The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-09-15

Of the successor The Comptroller. and tn
Treasurer shall keep their Offices at the sea. .
government. and shall take such oath, ana enc
into such bonds for the faithful d1scharge .
their duties as are now, or may hereafter
prescribed by law.
authority aforesaid, That the said atoregoin
section hereby proposed as an amendment
the Constitution, shall at the next ensui. !.
general election for members OF congress. =
be held in this State the Tuesday next arc
the first Monday of November, one tnouSan'
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted II
the legal and qualified voters Of the state 10 10
their adoption or rejection in conformity WI" az
the directions contained in Article XIV 81 IN
Constitution of this State, and at the saio eiec
ton the vote the said proposed amendmen
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upoi
each ballot there shall be printed the word
For the Constitutional Amendment ant
Against the Constitutional Amendment a
now provided by law, and Immediately ate
said election due returns shal be made to I'M
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment and further proceedings hat
IN accordance with Article IA OF the Ionsu1u
ton.
Approved April IS, 1922.
CHAPTER ri.
hiN All 10 propose an dmcHu1IShl " 'hS NO-'
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto Article to be numbered Ar
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Elec
TONS" the same providing that all Stat'
officers, except judges and all county officer
elected by qualified voters shall be elected
in every fourth year for terms of four years
and adjusting terms of State and count,
appointive officers; and providing that al
PROVISIONS of the Constitution inconslsten
with the provisions of this Article be re
pealed to the extent of such Inconsistency
and providing for the submission OF sale
amendment to the qualified voters OF tint
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by. the Genera =,
Assembly of Maryland, three-ifths of all tn
members of the two Houses concurrlng. ina
the following new Article to be E numoeress
be and the same is hereby proposed as al
amendment to the Constitution of the State O.
Maryland. The same if adopted by. the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro
vided, to become part of said Constitution
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section 1. All State officers elected by quail
fed voters Except judges of the Circuit Sour
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City. ant
members of the Supreme Bench of baltimoTI.!
City,, and all county officers elected by guam
fed voters, shall hold Office for terms OF t toy
years, and until their successors shall quality
Section z. Elections by qualified voters 10
State and county officers shall be held on thu
Tuesday next after the first Monday of Novem
Der, in the year nineteen hundred ana t%en.y
six, and on the same day in every fourth yeai
thereafter.
Section g. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the electior
to be held on the Tuesday next after the mrs
hundred and twenty three for terms of ofic'
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shall
hold Office for terms of three. years; the Gov
ernor, Attorney General, members of the Stat
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the hrs
Monday in November, in the year ninetsei
hundred and twenty-three, for terms of otflc,
hold Office for terms of three years; Register
of Wills, Clerks of Court and all other Stat'
and county officers elected by. qualified voter
at the election to be held on the TUESDAY neg
year nineteen hundred and twenty three, fol
terms of Office heretofore fixed by law at si'
years, shall hold Office for terms Of three years
and all such State and county ofncers eieese.
by Qudi1fled voters Thereafter snail noiQ oiiS'
for terms of four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed by tn
Governor under existing provisions of law il
the year nineteen hundred and twenty -fou
for terms of Office heretofore fixed by law a
two years, shall hold Office for terms of thre'
years; all officers so appointed for terms O
office heretofore fixed by law at four years
shall hold Office for terms of three years; al
officers so appointed for terms of office here
tofore fixed by Law. at six years, shall hole
Office for terms of FIVE years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
terms heretofore fixed by law. unless other
pointed by County Commissioners after the eec
ton to be held the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, nineteen hundred
and twenty-three, for terms of Office of two
four or six years, shall hold Office. for term!
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 count,
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters
and whose successors would not be elected un
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday o.
November. nineteen hundred and twenty-five
shall be increased by one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected for the regular tern
at the election to be held the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November, nine
all State and county officers, heretofore elected
by qualified voters, and whose successors would
not be elected until the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November, nineteen hun
bred and twenty seven, shall remain unchanged
their successors shall be elected for term Of
three years at the elections to be held on tn,
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 predecessors have beer
elected; and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election to be hello
the Tuesday next after the first Monday o.
November, nineteen hundred and thirty. Moth
ing herein shall affect the terms of any judge
of 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; if the term of any
such judge shall expire in year in which nj
election for members of the General Assembl,
is held, the Governor shall appoint a person
duly qualified to fill said office, who shall hold
the same until the next general election fol
members of the General Assembly, when {
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms of all State ant
county officers heretofore appointed for term.
which will not expire. until during the yea1
nineteen hundred and twenty-five. nineteer
hundred and twenty-six, nineteen hundred anC
twenty-seven nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year, and theil
now provided by law in the years nineteer
hundred and twenty-four, nineteen hundred
and twenty-five, nineteen hundred and twenty
six or nineteen hundred and twentyseven
respectively. In tine event tnat the term OF an,
officer appointed by the Governor with thu
advice and consent of the, Senate shall expire
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five
or twenty the Governor shall have powe
to appoint successor, who shall serve for tn,
full term subject to confirmation by the Senat,
at the regular session to be held under th
Article in the year nineteen hundred and TWEEN
tyseven.
Section s. The General Assembly shall NEE
on the first Wednesday of January, nineteer
hundred and twenty-four, for a regular session
and shall not meet again for a regular session
until the first Wednesday of January, nineteer
hundred and twenty seven, and the Genera
Assembly shall meet the same day in ever.
second year thereafter and at other time
unless convened by proclamation of the Gov
ernor.
Section T. The term of the Treasurer elected
by the General Assembly at the regular session
of nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall b.
three years. Thereafter the term shall be tn,
same as elsewhere provided.
Section 8. The terms of the Members of tn,
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
City and Of the several counties shall com