Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-25
ARTICLE XVII



Section !. All State officers elected by quail
fed voters Except judges Of the Circuit Court
Of the several circuits, the member OF me
Court Of Appeals from Baltimore City, and
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 qualify.
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters tor
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the hrst Monday OF Novem-
ber IN the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and Oh the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section 5. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county ofhcers
elected by the qualified voters al 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 years, shall
hold Office for terms Of three years; the Gov.
ernor. Attorney General, members of the State
Senate and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held the Tuesday next after the first
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 the Tuesday next
after the first Monday Of November. IN the
year nineteen hundred and twenty three, tor
terms Of Office heretofore fSed 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 office
for terms Of four years
Section T. NJ 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 appointed for terms OF
Office heretofore fixed by law at four years,
shall hold Office for terms Of three years; all
officers so appointed for terms of office here,
tofore fixed by Law at six years. shall hold
aniCe for terms OF live years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
NisC duly changed by law. All officers ap'
pointed by County Commissioners after the elec-
ton TO be held on the Tuesday next after the
htst Monday III November, nineteen hundred
aud twenty three, for terms OF ofhce OF two,
four 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 terms Of all State and county
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
aud whose successors would not be elected un-
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday Of
November. nineteen hundred and twenty hve,
shall be increased by one year and their sue
ecssors shall be elected for the regular term
al the election TO be held the Tuesday
next after the FIRST Monday Of November nine.
teen hundred and twenty-sN. The terms OF
all State and county officers, heretofore elected
~ Vudllutu voters ana 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 predeeessors 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
81 the Circuit Court Of the several circuits,
the member Of the Court Of Appeals from
Baltimore City any member Of the Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore City; il the term Of any
such Judge shall expire in year in which no
election for members OF the General Assembly
rs held, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified to I'll said Office, who shall hold
the same until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly, when a
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms Of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed Tor terms
Nhich will not expire until during the year
nineteen hundred and twenty nineteen
hundred and tWenty-sN, nineteen hundred and
tventy-seven OF nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year. and their
successors shall be appointed for the term.
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
officer appointed by the Governor with III,
advice and consent Of the Senate shall expif,
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty hv,
twenty.six, the Governor shall have powe
to appoint successor, who shall serve Tor IN,
full term subject 10 confirmation by the Senat,
Al the regular session to be held under thi
Article IN the year nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall NEE
| on the FIRST Wednesday Of January, ninetecr
| hundred and twenty-four. for a regular session
and shall not meet again for regular session
until the first Wednesday Of January. nineteei
! hundred and tweuty-seven. and the Genera
Assembly shall meet on the same day in ever
second year thereafter and at no other time
unless convened by proclamation OF the Gov
ernor.
Section T. The term Of the Treasurer eleete
! by the General Assembly at the regular sessio
| Of nineteen hundred aud twenty four snail D
| three years Thereafter the term shall be tn
same as elsewhere provided.
Section s. The terms Of the Members Of tn
| Board Of Supervisors Of Elections OF Baltimor
| City and Of the several COUNTIES shall con
menee on the FIRST Monday q Iuhe hSxt fftr
ing their appointment
| Section 9. The vote to be held under tn
| provisions OF Section Of Article XIV OF m