Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-30

4 leTeDN proposed as an amendment 10 tie
! Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
| The same II adopted by the legally quail
| led voters Of the State as herein pro-
| 1ded. TO become part of said Constitu-
| ifOresaid.
ARTICLE XVII
Quadrennial Elections.
Section l. 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 RI me Bench of Baltimore City,, and all
county officers elected by qualified voters.
shall hold Office for terms of four years.
ind until their successors shall qualify.
Section 9 Elections by qualified voters
/ tor State and county officers shall be held
IN the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November, In the year nineteen
hundred and twenty and on the same
day In every fourth year thereafter.
Section 3. Members OF the House of
| Delegates and all Otncr State and county
| cidcers 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 nxed
| ny Jaw at two years, shall hold office for
terms of three years; the Governor, At
| torney General. members of the State Sen
| ate and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the cleo
| tion TO be held on the Tuesday next after
| the first Monday In November. In the year
nineteen hundred and twenty three. for
| terms of Office heretofore liked by law at
| to,r years. shall hold Office for terms of
three years, Registers of Wills, Clerks of
| Court and all other State and county Off
,ers elected by qualified voters at the
election to be held on the Tuesday next
ifter the first Monday of November, in
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms of Office heretofore liked
by law at six years, shall hold office for
| terms OF three years; aud all such State
| and county officers elected by qualified
voters thereafter shall hold Office for terms
II four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
II 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 SO
appointed for terms Of Office heretofore
liked by law at four years. shall hold Office
tor terms OF three years; all officers so
lpI ointed for terms OF office heretofore
fixed by law at six years. shall hold office
tor terms OF nve years, aud thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for
he terms heretofore fixed by law, unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All OIL
cers appointed by County Commissioners
after the election to be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
mber, nineteen hundred and twenty three
for terms of office of two, four or six years
shall hold office for terms of three years .
md thereafter appointment by the County
Commissioners shall be for terms of four
years. unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
Section 5. The terms Of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters. aud whose successors
would not be elected until the Tuesday
text after the trst Monday of November,
aineteen hundred and twenty five. shall be
Increased by one year. and their success
sors shall be elected for the regular term
It the election to be held on the Tuesday
ofN ftHaN xE
nineteen hundred and twenty-six. The
,erms of all State and county officers
heretofore elected by qualified voters. and
whose successors would not be elected un-
II the Tuesday next after the first Mon
lay OF November, nineteen hundred and
.wenty- seven. shall remain unchanged;
heir successors shall be elected for a
ERIN of three years at the elections to be
leld ON the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November, nineteen hundred
Ind twenty-six. but shall not take Office
lntil the expiration of the full term for
which their predecessors have been elect
d: and their successors shall be elected
or the regular term at the election to be
leld on the Tuesday next after the first
IND thirty. Nothing herein shall affec,
he terms OF any judge of the Circuit
court OF the several circuits, the member
4 the Court of Appeals from Baltimore
.ity or any member Of the Supreme Bench
Il Baltimore City; IL the term of any such
ludge shall expire in a year in which no
election for members Of the General As
sembly is held. the Governor shall ap-
POINT q person duly qualified to fill said
lfiice. who shall hold the same until the
text general election for members of tho
General Assembly, when successor shall
le elected for the term elsewhere provided
The terms of all State and county officers
heretofore appointed for terms which will
lot expire until during the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-five. nineteen hundred
md twenty-six. nineteen hundred and
'wenty-seven or nineteen hundred and
wenty-eight shall be reduced by one year.
md their successors shall be appointed for
he terms now provided by law In tbs
years nineteen hundred and twenty-four
nineteen hundred and twenty five. nineteen
hundred and twenty-six or nineteen hun
lred and twenty seven, respectively. I'M
bointed by the Governor with the advice
md consent of the Senate shall expire In
he year nineteen hundred and twenty five
.r twenty six, the Governor shall have
ower to appoint a successor who shall
serve for the full term subject to confir-
nation by the Senate at the regular ses-
zion to be held under this Article in the
wear nineteen hundred and twenty seven.
Section g. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday Of january.
nineteen hundred and twenty-fou for q
for n regular session until the first We'd
1esday OK January. nineteen hundred and
'wenty seven. aud the General Assembly |
shall meet ON the same day in every Sec
md year thereafter and at no other time. |
Unless convened by proclamation of tie
Governor.
Section Z. The term OF the Treasurer
elected by the General Assembly at the
regular session OF nineteen hundred and
twenty-four shall be three years. There
sitter the term shall be the same as else
where provided.
Section s. The terms Of the Members of |
the Board Of Supervisors of Elections of |
Baltimore City and Of the several counties |
shall commence en- the drst Monday of |
June next ensuing their appointment
Section o. The vote to he held under
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