The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-13
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the sta 1922

is to the Constitute
Of the successor. The Comptroller. and the ne
Treasurer shall keep their Offices at the scar ol
government, and shall take such oath, ana en'ef
into such bonds for the faithful discharge u oa
their duties as are now, or may ne1e~i'ei ~
prescribed by law.
authority aforesaid, That the said aioregoins 3
section hereby proposed as an amendment ~ -
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing .
general &c ERA; election for members OF nsxt after
the first Monday of November, one thousand ~
nine hundred and twenty-five, be submitted 10
the legal and qualified voters of the otate ioL u
their adoption or rejection IN c9nf9rmW1'y the
the directions contained in Article AIH. OF tne
Constitution of this State, and at the sara &C.
ton sne vote on the said proposed amenanleht
to the Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
Zach ballot there shall be printed the WORDS
For the Constitutional Amendment , ana
Against the Constitutional Amendment as as
now provided by law, and Immediately aitel
said election due returns shall be MADE 10 lne
Governor of the vote for and against said pro,
posed amendment, and further proceedings nao
IN accordance with Article IA OF the Sohs'i'u
tion.
Approved April IS, 1922.
CHAPTER zz7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland by adding
thereto new Article to be numbered Ar
ticle XVII" entitled "Quadrennial Elec-
tions," the same providing that all state
officers, except Judges and all county ofhcers
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 all
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 rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-ffths of all IT the
members of the two Houses concurrlng. MAJ
!hs fGlowPg new A5ee to ef
be and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State o OF
Maryland The same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein Pio-
and to be numbered and titled as aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVII.
Ouadrennial Elections.
Section /. All State officers elected by quail.
fed voters (except judges of the Circuit Sourt
of the several circuits, the member OF the
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City, ana
members of the Supreme Bench OF baitimoii;s oi;
fed voters, shall hold office for terms OF tour
years, and until their successors shall quaiify.
Section z. Elections by qualified voters 1or
State and county officers shall be hela on inc
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 g. Members of the House of Dele
gates and all other State and county ofhcers
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
hundred and twenty-three for terms OF ONCE
heretofore fixed by law at two years, shali
ernor Attorney General. members of the State
Senate and all other State and county ofhcers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the hrst
hundred and twenty-three, for terms of oflee
heretofore fixed by law at four years, shall
hold office for terms OF three years; RegisteIs
of Wills, Clerks of Court and all other stare
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
and all such State and county officers elected
by qualified voters thereafter shall hold ofhce
for terms of four years.
Section 4. All officers to be appointed by the
Governor under existing provisions OF law II,
the wear 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 tor terms OF
office heretofore fixed by law at tour years
shall hold Office for terms of three years; all
officers aDDointed for OF ONCE mere
tofore fixed by law at six years., shall hold
Office for terms of FIVE years, and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for the
terms heretofore fixed by law, unless other
wise duly changed by law. All officers ap
pointed by County Commissioners after the elcc
ton TO be held on 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 term:
of four years, unless otherwise duly changed BY
law.
Section S. The terms of all State and county
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 on the Tuesda,
next after the first Monday of November, nine
teen hundred and twenty-six. The terms o.
all state ana county OmCeTS, HeTSlOIOIC ClcClct
by qualified voters, and whose successors woulc
not be elected until the Tuesday next aftei
the first Monday of November, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-seven, shall remain unchanged
their successors shall be elected for term o.
three years at the elections to be held on th'
Tuesday next after the first Monday of Noveu
Der, nineteen hundred and twenty-six. but shal
not take Office until the expiration of the full
elected and their successors shall be elected
for the regular term at the election TO be hell
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday o
November nineteen hundred and thirty Moth
of the Circuit Court of the several circuits
the member of the Court of Appeals from
Baltimore City or any member of the Suprem
Bench of Baltimore City; if the term of an.
election for members of the General Assembl,
is held, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified to fill said office, who shall hol,
the same until the next general election TO
| members of the General Assembly, when
successor shall be elected for the term else
where provided. The terms of all State AM
county officers heretofore appointed for term
| which will not expire until during the yea
hundred and twenty-six, nineteen hundred an
| twenty-seven or nineteen hundred and twenty
eight shall be reduced by one year, and thei
| successors shall be appointed for the term
| now provided by law in the years ninetee
hundred and twenty four, nineteen hundre
| and twenty-five, nineteen hundred and twenty
six or nineteen hundred and twenty-sever
respectively In the event that the term OF an
officer appointed by the Governor with tn
advice and consent of the Senate shall expir
in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-hv
or twenty-six, 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 thi
! Article in the year nineteen hundred and twer
| ty-seven.
Section g. The General Assembly shall NEE
on the first Wednesday Of January, ninetee
| hundred and twenty-four, for a regular session
and shall not meet again for regular sessio
until the first Wednesday of January, ninetee
| hundred and twenty seven, and the Genera
| Assembly shall meet on the same day in ever
second year thereafter and at other tim,
unless convened by proclamation of the Gov
ernor.
Section 7. The term Of the Treasurer electe
by the General Assembly at the regular sessio
| Of nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall b
! three years Thereafter the term shall be tn
same as elsewhere provided.
| Section g. The terms of the Members of til