The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-29

year nine cen hundred and twenty seven
| Section Il. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday Of January
nineteen hundred and twenty -four. Tor :.
! regular session. and shall not meet a"aii
for 4 regular session untlI the hrSt Wed
ncSday of January, nineteen hundred ant
I invent y-Scvcn. and the General Assembly
! shall meet on the same day i'll every seq
ond year thereafter and ut no other time
unless convened by proclamation OF the
Governor.
Section = The term OF the Treasurer
elected by the General Assembly 1T the
I regular session. of nineteen hundred ana
twenty -four shall he three years. There
after the term shall be the same as else
where provided.
Section & The terms of the Members oi
/ tho Board of Supervisors oc Elections a..
! Baltimor" City and OF the several counties
Shail commerce on the hrSt Monday OF
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section D. The vote tn he held undc.
the provisions of Section of Article NV
of the Constitution for the purpose Of
taking the sense of the people III regard Ia
callin" Il Constitution Convention Shal
be held ut the general election in the
year nineteen hundred and thirty, ana
every twenty years thereafter
Section 10. The Governor shall submit
/ three budgets Ia the General Assembly nj
~c regular session of nineteen hundred
and twenty -four. in accordance with the
provisions Of Section - of Article Ill "i
l. he Constitution. for the three fiscal years
beginning October first, nineteen hundred
and twenty four, and ending September
thirieth. nineteen hundred and twenty
seven. and two budgets IL the General
lASScmhly at the regular session of nine
teen hundred and twenty seven. and there
after as now provided by said section.
Section H. The purpose Of this Article
is to reduce the number of elections, by
providing that all State and county cleo
lions shall hc held only i'll every fourth
year and at the time now provided by law
for holdn" congressional elections: ANA
To bring the terms of apPoIntlVc officers
into harmony with the changes affected in
he time of the beginning of the terms OF
elective officers: and the administrative"
and judicial officers of tho State shall cor
strur the provisions Of this Article :" aS
to rffrctllatr that purpose. For III" pur-
pose nf this Article only the word ON
GERS shall hr construed to include those
holding positions and other places of en-
plovmcnt in the State and county govern
mcntS whose terms are fixed by law. but
il shall not include any appointments
made hv the Board of Public Works. nor
appointments 10y the Governor for terms
of three wears.
Section l.. The General Assembly. at
the regular session in the year nineteen
hundred and twcnty-fOur. shall make
such changes in the primary and general
election laws. and otherwise. as may he
necessary to carry ont the provisions OF
this Article. There shall be no election
for State or county officers in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
Section t.. In tn" event Of any tncom
SiStcncv between the provisions of this
Article aud any of the othcg provisions Of
the Constitution. the provisions of this
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall he repealed or abrogatcd 10
the extent of such Inconsistency.
Soc. And hc it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforrgoinG
section. hereby proposed as an amend
mcnt to the Constitution shall be ut the
next general election Tor Members of IN"
House Of Representatives Of Congress h",d
in this State submitted to III" legal aud
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. in pursuance of the dircc-
lions contained in Article XIV of the Cnu-
>titution OF this State. and Mt the
general election the vote the said pre-"
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
he by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the following synopsis Of
said amendment under the caption of