Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-08

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legislature. as the case may De. and nntili
The qualification OF the successor. The
their eiiccs af the seat Of government. and
shall take such oath. and enter into such
bends fDr the faithful discharge OF their
saiies as are now. or may hereafter be |
prescribed by law.
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authority aforesaid. That the said afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution. shall at
the next ensuing generai election for
nieIubers of Congress. to be held In. this
STATE On the Tuesday next after the FIRST
Monday OF November. one thousand nine
hundred and twenty two be submitteda to
I he legal and qualified voters OF the Suite
tor their adOption or rejection in coIl-
formity with the directions contained inl
Article XIV ssof the Constitution of this
state, and at the said election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be By ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words
''For the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment
rs now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made TO the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, and
with Article IL OF the CONSTITUTION.
Approved April Is. 1872.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland
by adding thereto new Article to be
Runlbefed Article XVIII entitled
..Quadrennial Elections" the same
providing that all State officers. "a
cept judges and an 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
Inc. fcfn until thn
provisions OF this Article be repealed
TO the extent OF such Inconsistency !:
ard providing for the submission of
said amendment 10 the qualified voters
of the State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Re Il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three hfths of all
the mewabers 6f the two Houses concur
numhered ed Article I" !S; title quad
reanial Eleetiops." be and. the same is
hereby proposed rs an amendment 10. The
Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
The same II adopted by the legally uUali-
fed voters Of the State. as herein Iro-
vided, to become part of said Constitu-
tim. ani to be numbered and titled as
aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Qnadrennial Elections.
Section 1. All State officers elected by
qualified voters Except judges of the
Circuit Courts OF the several circuits. the
member Of the Court of Appeals from
SUI n me Bench of Baltimore city,. and all
county officers elected by qualified voters,
shall hold Office for terms of four years.
and until their Successors shall qualify.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November, In the year nineteen
hundred and twenty six. and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter. =
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Delegates 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 of November,
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three FOR terms OF Office heretofore fixed
by law at Two Eears, shall hold Office for
terms OF three Years: the Governvr. At.
torney .GeneraIy .Inenibers Of The state Sen.
elected by the qualified voters at the elec-
ton TO. be held ION the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November. In the year
n ,,iIa. hsnatsa 40 tysnty three, for
four years. shall hold Office for terms Of
Court ara aliS 4filsr Stste and d. county DIN,
GERS elected ~ qualified voters at the
election to besshcid on the Tuesday next
after the firsts Monday Of November. In
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three. fgr terms of Office Heretofore fixed
by law at sixvyears. Shall hold office for
and county officers elected by qualified
voters thereafter shall hold office for terms
Of -four years. s@s ~ se-" f,sg ~
Section 4. All officers to be appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
of law Ia the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-four for terms of Office heretofore
liked by law at 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 Sc
apt ointed for terms of Office heretofore
liked by law at six years, shall hold office
Tor terms OF live years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for
the terms heretofore fixed by Law, unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All ON
Gers appointed by county commissioners
after the election to be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday In Nov
cinber, 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 Gounty
Commissioners shall be for terms OF four
years. unless otherwise duly changed by
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Section 3 The terms Of all State and
qualified voters. and whose successors
would not be elected until the Tuesday
next utter the 'lrst Monday Of November.
nineteen hundred and twcnty five. shall be
Increased by one year. aud their success
sors 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 twenty-six The
terms OF all State and county officers
heretofore elected by Qualified voters and
whose successors would not be elected UNI
TIL the Tuesday next after the first Mon,
day OF November. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. shall remain unchanged
their successors shall be elected for a
term Of three years at the elections to be
held ON the Tuesday next after the first
Monday OF N0gember. nineteen hundred
ana twenty six, but shall not take office
until the expiration Of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
ed; and their successors shall be elected
tor; the regular term az the election. to be
held on the Tuesday next after the 'flrst
monday Of November nineteen hundred
anc thirty. Nothing herein shall affect
the terms of any Judge of the Circuit
Court OF the several Circuits the member
Of the Court of 'AppeaIs from Baltimore
City or any member OF the Supreme Bench
Of baltimore City; II the term of any sill.il
judge shall expire in q wear In which, no
election for members OF the General As
seMbiy iS held. the Governor shall an
point person duly DUAL lifted to fill said
once. who shall hold the same untfi the
next general election fer members of the
ssenefal Assembly. when successor. shall
De elected for the term elsewhere provided
fhe terms OF an State and county ofifers
heretofore appointed for terms which will
not expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-five. nineteen hundred
ana twenty six. ninRteenF hundred S-sand
twenty- seven or nineteen hundred and
fweaty eight shall be reduced by sonh wear.
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