided by law in tn
r years nineteen hundred and twcnty-foul
Q nineteen hundred and twenty five ninctee
h hundred and twenty-SiN or nineteen nun
@ drcd and twenty seven. respectively /
d The event that the term or any officer az
q Tointed by the Governor with the adVic
+ and consent of the Senate shall expire /
Q the year nineteen hundred and Twenty -hN
o or twcntv-Six. ;hc Go.crnor shall haV
o over to appoint a successor. who sha
g serve for the fill term subject to comm
i nation bv thc Senate at the regular ses
/. sion TO be held under this Article in til