Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-09
ARTICLE XVII.

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and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Ouadrennia Elections.
Section l. All Sta officers elected by quail
| ned voters Except judges OF the Circuit Court
Of the several circuits, the member of the
! Court OF Appeals from Baltimore City, and
members of the Supreme BENCH of Baltimore
| Ci'y) and all county officers elected by quail
fed voters, shall hole Office for terms OF four
years and until their successors shall quality.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters tor
Stale and county officers shall be held on the
tuesday next after the first Monday OF Novem-
her, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
*, and on the same day i'll every fourth year
thereafter.
Section 3. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
he held the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twentyhree for terms of Office
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
| hold office for terms of three years; the Gov
ernor, Attorney General, members of the State
| Senate and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
10 lie held the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, for terms of ottice
heretofore fixed by law at four years. shall
hold office for terms of three years; Registers
Of Wills, Clerks of Court and all other State
and county officers elected by qualified voters
after the first Monday of November, in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty three, for
terms of office heretofore fixed by law at six
years, 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.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions OF law in
The year nineteen hundred and twenty-fou
for terms of Office heretofore fixed by law at
two years, shall hold Office for terms of three
years; all officers so appointed for terms of
office heretofore fixed by law at four years,
shall hold Office for terms of three years; all
| officers so appointed for terms of office here.
| ofore fixed by law at six years, shall hold
Office for terms of FIVE years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
wise duly changed by law. All officers APP
polnted by County Commissioners after the cleo
ton to be held the Tuesday next after the
frst Monday in November, nineteen hundred
nd 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 Commissioners shall be for terms
OF four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
Section s. The terms of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected I'M
III the Tuesday next after the first Monday Of
November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
shall be increased by year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
al the eiecuon 10 ne held on the tuesday
heNt aiter inc mrs, Mohday OF NoWember hihe,
zen hundred ana t"enty-six; ne terms OF
an eta,e ana county oihcers, heretofore elected
ny quaIihed Vo,ets, ana whose successors would
nor pe erected until me tuesday next after
INC hrs' Mohuay OF november nineteen nun
ureu ana twenty-seVeh small remain unchanged;
ther successors sna'i ne electeu LOT term OF
!rnlee years Al me eiectiohs 70 De held on the
iuesuay heN aiteI me hrst Monday OF Novem,
ueI nileteen huha!ea ana twehty-six out snail
iol iake once uhill inc expiration OF the full
eiec,ed. md tbe;r s,,crsssnrs hi Ia ,.",ed
for the regular Term Al the elect;nr ~ h. MIA
IN the TUESDAY next after the 6rst Mond.v of
November. nineteen hundred and tbirtv Nah.
inc herein shall affect The terms Of ,yv ;ud1e
OF the Circuit Court Of the several cc;r;c,,;tS
the member of the Court of AnneaI. fron,
Baltimore Citv or any member of ths S,,,ram.
Bench of Baltimore Civ: 4 the term ~ anv
such iudue shall exnire IN v.sr ~ ,h;h ~
election for members of the General Assembly
is held, the Governor shall appoint a person
duly qualified to fill said office who shall hold
the same until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly, when a
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed for terms
which will not expire until during the year
nineteen hundred and twenty-five, nineteen
hundred and twenty-six nineteen hundred and
twenty-seVen or nineteen hundred and twenty