The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-09-01


Treasurer shall keep their Offices at the seat o
government and shall take such oath, and ente
into such bonds for the faithful discharge o
their duties as are now, or may hereafter
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by tn
authority aforesaid, That the said aforegoin
section hereby proposed as an amendment t
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, t.
be held in this State on the Tuesday next ate
the first Monday of November, one thousan'
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted t.
the legal and qualified voters of the State to
their adoption or rejection in conformity wit
the directions contained IN Article XIV of th
Constitution of this State, and at the said elec
ton the vote the said proposed amendmen
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upo1
eh each ballot there shall be printed the word
For the Constitutional Amendment" ane
Against the Constitutional Amendment, a
now provided by law, and Immediately afte
said election due returns shall be made to tn'
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and further proceedings hae
in accordance with Article IA of the Constltu
ton.
Approved April 13, 1922.
CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto a new Article to be numbered car
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Elec
tions," the same providing that all State
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 county
appointive officers; and providing that al
PROVISIONS of the Constitution inconsistent
with the provisions of this Article be re-
pealed to the extent of such Inconsistency;
and providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all the
members of the two Houses concurrng. That
the following new Article to be numbered
ARTICLE XVII," title "Quadrennial Elections,
be and the same rs hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland. The same if adopted by. the legally
qualified voters of the State, herein PRO-
vided, to become a part of said Constitution
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII
Quadrennial Elections.
Section /. All State officers elected by quail
fed voters Except judges of the Circuit Court
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 tour
Section 2. Elections by qualified voters for
State and county officers shall be held on the
Tuesday next. after the first Monday of Novem-
Der, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty
six, and on the same day in every fourth year
thereafter.
Section 5. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday of November, in. the year nineteen
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
to be held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, for terms of otfce
heretofore fixed by law at four years, shall
of Wills, Clerks of Court and all other State
and county officers 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 and twenty,three, tor
terms of office heretofore fixed 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 othce
for terms of four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed by the
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 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
Office for terms of five years, and thereafter
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
wise duly changed by law. All officers ap-
pointed by County Commissioners after the cleo
ton to be held on the Tuesday next after the
and twenty three, for terms of Office of two,
four or six years, shall hold office for terms
of three years, and thereafter appointment by
the County Commissioners shall be TOR terms
of four years, unless otherwise duly changed by
law.
officers heretofore elected by qualified voters,
and whose successors would not be elected un-
til the Tuesday next after the first Monday OF
November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
cessors shall be elected for the regular term
at the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November, nine.
teen hundred and twenty-six. The terms OF
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
dred and twenty shall remain unchanged
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 predecessors 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
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
election for members of the General Assembly
is held, the Governor shall appoint a person
duly qualified to fill 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 for terms
which will not expire until during the year
hundred and twenty-six, nineteen hundred and
twenty-seven nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year, and their
successors shall be appointed for the terms
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,
respectively. In the event that the term of any
officer appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate shall expire
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty five
or tWenty-six, the Governor shall have power
to appoint successor, who shall serve for the
full term subject to confirmation by the Senate
at the regular session to be held under this
Article in the year nineteen hundred and twen-
ty-seven.
Section s. The General Assembly shall meet
on the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-four, for a regular session,
and shall not meet again for regular session
until the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-seven, and the General
Assembly shall meet the same day in every
second year thereafter and at other time,
unless convened by proclamation of the Gov
ernor.
Section 7. The term of the Treasurer elected
by the General Assembly at the regular session
Of nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall be
three years. Thereafter the term shall be the
same as elsewhere provided.
Section 8. The terms Of the Members of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
City and Of the several counties shall COM
mence on the first Monday of June next ensu-
ing their appointment.
Section 9. The vote TO be held under the
nrovisions of Section of Article XIV of the