Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01


/ Assembly of Maryland OF the year 1867
: Chapter $50. are hereby declared null AM
void.l
/ Article IL,
Amendments to the Constitution"
, Sec. 2 IL shall be the duty OF the Gen
eral Assembly to provide by Law for taking
al the general election to be held IN tn,
year leghteen hundred and eighty. seven
! nineteen hundred and seVehty, and every
twenty years thereafter, the sense OF the
; People IN regard to calling a Convention for
altering this Constitution; and il a 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
tor 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
| mltted to the v-'ers OF this State, and shall
have no elect unless the same shall nave
been adopted by q 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
/ u
holding any appointment under any Court OF
| TINS State. whose pay, or compensation Is
| derived from tees, 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- or
sums OF money, received by him, or on his
acrount as a payment or compensation for
his performance OF official duties, copy OF
which entries IN said book, verified by the
oath OF the ohcet, by whom It is directed
| to be kept, shall be returned yearly 10 the
Comptroller of the State tor his inspection,
and that OF the General Assembly OF the
| State, TO which the Comptroller shall al
1 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.
pensatiOn tor the discharge OF his dtiues
and for 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.
sembly may direct; II any Of such officers
shall tail to comply with the requsitions OF
this section for the period of thirty DAYS
after the expiration Of each and every year
OF his Office, such officer shall he deemed to
have vacated his office, and the Governor
shall declare the same vacant, and the
vacancy therein shall be filled as in the case
OF vacancy for any other cause and such |
officer shall be subject to suit by the State
for the amount that ought to be paid into |
the Treasury [; aud 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
- ha .n
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 (unless |
inconsistent with, or otherwise provided in |
this CONSTITUTIONAL. until they shall be |
superseded, under ITS provisions. and until |
their successors shall be duly qualified |
VdcaHt
SEC. T. An 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 4 and |
the trsi 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 frst\hlonday OF Novem
Der, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty
sevenl
SEC. 8. 1.-THE SherifFs OF the several
Counties OF this State, and OF tile City OF
Baltimore, shall give notice OF the several
elections authorized by this Constitution m
the manner prescribed by existing Laws for
elections to be held IN this State. until said
Laws shall be changed Hdcant
Article u, "Quadrennial Elections"
SIC 5; members Of the House OF Dele
gates and all other State and county officers
elected by the qualihed voters al the ELECTION
TO be held ca the Tuesday next after the
hrst Monday OF November, m thu year uine
teen hundred and twenty-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
al the election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the FIRST Monday OF November,
N the year nineteen hundred and twenty
three, Tor terms OF Office heretofore fixed BY
law at tour years, shall hold Office Tor terms
OF three years; Registers Of Wills, Clerks OF
Court and all other State and county officers
elected by qualified voters al the election 10
be held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday OF November, the year nineteen
hundred and twenty three, for terms OF office
heretofore liked by law al six years, shall
hold office tor terms OF three years; and all
suchI Al State and county officers elected
by the qualified voters lthereafterl shall
hold Office tor terms OF tour years
SEC. 4. All officers 10 be appointed by
The Governor [, under existing provisions OF
law IN the year nineteen hundred and
tweniy-touT for terms OF office heretofore
liked by law at two years, shall hold Office
tor terms OF three years; all officers so ap
pointed for terms OF Office heretofore fixed
by law at four years, shall hold office Tor
terms OF three years; all officers so appointed
tor terms OF Office heretofore fixed by law
al SIX years, shall hold Office for terms Of
hive years, and thereafter appointments by
the GovernorI shall lbeI hold office for the
terms ihereto!orel fixed by law [. unless
otherwise duly changed by iawI All officers
appointed by County Commissioners latter
the election to be held on the Tuesday nexi
after the FIRST Monday Of November, nine
teen hundred and twenty-three, for terms
OF ONCE OF two, four or six years, shall hold
ohce for terms OF three years; and there
after appointment by the County Commis
sionersl shall lbeI hold office for terms Of
tours years, unless otherwise duly changed
by law.
SEC. S. 1.-THE terms OF ell 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-five. shall be increased by one
year, and their successors shall be elected
Tor the regular term at the election 10 be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday OF November, nineteen hundred and
twenty-slx. The terms OF all State and
county officers heretofore elected by qualified
voters, and whose successors would not be
eleeted uniil the. tuesday next alter the tTst
Monday OF November, nineteen hundred and
twenty seven, shall remain unchanged. their
successors shall be elected Tor term OF
three years Al the elections 10 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 iull term for which their predecessors
have been elected, and their successors shall
be elected for the regular term at the cleo.
ton 10 be held on the Tuesday next after the
first 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 Balti.
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 qualified 10 6ll said Office vho shall