The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-26

Tuesday next after the first Monday Of No
vember, nineteen hundred and tive lty-seven,
shall remain unchanged; their successors shall
be elected for a term of three years at the
election to be held on the Tuesday next af- er
the first Monday of November, nineteen
hundred and twenty-six. but shall not take
office until the expiration of the full term for
which their professors have been elected and
their successors shall be elected for the regu-
lar term at the election to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of No
vember, 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 SUI
preme 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
a person duly qualified t. fill said office. who
shall hold the until the next general
election for members of the General Assem-
bly,, when a successor shall be elected for the
term elsewhere provided. The terms of all
State and county officers heretofore appointed
for terms which will not expire until during
the year nineteen and twenty five, nineteen
hundred and twenty-six. nineteen hundred and
twenty-seven or 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 year nineteen
hundred and twenty four, min teen hundred
and twenty-five, nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-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 ex-
pire in the year nineteen hund~ed and TWEEN
ty-fve 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 regu lar session to be held
under this Article in the year nineteen hun
bred and twenty-seven.
Section G. The General Assembly shall
meet en- the first Wednesday of January, nine
teen hundred and twenty-four, for regu ar
session. and shall not meet again for regu-
l.. 1.v,
uary, 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 Governor.
Section 7. The term of the T ga surer elect
ed 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 3 The terms of the Members of
the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Bal
timo"e City and of the several counties snail
commence on the first Monday Of June next
ensuing their appointment
Section .. The vote to be held under the
provisions of Section 2 of Article XIV Of the
Constitution for the purpose of taking the
sense Of the people in regard to calling a
Constitutional Convention shall he held at the
general election to be held in the year
nineteen hundred and thirty, and every TWEEN
ty years thereafter.
Section 10. The Governor shall submit
three budgets TO the NIeLetal Assembly II ire
regular session of nineteen hundred and
twpnty four, in accordance with the proyis-
ions Of Section 50 Of Article III Of the Con
sttution, for the three fiscal years BEGINNING
October first, nineteen hundred and twenty
four. ard ending September thirtjeth, nine
teen hundred and twenty-scven. and two bud
gets TO the General Assembly at the regular
session Of nineteen hundred and twenty-seven
and thereafter as now provided by said sec
ton.
Section II. The purpose of this Article IS
TO reduce the number of elections, by proud.
ing that all State and county elections shall
he held only in every fourth year and at the
time now provided by law for holding con-
gressional elections; and to bring the terms
Of appontive officers into harmony with the
changes affected in the time of the beginning
Of the terms Of elective officers: and the ad-
mnistrative and judicial officers Of the Stat"
shall constrUe the provisions of this Article
50 to efectuuate that purpose. For the pur-
pose of this Article only the word Officers
shall be construed to include those holding po-
sitiOns and other places of employment IN
the State and county governments whose
clude any appointments made by the Boa"f
of Public Works, nor appointments by the
Governor for terms of three years;
Section 70. The General Assembly, at the
REGULAR session in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-four shall make such changes in
tire primary and general election laws, and
otherwise as may be necessary TO carry out
the provisions of this Article. There shall he
no election for State county officers in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section 10. In the event of any inconsi5-
tcncy between the provisions of this Article
and any of the other provisions Of the Consti-
tuition, the provisions of this Article shall
prevail, and all other provisions shall be re-
pealed or abrogated to the extent of such in
See. ?. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be at the next general
election for Members of the House of Repre-