The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-04
PROCLAM TION
Proposing Amendments the OF l9zz

year nineteen hundred and twenty-Seven:
Section q. The General Assembly Shall
meet on the first Wednesday of January
nineteen hundred and twenty -four. Tor Il
regular session. and shall not meet again
for a regular session until the first Wed
neSday of January, nineteen hundred ana
twenty seven. and the General Assembly
shall meet on the same day in every sec
ond year thereafter and ut no other time.
unless convened by proclamation of the
Governor.
Section I. The term of the Treasurer
elected by the General Assembly ut the
regular session of nineteen hundred ana
twenty four shall lie three years. There
after the term shall be the same as else
where provided.
Section $. The terms of the Members of
the Board of Supervisors Of Elections OF
Baltimore City and of the several counties
shall commence on the first Monday OF
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section .. The vote to he held under
the provisions of Section of Article MN
of The Constitution for the purpose of
taking the sense of the people III regard 10
calling Il Constitution Convention shall
he held ut the general election in the
year nineteen hundred and thirty, ana
every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10 The Governor shall submit
three budgets To the General Assembly AT
~p regular session of nineteen huhdfei
and twenty -four, in accordance with the
provisions of Section - OF Article III OF
The Constitution. for the three fiscal years
hppinuing october first. nineteen hundred
and twenty four. and ending september
threth, nineteen hundred ana tWehl!
seven and two budgets to the Genefal
"A sscmbly mt the regular session of nine
teen hundred and twenty-Seven, ana there
after as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpos" OF TINS ArtiIlr
is TO reduce the number of elections. by
providing that all State and county eec-
lions shall be held only i'll every fourth
wear and ut the time now provided ny law
for holding congressman elections anu ,'.
10 bring the terms of appnintive "hCefS
into harmony with the changes Affected III
the time of the beginning ~ the terms OF
elective officers: and the administrative
and judicial officers of the state Snail con-
strue the provisions of this Article 50 as
TO effectuatp that purpose. For the pur-
nose of This Article only the word ON
GERS shall he construed To include those
holding positions and other places on en-
pIovmpnt in the State and county govern
ments whose terms are fixed by law. nut
il shall not include any appointments
made by the Board of Public Works, nor
appointments by the Governor for terms
Section - The General Assembly. ut
the regular session in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-four. sinai! make
such changes in the primary ANA genera
election laws. and otherwise. as may nc
necessary to carry out the provisions OF
this Article. There shall be no election
for State or county officers IN the year
nineteen hundred and twenty .hve-
Section -. In the event OF any lhron-
siStency between the provisions OF inns
Article and any of the other PROVISIONS OF
tho CONSTITUTION. the provisions of TINS
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall he repealed or ahrogatcd to
the extent of such Inconsistency.
Sec. And he it further enacted by IN"
authority aforesaid That said aforcEoing
section hereby proposed rs an amend
ment to the Constitution shall he ut the
next general election Tor Members OF me
i'm this State submitted to the legal ana
qualified voters of the State for ad"n1loh
or rejection. III pursuance Of the dtr"c-
tinns contained in Article NV OF the con
.titution OF this State and mt tn" Sai''
general election the vote on the said pro
noScd amendment to the Constitution shall
he hy ballot and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the following SYNOPSIS OF
said amendment under the caption of