Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

members of the Board of Public Works
1.-The provisions OF the Act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland Of the year 1867
Chapter $50, are hereby declared null anc
void.I
Article Ia,
Amendments to the Constitution"
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Gen
eral Assembly to provide by Law for taking
at the general election to be held IN the
year Ieighteen hundred and eighty seven
nineteen hundred and serenity and every
twenty years thereafter, the sense OF the
People IN regard to calling Convention for
altering this Constitution; and If majority
of voters at such election or elections shall
vote for a Convention, the General Assembly
at its next session, shall provide by Law
tor the assembling OF such convention, and
for The election Of Delegates thereto. Each
County, and Legislative District OF the City
OF Baltimore, shall have in such Convention
number of Delegates equal to its repre-
sentation in both Houses at the time at
which the Convention is called But any
| Constitution, or change, or amendment OF
the existing Constitution, which may be
adopted by such Convention, shall be sub
! mitted to the v~'ers Of this State, and shall
have no effect unless the same shall have
been adopted by majority of the voters
voting thereon.
Article IS, Miscellaneous"
SEC. |. Every person holding any Office
created by, or existing under the Constitu
| ton, or Laws OF the State (except Justices
OF the Peace, Constables and Coroners), or
| holding any appointment under any Court OF
this state, whose pay or compensation is
| derived from fees, or moneys coming into
his hands for the discharge OF his official
duties, or, in any way, growing out Of, or
connected with his office, shall keep book
in which shall be entered every sum, OF
sums OF money, received by him, or on his
account, as payment or compensation for
his performance OF official duties, a copy OF
which entries in said book, verified by the
oath OF the officer, by whom it is directed
to be kept, shall be returned yearly to the
Comptroller of the State for his inspection,
and that OF the General Assembly OF the
State, to which the Comptroller shall, at
each regular session thereof, make a report
showing what officers have complied with
this section; and each OF the said officers,
when the amount received by him for the
year shall exceed the sum which he is by
Law entitled to retain. as his salary or com.
pensauon tor the discharge OF his duties,
and tor the expenses OF his Office, shall
yearly pay over to the Treasurer OF the
State the amount OF such excess, subject to
such disposition thereof as the General As.
senlbly may direct; If any of such officers
shall fail to comply with the acquisitions Of
this section for the period of thirty days
after the expiration of each and every year
of his Office, such officer shall be deemed to
have vacated his office, and the Governor
shall declare the same vacant, and the
vacancy therein shall be filed as in the case
OF vacancy for any other cause, and such
officer shall be subject to suit by the State
tor the amount that ought to be paid into
the Treasury L; and no person holding any
office created by, or existing under this Con
stitution or Laws of the State, or holding
any appointment, under any Court in this
State, shall receive more than three thousand
dollars year as a compensation for the
discharge of his official duties, except in
cases specially provided in this Constitutional
SEC. 8. The Governor, and all officers
civil and military, now holding Office under
this State, whether by election or appoint.
ment, shall continue to hold, exercise and
discharge the duties of their Offices tunless
inconsistent with, or otherwise provided in
this CONSTITUTIONAL until they shall be
superseded, under its provisions, and until
their successors shall be duly qualified
Vacant
SEC. T. All general elections in this State
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the
hrst Monday in the month OF November, in
the year in which they shall occur {; and
the FIRST election OF all officers, who, under
this Constitution, are required to be elected
by the people, SHALL except in cases herein
specially provided for, be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of Novem.
Der, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty.
sevenl.
SEC. 8. 1.-THE Sherifs OF the several
Counties OF this State, and of the City Of
Baltimore, shall give notice OF the several
elections authorized by this Constitution, in
the manner prescribed by existing Laws for
elections to be held in this State, until said
Laws shall be changedl Vdednt.
Article ~, "Quadrennial Elections"
SEC. 5. members Of the House OF Dele.
gates and all other Statesand county officers
elected by the qualified voters at the election
to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday OF November, in the year nine.
teen hundred and tweny-three for terms Of
office heretofore fixed by law at two years,
shall hold Office for terms OF three years;
the Governor, Attorney General, members OF
the State Senate and all other State and
County officers elected by the 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, for terms OF office heretofore fixed BY
law at tour years, shall hold Office for terms
OF three years; Registers of Wills, Clerks OF
Court and all other Stale 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 for terms OF office
heretofore fixed by law at SIX years, shall
hold office tor terms Of three years; and all
suchl Al State and county officers elected
by the qualified voters thereafter shall
SEC. 4. All officers to be appointed by
the Governor [, under existing provisions OF
law IN the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-tour for terms OF office heretofore
fixed by law at two years, shall hold office
tor terms OF three years; all officers SO an
pointed 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 heretofore fixed by law
at SIX years, shall hold office for terms Of
i've years, and thereafter appointments BY
the GOVERNOR shall TbeI hold Office for the
terms lheretoforeI fixed by law [, unless
otherwise duly changed by lawI An officers
appointed by County Commissioners LATTER
the election TO be held ON the Tuesday next
after the first Monday OF November, nine.
teen hundred and twenty-three, for terms
OF ofhoe OF two, four or six years, shall hold
ofhce for terms OF three years; and there.
after appointment by the County Conms-
sionersl shall Ibel hold Office for terms Oh
tours years, unless otherwise duly changed
by law.
SIC 5. 1.-THE terms of all State and
county officers heretofore elected by qualified
! voters, and whose successors would MOI be
elected until the Tuesday next after the
hrsi Monday OF November, nineteen hundred
| and twenty-five, shall be increased by one
| year, and their successors shall be elected
| .or the regular term at the election TO be
held on the Tuesday next after the FIRST
! -"ASiaN'e VI ANNNNAhbSAt uuHlTGQ
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 hundred and
twenty-seven, shall remain unchanged; their
successors shall be elected for a term OF
three years at the elections to be held on
the tuesday next after the FIRST Monday OF
| November, nineteen hundred and twenty-six,
but shall not take Office until the expiration
OF the tull term for which their predecessors
have been elected; and their successors shall
be elected for the regular term at the cleo.
ton to be held on the Tuesday next after the
| hrst Monday OF November nineteen hundred
and thirty. Nothing herein shall affect the
terms of any Judge Of the Circuit Court Of
] the several circuits, the member of the
! Court OF Appeals from Baltimore CITY, or
any member OF the Supreme Bench Of Bait.
more City; II the term Of any such Judge
shall expire IN year in which no election
| for members of the General Assembly IS
| held, the Governor shall appoint a person
| duly Oualihed m 6Il said CHsce ,ybo .h.u