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XIV of this Constitution, and the Governor shall
proclaim the result of the election, and, if it shall
appear that the majority of the votes cast on any
such measure were cast in favor thereof, the Gov-
ernor shall by his proclamation declare the same
having received a majority of the votes to have
been adopted by the people of Maryland as a
part of the laws of the State, to take effect thirty
days after such election, and in like manner and
with like effect the Governor shall proclaim the
result of the local election as to any Public Local
Law which shall have been submitted to the
voters of any County or of the City of Baltimore.
SEC. 6™ No law, licensing, regulating, pro-
hibiting, or submitting to local option, the manu-
facture or sale of malt or spirituous liquors, shall
be referred or repealed under the provisions of
this Article.
ARTICLE XVII^
QUADRENNIAL ELECTIONS.
SEC. 1.'" The purpose of this Article is to re-
duce the number of elections by providing that
all State and county elections shall be held only
in every fourth year, and at the time provided by
law for holding congressional elections, and to
bring the terms of appointive officers into harmo-
ny with the changes effected in the time of the be-
ginning of the terms of elective officers. The ad-
ministrative and judicial officers of the State shall
construe the provisions of this Article so as to ef-
fectuate that purpose. For the purpose of this Ar-
ticle only the word "officers" shall be construed
to include those holding positions and other
places of employment in the State and county
governments whose terms are fixed by law, but it
shall not include any appointments made by the
Board of Public Works, nor appointments by the
Governor for terms of three years.
SEC. 2.^ Vacant.
SEC. 3"" All State and county officers
elected by qualified voters (except judges of the
Circuit Courts, judges of the Supreme Bench of
"" Thus amended by Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified No-
vember 7,1978
'" Added by Chapter 227, Acts of 1922, ratified November 7,
1922
'" Originally Article XVII, sec 11, transferred and amended
by Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978
'* Left vacant by Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified Novem-
ber 7,1978
"" Originally Article XVII, sec 1 (a), transferred and amended
by Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978.

Article XVI
Baltimore City, judges of the Court of Appeals
and judges of any intermediate courts of appeal)
shall hold office for terms of four years, and until
their successors shall qualify.
SEC. 4'^ The term of office of all Judges and
other officers, for whose election provision is
made by this Constitution, shall, except in cases
otherwise expressly provided herein, commence
from the time of their Election. All such officers
shall qualify as soon after their election as practi-
cable, and shall enter upon the duties of their re-
spective offices immediately upon their qualifica-
tion.
SEC. 5.'"" All officers to be appointed by the
Governor shall hold office for the terms fixed by
law. All officers appointed by County Com-
missioners shall hold office for terms of four
years, unless otherwise duly changed by law.
SEC. 6.^ The terms of the members of 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.
SEC. 7.^' Sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this Ai ti-
de do not apply or refer to members of any elec-
tive local board of education.
SEC. 8."" If at any election directed by this
Constitution, any two or more candidates shall
have the highest and an equal number of votes, a
new election shall be ordered by the Governor,
except in cases specially provided for by this Con-
stitution.
SEC. 9.^" In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Article and any of
the other provisions of the Constitution, the
provisions of this Article shall prevail, and all
other provisions shall be repealed or abrogated to
the extent of such inconsistency.
"' Originally Article XV, sec 9, transferred and amended by
Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978
'^ Originally Article XVII, sec 4, transferred by Chapter 681,
Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978
™ Originally Article XVII, sec 8, transferred by Chapter 681,
Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978.
"' Originally Article XVII, sec 1 (b), transferred and amended
by Chapter 681, Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978
™ Transferred from Article XV, sec 4, by Chapter 681, Acts
of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978
"' Transferred from Article XVII, sec 13, by Chapter 681,
Acts of 1977, ratified November 7, 1978