Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-09

taking the sense of the people in regard 10
calling Constitutional convention shali
year nineteen hundred and thirty. and
every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10 The Governor shah submit
three budgets 10 the General Assembly az
the regular session Of nineteen hundred
aud twnty -four. IA accordance with the
provisions of Section - af Article III OF
the Constitution. for the three nseal years
beginning October nrst nineteen hundred
aud twenty four, and ending september
fhirtieth nineteen hundred and twenty
seven. and two budgets To the General
Assembly at the regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twenty seven. and
| thereafter as now provided by said sec
| ton.
Section IL. The purpose Of this Article
| is to reduce the number of elections. by
| providing that all State aud county cleo
lions shah be held only in every fourth
year, and ut the time now provided by law
! Tor holding congressional elections and
TO bring the terms OF appo.ntive officers
/ into harmony with thu changes affected In
/ the time Of the beginning of the terms Of
elective officers; and the administrative
| and Judicial officers of the State shall CON
strue the provisions of this Article so as
! 20 efectuate that purpose. For the pur-
pose OF this Article only the word 'odi-
| GERS shall be construed to include those
holding positions and other places of EN-
\ pioyment In the State and county govern
/ ments whose terms are fixed by law, but
/ II shall not include any appointments
/ appointments by the Governor for terms
Of three years.
Section L. The General Assembly. a,
i the regular session In the year nineteen
i hundred and twenty -four, shall MAKE
i such changes in the primary and genera
election laws, and otherwise. may be
necessary 10 carry out the. provisions OF
I this Article. There shall be no election
for State or county officers In the year
nineteen hundred and twenty live.
4 Section L.. In the event of any incon-
sistency between the provisions of thi:
Article and any OF the other provisions OF
t..e Constitution, the provisions of this
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
Visions shall be repealed or abrogated tc
the extent of such inconsistency.
Sec. And be il further enacted by the
; authority aforesaid. That said aforegoine
! section, hereby proposed. as an amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be at tn,
next general election for Members Of tn,
House of Representatives of Congress held
In this State submitted to the legal anC
! qualified voters of the State for adoption
/ or rejection in pursuance of the direc
tons contained in Article XIV Of the Con
stitution of this State, and at the salt
general election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment TO the Constitution shall
, be by ballot. and upon each ballot Their
!, shall be printed the following synopsis o
, said amendment under the caption OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
!. ELECIlONS.
This amendment provides that all Stat
: officers, except judges and all county Off
! GERS elected by qualified voters shall b
elected in every fourth year for terms o
D four years beginning with the election II
c November nineteen hundred and twenty
six. The terms of State and county oili
( GERS to be elected in nineteen hundred an,
Y twenty-three are reduced to three years
I and the terms of other elective officers ar
Y Increased or reduced. as necessary, tia
: their successors may be elected in nine
= teen hundred and twenty six. Terms O
officers appointed by the Governor and b.
T. COrIty Commissioners are adjusted /
r harmony with the terms of the officials b
+ whom they are appointed. The Genera
$ Assembly shall meet in nineteen hundre
= and twenty for a regular session
r and again in nineteen hundred and TWEEN
r ty-seven, and every two years thereafter
r Other provisions of the Constitution an
I Of the Laws are adjusted to harmonic
+ with the above changes; and the word
f For Fewer Elections Amendment an
: Against Fewer Elections Amendment" a
@ row provided by law, and immediatel
{ rfter said election due returns shall
n made to the Governor of the vote for an
= against said proposed amendment, az Iii
j Tected by said Fourteenth Article of til
r Constitution. and further proceedings ha
@ IN accordance with said Article Fourteen
d Approved April Is, 1922.