The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-09-22

Of the successor. The Comptroller and the
Treasurer shall keep their offices at the seat OF
government, and shall take such oath, ana enter
INTO such bonds for the faithful discharge oa
| their DUTIES as now, or may hereafter oe
| prescribed by law.
authority aforesaid, That the said atoregolns
SECTION hereby proposed an amendment 10
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, 10
be held in this State on the Tuesday next afteI
| the first Monday of November, one thousand "a
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted 10
the legal and qualified voters of the State ioL
,neir. adoption or rejection IN e9n10rM7'y " +be
the directions contained in Article AlV OF tne
constitution of this State, and at the saio e.ee
ton the vote on the said proposed amenansl. @
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, ana upJn
For the Constitutional Amendment , ana
Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
now provided by law, and Immediately altel
Governor of the vote for and against said pro;
posed amendment, and further proceeoIngs naa
in accordance with Article IA of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April Is, 1922.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the Soh-
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto Article to be numbered Ar
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Elec-
tions," the same providing that all state
officers, except judges and all county ohcers
elected by qualified voters shall be elected
in every fourth year for terms of four years;
and adjusting terms of State and county
appontive officers; and providing that all
PROVISIONS of the Constitution inconsistent
with the provisions of this Article be re-
pealed to the extent of such Inconsistency;
and providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by, the General "a
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all It the
members of the two Houses concurr1ng. @ ma,
the following new Article to be numbere1
.'Article xvii" title "Quadrennial Elections,
be and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the state OF
Maryland. The same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pfo
vided, to become part of said Constitu5ion'
ARTICLE XVII.
Ouadrennial Elections.
Section 1, All State officers elected by quail
fed voters Except judges of the Circuit Court
Of the several circuits, the member OF the ths
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City, ana
members of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City,, and all county officers elected by quail
fed voters, shall hold office for terms OF tour
years, and until their successors shall quarry.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters Ior
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday OF Novem-
Der, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section 3. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county ofhcers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the nfst
Monday of November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three 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 omcers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday in November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty y-three, for terms OF once
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
year nineteen hundred and twenty.three, tor
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-four
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,
tofore fixed by law at six years, shall hold
office for terms of five years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
v' wise duly Chang Changed by BY law. All officers ap-
pointed by. County Commissioners after the elec-
tion to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, 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 Commissioners shall be for terms
of four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters.
and whose successors would not be elected un-
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday of
November, nineteen hundred and twsnty-nve'
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
at the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November, nine:
teen hundred and twenty-six. 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
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-
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 or any member of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City; if the term of any
such judge shall expire in year in which no
election for members of the General Assembly
is held, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified to fill said office, who shall hold
the same until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly, when.
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
twenty-seven nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year, and their
successors shall be appointed for the terms
now provided by law. in the years nineteen
hundred and twenty four, nineteen hundred
and twenty-five, nineteen hundred and twenty
six or nineteen hundred and twenty-seven,
officer appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate shall expire
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
or twenty-six, the Governor shall have power
to appoint a successor, who shall serve for the
full term subject to confirmation by the Senate
at the regular session to be held under this
Article in the year nineteen hundred and twen-
ty-seven.
Section s. The General Assembly shall meet
on the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-four, for regular session,
and shall not meet again for a regular session
until the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-seven, and the General
Assembly shall meet on the same day in every
second year thereafter and at other time
unless convened by proclamation of the Gov
ernor.
Section 7. The term of the Treasurer elected
by the General Assembly at the regular session
of nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall be
three years. Thereafter the term shall be the
same as elsewhere provided.
Section 8. The terms of the Members of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
Ctv and of the several counties shall COM
mence on the first Monday of June next ensu-
ing their appointment.
Section 9. The vote to be held under the
nrnu;snns of Section 2 of Article XIV of the