Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-23
CHAPTER 227.

said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State for adoption or rejection.
Section ]. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three fifths OF all
the members III the Two Houses concur
ring; That tbs following new Article 70 be
rernial Elcetions.H be aud the same is
hereby proposal IS an amendment to the
| Constitution % the state Of Maryland.
The same If adoNted by the legally quail
FED voters Of ft1rs State. as herein pro-
vided, 10 become Il part OF said Constitu-
ton. and to be numbered and titled as
aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Quadrennial Elections.
Section /. 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
Baltimore City, and members of the
| SUI r. 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 =. Elections by qualified voters
for State and county officers shall be held
ON the Iuesdny next after tie first Mon
day of November, in the year nineteen
| hundred and twenty-slx, and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter.
| Section 8. Members of the House OF
| Delegates and all other State and county
clacers 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
I three for terms of office heretofore fixed
! by law at two years. shall hold office for
| terms of three years. the G0vernsr, At
! torney General, members OF the State SEN
ate and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the cleo
ton 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 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 ofii-
GERS elected by qualified voters at the
election to be held ON the Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November in
the year nineteen hundred ana twenty
three. for terms of office heretofore liked
by law at six years. shall hold office for
/ and county officers elected by Qualified
voters thereafter shall hold Office for terms
OF four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed
Dy the Governor under existing provisions
/ OF law in the year nineteen hundred and
| twenty-four for terms of Office heretofore
ixed by law at two years, shall hold office
| for terms OF three years; all officers SO
appointed for terms Of office heretofore
Lxed by law ut four years, shall hold Office
| Tor terms of three years; all officers so
| app oiHted for terms of office heretofore
ixed by law at six years, shall bold office
| Tor terms of five years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall he for
the terms heretofore fixed by law unless
w.
scers appointed by County Commissioners
after the election to be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in Nov
elnber nineteen hdndred and twenty-thre
for terms of Office of two. four or six wears
shall hold office for terms of three Years
ana thereafter appointment by the County
commissioners shall be for terms of four
years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law. -
Section .. The terms Of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
quaiihed voters and whose successors
would not be elected until the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November
nineteen hundred and twenty five shall be
increased py one year. and their success,
sors shall be elected for the regular term
ut the election TO be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November
nineteen hundred and twenty-six. Tie
Terms Terms OF al State ana county officers
heretofore elected by qualified voters, and
whose successors would not be elected un-
IN the tuesday next after the first Mon
day Of NoFmber, nineteen hundred and
theirl successors saF!K be elected for 3
term Of thIfe weary at the elections 10 hs-
asld on IA T9es.isy pext after the first
and twentyts% but snail not take l. ofiice
, unt1 The etfation 4 the fun term for
when lheiiwpredecessdfs have been elect
su' ana their successors shall be elected
| ior the regular terra at the election to bs
leld on the Tuesday next after the frs,
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
s anc thirty Nothing herein shall affec,
tne terms OF any judge of the Cirruff
Court Of the several circuits the man,ha,
OF the Court Of Appeals from Raltimora'
| city or any member OF the Supreme Beneb
g,,5.sa olty II the term of any such
Judge snail expire in a year in which no
election FOR members Of the General As
semDly is held. the Governor shaII a.
p p9int a person duly qualified to iii said
ONCE, VINO shall hold the same untii tha
next general election for members ~ the
General Assembly. when successor sbal;
De De elected for the term elsewhere provided
sa nc rms OF an State and county officers
heretofore appointed for terms which viii
not expire until during the year ninetaan
hundred and twenty-five, nineteen hunxrod
anu s,..a, .nWenty-slx nineteen hundred land
INVENT seven or nineteen hundred a,dl
tWehIy-eight shall be reduced nv one ves,.
ana ana ther successors shall be appoil5t~i. FOR
1ne tern iro now provided by law. IN thu
years nineteen hundred aud fwentv fcs,, !
nineteen hundred ana twenfy.f;ye -nina.aar
hundred and tvenfy-six or ninatears I'M.
a ar, and twenty-seyen. respectively. ! In
the event that the term ofesnv af5insar =.
POINTED by the Governor win ~ as. ap-
ana consent of the Senate shalINexni-a is
me year nineteen hundred and f,ver,f,N &C.
49,. ame ~. SIX. the Governor shall have
aoMer 70 appoint successor. who sha1l
serve for the full term subject 10 canar
naLon by the Senate at the reeurar yas
sion sae'a 10 De held under this Article in tie
year mneieen hundred and fwentv seres,
section .. The General Assemble si,a1i
neel on the first Wednesday az Jsrna-v
l.ne,teh nnncred and twenfy-fnur. for =
IT, Fegular session. and shall not meet again
~. z Feeuiar session until the first Wed
nesday OK January. nineteen hundred ana
swenty seven. and the General Assemhlv
s or.,ii meet o9 the same day in every SEQ
PHI year thereafter and at no other time
Governor REORGANIZATION OF tie
section a The term Of the Treasurer
eaectea by the General Assembly at tho
1Menty-four shall he three years There.
, alser me term shall be the same as else
section > The terms of the Members ~
the Board of Supervisors of Eiertions % % |
bal,,more City and Of the several counties
S 7 commences en- the first MONDAY ~
ume next ensuing their appointment.