The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20


Of the successor The Comptroller. and the
treasurer shall keep their Offices at the seat OF
government, and shall take such oath, and enter
INTO such bonds for the faithful discharge on
| their duties as are now, may hereafter DC
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said atoresoins
secton hereby proposed as an amendment 10
Inc Constitution, shall at the next ensuing ,e
| De held in this State the Tuesday next a1teI
the first Monday of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted 10
| the legal and qualified voters of the State ior
their adoption or rejection in conformity with
the directions contained in Article XIV OF the
Constitution of this State. and at the said e.ec.
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment - aha
Against the Constitutional Amendment as
now provided by law, and Immediately a1tei
! said election due returns shall be made TO tne
Governor of the vote for and against said pro,
posed amendment, and further proceedings naa
| tion.
Approved April Is, 1922.
CHAPTER z27.
| u propose
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto a Article to be numbered Ar
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Eiec-
tions," the same providing that all State
officers, except judges and all county officers
| elected by qualified voters shall be elected
in every fourth year for terms of four years;
and adjusting terms of State and county
appointive 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 I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths Of all the
me Of the two Houses Go u.
ARTICLE XVII,' title "Quadrennial Elections,
be and the is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution Of the state ,I. OF
qualified voters of the State. as herein pro-
! vided, to become part of said Constitution
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section l. All State officers elected by quali-
fed voters Except judges Of the Circuit Court
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 four @
years, and until their successors shall quality.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters TOR TOR
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 ofheers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
! to be held the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday of November. IN the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three for terms OF eoiflcs
hold office for terms of three. years; the Gov
ernor, Attorney General, members of the State
Senate and all other State and county offcefs
elected by the qualified voters at the election I,
to be held on the Tuesday next after the hrst
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
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 ofnce
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
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 .oi
Office heretofore fixed by law at four years,
shall hold Office for terms of three years; alf
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
terms heretofore fixed by law; unless other
d,,Ix ~, onad Nv 1,y off
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.
Section S. The term. of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected I'M
til the Tuesday next after the FIRST 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
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
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
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 e in h in Sash no
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
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed for terms
nineteen hundred and twenty-five, nineteen
hundred and twenty-six, nineteen hundred and
twenty yseven or nineteen hundred and twenty
shall BE be hd
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,
respectively In the event that the term of any
officer appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate shall expire
or twenty-six, the Governor shall have power
to appoint 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 a regul ar session,
and shall not meet again for 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 no 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 s. The terms of the Members of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore