The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-25

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odd pfice Tor terms nj thtc' s'.r the G"..
srhOr. Attorney General, menb".s Of the State
SENATE and all other State and county officers
'lecled By the qualified voters at the eection
70 he held On the Tuesday next after the nrst
Monday Ia November. in the year nineteen
hundred and tWenty-three for terms Of office
heretofore fixed by Law at four years shall
hpld ofi'e Tor terms of three years Registers
81 WIS Clerks Vt Court. and all other State
and county officers elected by qualified voter
at the election to be held the Tuesday next
after the FIRST Monday Of November in the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-thr,e for
terms oil ONCE heretofore fixed by law at six
years. shall hold office for terms Of three years
and all such State and county officers elected
bS qualified voters thereafter shall hold office
for terms Of four years
Section I. All Officers To be- HptsDinted by the.
Governor under existing provisions of law in
The year nineteen hundred and twethy- four
Tor terms Of office heretofore fixed by law AT
Two Year,. shall hold office for terms Of three
years all otficers ~ appointed for terms Of
Office heretofore fixed by law at four y.ary
snail hold office for terms OF three years : all
"nIcers ~ appointed for terms Of office here
t"iore fixed by Law at six years shall hold office
Tor terms OF five years. and thereafter appoint
m'hts BY the Governor shall b. for the terms
h"feloior" fixed hy law. unless Oth.rW ise duly
changed by law. All officers appointed by
county Comm. ssUnprs after TN. election IN b.
held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
~ November. nineteen hundred and twenty
three. for terms Of office OF two. four or six
years. shall hold office Tor terms of three years
and thereafter appointment by the County Com.
missiOh"rS shall te for terms of four wears
unless otherwise duly changed by law
section .. Tn" terms ri all State al county
"nlcers heretofore elected by qualified voters
ana whose successors would not be elected nm
III the Tuesday next after the first hondsy uf
Npvefnber. nineteen hundred and Twenty-Five
shall b" Increased by one srnr and the r sue
'"SHDfs snail b. elected Tor the regular term
At tn" elect on Ia be- held on the Tuesday
nest after the FIRST Monday nf November nin.-
teen hundred and twenty-siN. The terms of
al state and county officers heretofore elected
by puAlihed voter and whose surr"ssnrs would
not be elected until tn. Tuesday next after
th" first Monday Of November nineteen hum
df"d and twenty-neyen stall remain unchanged
u"ir successors shall be- elected for a term of
three years at the elections To I've held on the
tuesday next after the first Monday Of Noy,tn-
her. nineteen hundred and twenty-siN. but shall
not tax" Office until the expiration OF ia. fun
term Tor VII oh their predecessors have been
elected; and their successors shall be elected
Tor the regular term at the election To ic held
On the Tuesday next after the hrst Monday of
November, nineteen hundred and thirty moth
ihk herein shall affect the terms oi amy Judge
~ tho Circuit Court Of the several circuits
W" member of the Court "f Appeals from
baltimore City or any member nf the Supreme,
Bvnch OF Baltimore city II the term of any
such Judy" shall exp re- IN u year ~ which no
election for members at the General Assembly
! held. III" Governor shall apI."int n person
duly qualified I" I'LL said office. who shall hold
the sam" until the next general election for
member Of the General Assembly. when "A
successor shall b. elected for the tenn else.
where provided The terms Of all state and
county officers heretofore appointed for terms
which viii not "Nrir" until during the year
nineteen hundred and twenty Ave nineteen
hundred and twenty six, nineteen hundred ~ d
iw"nty-Seven or ninet'"n hundred and twenty
eight shall he reduced BY one year. aud their
successors shall b" appointed fpr the terms nov
provided by law IN the years nineteen hundred
a ~ L.....
five. nineteen hundred and tweiry- six or nine
teen hundred and twcnty-srysn respectively.
In the event that the term Of any officer All.
pointed bS the Governor with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. shall expire in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty-five or twenty
sin. the Governor shall have power In appoint
successor who shall serve for the full term
subject 10 confirmation by the Senate at the
regular session Ia be held under this Article
In the year nineteen hundred aud twenty .seven.
Section G. The General Assembly shalt meet
on the FIRST Wednesday at January nineteen
hundred and tw"nty-t"uf for r"'ulnr session.
aud shall not meet again Tor regular session
until III" FIRST Wednesday II January, nineteen
hundrNd aud tw"nty-srven. aud the General
Assembly shall m'rt On III. same day In every
second year thereafter and at NO other time.
unless convened by proclamation uf the Gov.
rTuor.
'cc;i"n = Tn" term of the Treasurer elected
bv the General Assembly nj the regular on
III nineteen hundred and twenty -four shall h.
Suin' elSow here prnvd,si.
section :. The terms "f the Members Of the
Board of Supervisors Of Elections al Baltimore
civ and ut the several counties shall commence
on the FIRST Monday nf June nrNt ensuing their
appointment.
section y The vote In he held under the
provisions uf Sect an nf Article XIV al the
Constitution for the purpose of taking the sens
~ III" pcuplc in regard To calling u Cunstitu-
uUnal Convention shah he held Ut the general
election IN the year nineteen hundred and
thirty, and every twenty years thereafter.
Section 10, The Governor shall submit three
budgets 10 the General Assembly al the rrp.
ulhr session of nineteen hundred and twenty
four, in accordance with the provisions uf
Section 81 of Article III Of N" Constitution,
Tor the three fiscal years beginning October
first nineteen hundred and twenty four aud
ending September tn rticth, nineteen hundred
aud twenty seven. and two budgets To the Cen
"rHl Assembly at the regular session Of nine
teen hundred and twenty-SeVcn and thereafter
~ now provided by said ssrtiun.
Section II. The purpns" Of this Article is
Ia reduce the number Of elections. by pruvd-
ing that all state and county elections shall he
held only in every fourth year and ut the
tim" now provided by law Tor holding con
grcsi,n,ngl elections and 10 bring the terms
~ ,nnnin,1sf officers into harmony with the
char yes affected IN the time Of the beginn ~
pf III" terms ~ elective officers and the
administrative aud judicial officers uf the state
shall c"nstrue the provisions oi this Article
so Ia eTcctuAte that purpose. For the pur-
pose ii this Article only the word officers
shalt be construed to include those holding
pnsitinns and other places Of employment IN
the state and County governments whose
terms are fixed hy law hut II shalt not include
any appointments made by the Board Of Pub
e. Works. nor appointments hy the Governor
fur terms Of three years.
S'siion - The General Assembly Mt III"
N'pulhr session in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty four shall make such changes in
tn" primary and general election laws. and
otherwise, may he necessary to carry cut
the provisions Of this Article There shall he
No election for state or county officers In the
year nineteen hundred and twenty FIVE.
section l2 In the event nf amy ncnuss-
tency between the provisions Of this Article
and any Of the other provisions Of the Com
stituiiun, the provisions Of this Article shall
prevail, and all other provisions shall be- re-
pcaled or RhrogHtcd Ia the extent ri such in.
consistency,
Section >, And b. Il further enacted nv the
authority aforesaid. That said aforevoing sec.
Constitution shall he nj the next general slsr-
tvrs nf Congress held in this State. submitted
To tn" legal and IuSliheSl voters Of the State
Tor adoption or rejection. In pursuance nf tho
directions contained In Article XIV uf the
tunst tuition of this State. and At the said
general election tn" vote on the said prI-
rnsed amendment To the Constitution shall he
hy ballot and upnn each ballot there shall he
printed the following synopsis of said amend
ment under tn" caption ~