The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
OCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments tothe 1922

wear nine cen hundred and twenty seven.
Section q. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday of January
nineteen hundred and twenty four for Il
rpgulnr session. and shall not meet again
for :; regular session until the first Wed
nesday of January, nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. and the General Assembly
shall meet on the same day i'll every sec
0nd year thereafter and ut no other time.
unless convened by proclamation of the
Governor.
Section l. 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
Baitimor" City and of the several counties
shall commence ON the first Monday Of
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section .. The vote to be held under
the provisions of Section > of Article Mn
of the Constitution for the purpose of
taking the sense of the people in regard to
calling Il Constitution Convention shall
be held nj the general election in the
year nineteen hundred and thirty, and
every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10 The Governor shall submit
three budgets to the General Assembly III
->c regular session of nineteen hundred
and twenty four in accordance with the
provisions of Section - of Article III of
tnc Constitution. for the three fiscal years
beginning October first nineteen hundred
and twcnty-four. and ending september
thiricth nineteen hundred and twenty
s,,yru and two budgets to the General
Assembly Mt the regular session Of nine
teen hundred and twenty seven. ana there
after as now provided by said section.
Section IL The purpose of this Article
is To reduce the number of elections. by
providing that all state and county clcr-
tons shall Inc held only i'll every fourth
year and ut the time now PROVIDED ny law
sfsNta a1p inns
to bring the terms of appointiVc officers
into harmony with the changes affected III
the time of The beginning of the terms of
elective officers: and the administrative"
and judicial officers of the State shall CON
strlp the provisions of this Article so as
TO cffe'tuat" that purpose. For the pur-
pose of this Article only the word ""''
GERS shall he construed to include those
holding positions and Other places of en-
pIoymrnf in the State and county govern
mentS whose terms are fixed by law. hut
il shall not include any appointments
made bv the Board of Public Works. nor
appointments by the Governor for terms
of three wears.
Section H. The General Assembly. at
the regular session i'll the year nlnet""n
hundred and twenty -four. shall max"
such changes in the primary ana semera,
election laws. and otherwise. as may be
necessary to carry ont the provisions a.
this Article. There shall he no election
for State or county officers in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section IL. In the event of any incom-
SiStrncv between the provisions OF TINS
Article and any of the other provisions of
the Constitution. the provisions Of this
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall he repealed or ahroGatcd to
the extent of such Inconsistency.
Sec And hc it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said af"regoinE
section. hereby proposed rs I'M amerd-
rnrut to the CONSTITUTION shall ho at the
next general election Tor Members of tue
House Of Representatives Of Congress h"''
i'm this Stat" submitted tu tn" LEGAL and
qualified voters of tn" State for adoption
or rejection. N purSuanc" of til" dir"c-
tions contained in Article XIV of the Con
Stitution of this State. and mt the ;"
general election the vote on the said pro
nQSpd amendment to the Constitution Sha!
Il" by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the following synopsis of
said amendment under the ra:tion OF