The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-18
PRO LA M A ITO N
Proposing Amendments tothe heState 1922

year nineteen hundred aud twenty seven
Section g. The General Assembly Shal
meet the first Wednesday of January
nineteen hundred and twenty four. for 4
regular session. and shall not meet again
for a regular session until the first We'd
mpStav of January. nineteen hundred and
twenty seven. aud the General Assembly
shall meet on the same day in every seq
ond year thereafter and nj n" other tim"
unless convened by proclamation Of the
Governor.
Section : The term of the Treasurer
elected 10y the General Assembly 1T the
regular session OF nineteen hundred ana
twenty four shall lie three years. There
after the term shall lee the same as else
here provided.
Section :. The terms of the Members oi
the Board of Supervisors of Elections OF
Baltimore city and of the several counties
shall commence On the first Monday of
June next ensuing their appointment.
Section . The vote 10 be held under
the provisions of Section of Article MN
of The Constitution for the purpose of
taking the SENSE Of the people III regard Ia
calling Il Constitution Convention shat!
he 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 to The General Assembly NJ
sc regular session of nineteen hundred
aud twenty four, in accordance with the
provisions of Section - OF ArtIcl" III al
Ut.
beginning October first. nineteen hundred
aud twenty four. and ending September
thiricth nineteen hundred and twenty
>t.yriI aud two budgets to the General
Assembly AT ih" regular session OF nine
teen hundred and twenty seven ana there
after as now provided by said section.
Section II. The purpose of this Article
is to reduce the number of elections. by
prnviding that all State and county cler-
lions shall he held only in every fourth
III. Z IL
for holding congressional elections; ana
Ia brn" the terms of appoiniiNc oflcerS
into harmony with the changes Affected III
tht. time of the beginning of the terms of
elective officers: and the administrative
and judicial officers of the state shall con
Struc the provisions of this Article :" rs
Ia rffrctuatr that purpose. For the puf-
moss. ~ This Article only til" word 9TH
GERS shall he construed To iuclud" those
holding positions and other places Of en-
pluNmpui IA the State and county govern
mrrtS whose terms are hNed by law, hhi
il shalt not include any appointments
made hv the BOARD of Public Works. nor
appointments 10y III" Governor Tor Terms
of three wears.
Section Il 1hc General Assembly. nj
the regular session in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty four. shall make
such changes in the primary and General
election laws. and otherwise. as may he
necessary T." carry out the provisions ~
this Article There shall l." II" "lrru"h
for State or county officers in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty hve
section IL. In the event az any in""n-
~iSrpu,.v between the provisions of this
Article and any of the other provisions OF
th. CONSTITUTION, the provisions of This
Article shall prevail. and all other pro
visions shall he repealed or ahrogatrd 10
the extent of such Inconsistency.
SEQ And Ice il further enacted 10y the
authority aforesaid That said If0regoin@
sp,.tiuu hereby proposed aS an amend -
m"nt to the Constitution shall he nj The
next general election FOR Members OF HE
HOUSE nf Representatives Of Congress held
in this State Submitted to the legal and
nunlitird voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. III pursuance of I'll" dire"-
tiuus contained in \rtici" NV of the Con
Sfitutiun Of this State. and at the -
general election the vote ON the said pro
unspd amendment to the Constitution shalt
he hy ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall hr printed the following" synopsis OF
said amendment under the caption of