The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-10-13
ARTICLE NNII.
Quadrcnnial Elections.

Section l. .ilI S,ate officers elected by
qualified voters teNccpt judges of the
Circuit C"urtS Of the several circuits. the
member "f the Court of Appeals from
Haltiunr" City. and members of the
supreme 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 Ivy qualified voters
for State and county officers shall he "id
ON th" Tuesday next after tn" first Mon
day of November. in the year niu"tc"u
hundred and twcnty-SiX. and ON the same
day in every fourth year thereafter
Section ;. Members or tnc nousc of
Delegates and NJ other State and county
officers clectcd by the qualified voters M
The election to be held ON the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of Novcmn"r.
in tn" wear nineteen hundred aud tw"h'N-
tire" for terms OF office heretofore fixed
10y law ut two years. shall hold Ollie" fer
terms nf three Years; the Governor. Al
tornrv General. members of the State SEN
ate and all other State and county oiiic""S
elected hv tn" qualified voters NJ the el".-
ton TO lac held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November. in the year
nineteen hundred and twrnty-thTcc. fer
/ terms Of otic" heretofore fixed 10y law 81
four years. shall hold office for terms Of
three years: Registers Of Wills. Clerks of
Courts and all other State and county OFF
Gers elected by qualified voters II The
election To be held on the Tuesday text
after the first Monday of November. IN
/ the year nineteen hundred and tWrn'N-
three for terms of Office heretofore lived
by law mt six wears. shall bold Ollie" for
terms Of three years: and al such Stat"
and comfy officers elected by TrHiird
voters thereafter shall hold Off &C. ror terms
of four years.
Section J. All officers 20 he appointed
by the Governor under existing provisions
! of law in tn" wear nineteen hundred aud
fixed by law N four years. shall hold office
, for terms of three years; all officers 50
appointed for terms of office heretofore
fixed bv law ut four years. shall hold office
for terms Of three years; all officers 81
appointed for terms of Office heretofore
tiVrd hy law ut six wears. shall hold office
for terms of fv" wears. and thereafter
appointments by the Governor shall be for
the terms heretofore fixed hv law. unless
otherwise duly changed by law. All OFF
~crS appointed 10y County Commissioners
after tn" election to he held ON the Tues
day next after the first Monday III Nov
cmhcr nineteen hundred and twenty three.
for terms of office of two, four or six
EcarS shall hold otiiC" for terms Of three
. Years aud thereafter appointment by the
I County Commissioners shall be for terms
I Of four Years, unless otherwise duly chang
ed by law.
Scrtion > The terms of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by
qualified voters and whose successors
nrvt after the first Monday of November,
nineteen hundred ard twenty-five, shall he
increased 10y one year. and their success
SorS shall hc elected for the regular term
At the election to he held on the Tuesday
J next after H." first Monday OF November.
nineteen hundred and twcuty-SiX. The
Terms Of ali State and county officers
heretofore elected Ly qualified voters. and
who's" Successors would not 1;r elected nm
. I'll the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day Of November nineteen hundred ard
twenty seven. shall remain unchanged
th"ir successors shall he elected for 4
term of three wears ut the elections to he
. held on the Tuesday next after the hrSl
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and twcnty-SiN. but shall not tHke office
until the expiration of the fun term fol
which their predecessors have been elect,
ed: and their SUCCESSORS shall he elected
for The regular term ut the election to ht
hold the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November. nineteen hundred
and thirty Nothing herein shall affect
tho terms Of any nudge of the Circuit
Court of the several circuits. the mcmbci
of the Court Of Appeals from Baltimore
city or any member Of the supreme Brnci
of. Baltimore City: if the term of any suci
mdg" shall expire in Il year in which Nc
election for members Of the General AS
SrmIlv is held. the Governor shall APP
office who shall hold the same until the
next general election for members OF tn
General Assembly. when successor shiI
he elected for the term elsewhere provided
The terms of all State and county officers
heretofore appointed for terms which vii
not expire until during the year nineteeI
hundred and twenty-five. nineteen hundred
land twenty six. nineteen hundred an,
twenty or nineteen hundred and
twenty eight shall be reduced by one year
land their successors shall he appointed fol
The terms now provided by law in tho
wears nineteen hundred and twenty -four
nineteen hundred and twenty five. ninetceI
hundred and twenty-SiN or nineteen hun
dred and twenty seven. respectively. II
the event that the term of amy officer ap
pointed bv the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate shall expire il
, thr year EinrtccI hundred and Twenty iv,
or twrntv-siN. the G":ern"r shall hnr'
, ,,,ovrr Ia appoint Il successor who Shal
,rye for the full term subject To cuntir
nation by the Senate at the regular seS
sion To be held under this Article in The