Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-08

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/ Article XVII" title "Quadrennial Elections"
he and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendmcit TO the Constitution Of the State OF
Maryland The same if adopted by the legally
! qualified voters Of the State, herein pro
vided, to become a part of said Constitution,
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section /. All State officers elected by quail
ned voters Except Judges Of the Circuit Court
Court Of Appeals from Baltimore City, and
members Of the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
City,, and all county officers elected by quail
fed voters shall hold Office for terms of four
years, and until their successors shall qualify.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters for
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the hrst Monday OF Noyem'
! ber in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the sane day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section g. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
| to- he held On the Tuesday next after the first
| Monday Of November in the year nineteen
! hundred and twentythree for terms of office
| heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
holJ office for terms Of three years; the Gov
| eGor, Attorney General members of the State
senate and all other State and county officers
/ elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the FIRST
Monday in November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty.three, for terms Of Office
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
at the election to be held on the Tuesday next
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 a. Al officers to be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions of law in
the year, nineteen hundred and twenty four
for terms OF office heretofore fixed by law at
two years. shall hold Office for terms Of three
years; all officers 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.
tofore fixed by law at six years, shall held
office for terms of hive years. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be FOR the
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
| wise duly changed by law. MI officers ap'
pointed by County Commissioners after the elec-
ton to be held on the Tuesday next after the
| hrst Monday in November, nineteen hundred
aud twcnty-ihree, 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,
aud whose successors would not be elected un.
| u the Tuesday next after the hrst Monday OF
! November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five
shall be increased by one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
! at the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after, the frs, Monday Of November. nine
teen hundred and twsUty a;~. The terms OF
all State and county officers, heretofore elected
| by qualified voters, and whose successors would
| not be elected until the Tuesday next after
the first Monday OF November nineteen hun.
| dred and twenty seven, shall remain unchanged !
their successors shall be elected for term Of
| three years at the elections TO be held on the
| Tuesday next after the first Monday of Novem.
! Der nineteen hundred and twenty six, but shall
not take office until the expiration Of the full
| term for which their predecessors have been
| elected; and their successors shall be elected
! for the regular term at the election to be held
| on the Tuesday next after the FIRST Monday Of
! November. nineteen hundred and thirty. Moth.
| ing herein shall affect the terms OF any judge
| OF the Circuit Court OF the several circuits.
the member OF the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore City any member of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City; il the term OF any
such Judge shall expire in a year in which no
election for members of the General Assembly
is held, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified TO I'll 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
| eisht shall be reduced by one year, and theil
| successors shall be appointed for the term,
nov provided by law in the years nineteer
| hundred and twenty-tour, nineteen hundret
| and twenty-five nineteen hundred and twenty
six nineteen hundred aud twenty seven
| respectively. In the event that the term OF an,
officer appointed by the Governor with th'
advice aud consent OF the Senate shall expir'
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty .hv,
| "a The l,pvernnr shall have