Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-01
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State 1929

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Approved April II. 1919.
CHAPTER 1u.
AN ACT to propose an anendnsnt to the Con
'ut9tiOu Of the State Of Nsryland By adding
uels XVII" entitled "Quadrsnnial Flee
uens" the same providing that ali State
ofesrs. except judges and Ill county OfSesrS
slsetsd By Qushhsd voters shall be elected
in every fourth year fer terms Of four years;
and adjusting terms Of saaas and county
appointiVe oAesrs; and providing that all
provisoins Of The Csnshtu,iss ineOnsistsns
With the provisions Of ihis Article Be re-
Psaled TO the sxtsn, Of such ineeasisisneyi
and ptovidinE for the ssbuissiOu Of aid
amendment TO the qualified voters Il the
STATE fer adoption rsjsetien.
Sset,en !: Be j, enacted b. the General
Assenbly Of Maryland. three ffhs Of all the
Esn'seI, Of the tee Houses seneurrins. Tia;
The following nsv Article 70 Be numbered
"Artisle xvfI," title "QuAdrenaisi Elections"
Be and the same hereby psoposed as an
smsndIeni 2 the Constitution 81 the Sisie Of
qualiksd voters q the STATE Is herein pro
uded. to become a part Of sid Constitution,
and to ss Numbered and titled as Aforesaid
ARTICLE XVII
Quadrennial Elections.
seesisr /. All siais okssrs elected By quail
ned voters texeept Judges 81 the Circuit Court
couT 1' Il Appeals f rom s,i,ss1. ' CIV and
member Of the Suprens Beech OF Baltimore
City,, and all county e&eers slsstsd BY quail
fed voters, shall held ohes for ,sTns Of toHr
years, and until their successors shan qualify.
Section 2. Elections BY qualiAed voters for
State and county ofeen shall Be held on the
Tuesday nsxi after the hru Aondly OF Aoyem-
Der, in the year nineteen hundred and iSesiy-
sls, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter
Section J. Nembers Of the House Of Dele
gates and all ether State and county ofheert
elected By the qualified voters al the election
- - L. -
Monday Of November. in the year nineteen
hundred and t~enty three Tor terms Of once
heretofore kSed BY Isu a; too years. shall
bold omee for terms o. three years; the Gov
Senate and al other State and eOanty othoers
elected By the qu@ihed voters n the election
20 oe held on the Tuesday next after the hrsi
MONDAY in November in the wear nineteen
hundred ard trenty-three. for terms Of oSscs
heretofore liked By lAs al fear years- shall
bold once Tor terms Of three years; Registers
Of NIlt. Clerks Of Couri and all Other State
and county ohhcers elected ~ uuslIhed voters
the election 10 he held on the TUESDAY neSi
after the FIRST Monday OF November, in the
year nineteen hundred and izerty three, for
terms 81 Office heretofore nsed ~ lA~ at siS
years, shall bold aftcs Tor terms Of three ytzfs,
and all such Sale sHd county oflcers elected
By qualified voters thereafter shall hold ONCE
for terms Of four years
Section 4 At sfbesrs TO BE appointed BY the
Governor under existing provisions % Law IN
ior terms Of once heretofore fixed BY lsW al
no years. shall hold Office fer terms Of three
sears. all ohiCtrs 50 appointed for terms Of
of1Ce heretofore liked hy laW al four wears,
.haH hold osbcs for terms Of three years: ali
ahcers % appointed for terms Of osice here
tntore liked hy lzu al siN years. shall bold
efaee for terms Of i've years. and thereafter
appointments BY the Governor shall he for the
tsrms heretofore liked By las. unless ether
else dulY changed hy lz~- All ofheeTs az
tented ly Ioauty Commissioners after the elec
- T. e.. -
hrs, Monday IN Noyember nineteen hundred
snd tNenis three. for terms Of once u two,
four OF six years. shall bold ofice for terms
o three ysarS and thereafter appointment -
he County Curnunissiousrs shSii Be for terms
Of four years. unless oiherSIse daily changed By
a..
Section 5 The terms Of al STATE and eouniy
ohcrrs heretofore elected b qualified voters.
and shose Successors ~Uuld not be elected IN
q he Tuesday nrNi .iitf the arsi Mendsy OF
November. nineteen kuntftd and t~cuty Eve,
shlN - Increased ~ year. and iheir sac-
csss~rs sksh - eisctsd Tor tse regular tenn
% he cicCiiou % he bed On the Tussizg
ssSJ after the frR Monday Of Novsuhsr. n5ne-
cen hundred and twtny-Sx The terms Of
al STATE and county nsseers, heretofore elected
- qualified voters and skoss successors wuuld
Isos be elected until the Tuesday ne,i after
The fFsi MondzY Of November. nineteen hun-
bred and tseniy -seven. shall remain unchanged;
,heir tuecessoFs shall he elected for a tern 81
hree wears a. The elections to be held On the
hrr. nineteen hundred and tgeufy -siH. bat shall
tui take ornce until The expiration Of fs< fuli
tern tor uhich tseir predecessors have beeu
elected, and their successors shall X elected
for the regular ter- al the eisetion 10 be held
an the Tuesday neyt after the Arst Nondsy Of
November. nineteen bundled and tklrty. Moth
NJ hsrein shall Eseoi the terms Of any Judge
II the Circuit Ceuu II the several circuits
ise mewbef 81 the Court Of AppsAk from
fsltinore Ciiy or any member 81 ike Sagrsune
BsnSA Of Baltimore CITY; i the tern q any
sgeA ludse sAah expire "a ysaf N .hiSh no
ciecucn Tor uemhers q The Generzl Assemhly
he'd. the GoyrruoF shall appoint a pers1u
duly euzliked 10 81 saii sEce who shaiI ho'd
he sane Until the aeNi seueral eiecti0n for
members u the Gsurral Assembly. ~hen .
suoesss3r SHALL e elected for he tsrm elss-
here provided. The ttrUs Of al STATE ard
county osheers heretofore appointed Tor terms
shics -aA not expire until durng ia. year
E.nsteeu hundred and t~euts -5Fs, n5nescra
huudred and twenty slN. nineteen hahirsd and
-Ssugy seven or urusfern hundred AMI tEenty-
ssh; shall Be reduced b one year ali iaeir
Successors shall Re appointed for she terms
nos provided By la~ N the YEAR nineteen
hundred and tHeuty -iour. Nineteen hunfred
ard fucuty-hye, nineteen hundred and fzerfr.
~ o. nineteen haudrsd and t~culy seven,
respectively. In the event that the terra Of any
ufheef appointed b The Governor aifh The
atyiee ani consent Of The Senate shan expire
m The year nineteen hundred and tNeurs -SNe
Or iweniy-ssN, the Governor shall have yo~er
70 Appoint a sucoessoT, ~ao shall serve for the
fall term subject 10 confirmation By the senate
al the regular session TO Be Asld under th.s
Article IN the year nineteen hundred and t~eu-
iyseyen-
Section ., The General Assembly shall met
or the hrS "Wednesday OF January. nineteen
hundred and twenty .iour for a regular session
and shall not meet again Tor resuiar session
until the FIRST "Wednesday Of January nineteen
hundred and twenty seven. and tht General
assembly shall meet on the sane day 81 exefs
second year thereafter and az no other time
unless convened BY proclamation q the Gov
crnor.
Sessien :. The tern Of the Treasurer siectsl
hy the General Assembly a. the regular ,essiou
Of nineteen hundred and twenty four saail e
three years Thereafter the term shall - the
sa-ne a elsewhere provided.
SectioE s. The terms of the Nsmbers 81 The
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections Of Baitinlo-e
Cir and Of the several counties shaH eonl-
eenee en- tht hrst MondAy Of June nest ensu-
ins their appointment.
SestiOa y. The vote to b held under The
Bresisions Of section Of Article XIV o. the