Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-08-01
CHAPTER 227.

elected In every fourth year Tor terms
Of four years: aud adjusting terms OF
State and county appointive officers
and providing that al provisions oi
the Constitution inconsistent with the
provisions of this Article be repealed
To the extent Df such inconsisteneSs
ard providing for the submission Of
said amendment to the aflnall fAsl tfbter<
Of the state for adopt'QH or reifff iotl
.Section 4. Re II enacted wv tsef&srpHfHi
| Assembly 81 Maryland. three iftfIS zs1fzs2l
the members ~ tile two Houses concur.
ring. That the following new Article to be
numbered, article XVII" title Quad
rennial Elections" be and the same Is
herebv proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland
The same IL adonted by the legally quail
hed voters Of tlla State. as herein pro-
vided. to become o part Of said Constitu-
tiop. aud. to he Numbered and titled as
ARTICLE xvii
Quadrennial Elections
Section 1. All State officers elected by
qualified voters except judges OF the
Circuit Courts OF the several circuits. the
baltimore City, and members of the
SUI RENE 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 qualify.
Section .. Elections' by qualified voters
for State and county officers shall be- held
on the Tuesday next after the FIRST Mon
day OF November. In the year nineteen
hundfed and twentyssix, and ON the same
day IN every fourth year thereafter.
/ Scctioifi g., Members Of the slIosiseg OF
.peip1gatess and all other, State aAtt,, count
officers elected by the. qualified, Voters at
the election. TOT be held uni the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of November
fiir the yeaf nineteen hundred and twenty
three for terms of once heretofore fixed
by law at two yehrss shall hold Office for
terms OF three years; the Governor, At
torney General. members OF the State Sen
ate aud all other Stnte AMI county officers
elected by the qualified voters nj the cleo.
ttoif 10 be held on tin Tuesday next after
the first Monday IN November. In the year
nincteen hundred, and twenty three, for
terms of office heretofore fixed by law al
lI0NH VARS. shall hold office for terms ,of
three years; Registers of Wills. Clerks OF
Court and all other state. AM, couRty. OH:
GERS elected by qualified voters II the
election to be held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday OF November, in
the year nineteen hundred aud twenty
three ipr, terms OF Office heretofore fixed
by law atVsix yenrs. 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. "a Hss
Section 4. All officers to be appointed
Iby the Governor under existing provisions
NJ law in the year, nineteen hundred aud
twenty four for terms of Office heretofore
liked by Law ut two years, shall hold office
appointed for terms, Of once heretor6S.
hNed by law at four years, shall hold Office
for terms of three years. all officers SO
APP ointed for terms Of Office heretofore
liked by law at six years, shall hold Office
FOR terms of i've years, and thereafter
ppohtmepts by the Governor shall be for
the terms heretofore fixed by law, unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All off,
GERS appointed by County Commissioners
after the election To be held ON the Tues.
day next after the first MONDAY. i'm Nov
,hsbeT 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
Consiuis sioners shall be for terms of -four
years. unless otherwise duly changed by
law. =
Section 3 5 The terms Of ali State and
county sispfficefs heretofore elected { By
qualinetIs voters, and whose successors
would NOT heselected until the Tuesday
aext after. theSiirst Monday OF November
!iheteen hundred. and twenty five. shah. be
fincreasesi by one year, and their success.
sofs, shall be elected for the regular term
at the kiextion 70 he held on the Tuesday
next after the trstt Monday of November
nineteen hundrei and ;twenty-six. The
terms OF all State and county officers
heretofore elected by qualified voters, and
whose successors would not be elected un.
I'll the Tuesday next after the sHrst Mon.
day OF November. nineteen. huitired and
their sugcessQrsf Shall noe esect<d for :
term nfffhree years at the elections to bs
held ON. The Tuesday next after. the first
and twenty SIX, hut shall not take oiiice
until the expiration OF the fun term TO,
which their predecessors have been elect.
ed; and their successors shall be elected
Tor the regular term at the election to b,
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday OF November, nineteen hundred
anG thirty, Nothing herein shall affect
the terms OF any judge ofs 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; IL the term of any such
Judge shall expire in year in which nc
election for members of the General As
! sembly is held. the Governor shall an
point person duly qualified to fill SAID
office, who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members of the
General Assembly, when n successor shall
be elected for the term elsewhere provided
The terms q an State and county ofiicer,
heretnfore appointed for terms (which vii
not expire until during the year nineteeT
| hundred and twenty-five. nineteen hundred
ana tweHty-six. nineteen hundred am
fwenty@seven er ufueteen' hundred ayiF
twenty eight shall be reduced by one year
and their successors shall be appointed 70,
the terms now provided by law in tn,
yedrs nineteen hundnea and twentrsfour
niHeteen hundred and twenty five. nineserl
hundred and twenty-siN or nineteen hun
Il
the event that the term OF any officer an
POINTED by the Governor with the advic,
aud consent of the Senate shall expire II
the wear nineteen hundred and twenty fiv,
or twenty six. the Governor shall hay,
power to appoint successor. who shal
serve for the fnll term subject TO confir
nation by the Senate at the regular ses
sion TO be held under this Article in tn,
year nineteen hundred and twenty seven
Section q. The General Assembly shall
meet an the first Wednesday of January
| IFWeteeREAu8s9ed and twenty-f four for :
| regular session. and shall not meet agai,
| for regular session until the first Wed
nesday OF January, nineteen hundred an,
twenty seven. and the General Asscrnff,
shall meet on the same day in every sec
ond year thereafter and at no other time
unless convened by proclamation of tls
i Governor.
section 4 The term OF the Treasure
elected by the General Assembly at tn
| regular session Of nineteen hundred an,
/ twenty -four shall. he three years. There
after the term shall be the same as else
where provided. 49,
1 Section 3. The terms of the Members q
the Roard ef Supervisors. of Elections a
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