The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-16

AN ACT to amend Section p Of Article 4.
title "JudiCiarY Department" sub title
Part III. Circuit Courts of the Constitu-
ton of this state, and to provide for the sub
mission OF said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION ]. Be il enacted ny the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-flfths of all the
members Of the two houses cOncurrinU. That
The following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Sec
ti0n p of Article (. title JUDICIARY Depart
ment,' subtitle part III, Circuit Courts -
OF the Constitution OF this state and if
adopted 10y the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. it shall SuperSedC
au stand IN the place and stead of Section
y of said Article {
SEC. y. For each of the said circuits lex
cepting the eighth and third there shall be
a chief Judge ana two associate judges be
elected or appointed as herein provided and
for the third circuit there shall be n Chief
Judge and three associate Judges to be STYLED
Judges of the Circuit Court to be elected or
appointed as herein provided.
And no two of said associate Judges for
any OF the said circuits, except the third cir
cult shall. at the time of election or appoint
ment or during the term for which they
may have been elected ar appointed reside
in the same county. If two or more persons
shall be candidates for associate Judge in
the same county in any of the circuits eX-
cept the third circuit, that one only in said
county shall he declared elected who has the
highest number of votes in the circuit. In
case any two candidates for associate Judge
IN any OF the 6circuits excepting the third
circuit, residing in the same county, shan
have an equal plumber of votes greater than
any other candidate for associate Judge in
the circuit. il shall be the duty OF the Cover
nor to order new election for one associate
Judge: but the person residing in any other
county of the circuit and who has the next
highest number of votes shall be declared
elected. The said Judges shall hold not less
than two terms Of the Circuit Court in each
OF the counties composing their respective
circuits. ut such times as are now or may
hereafter he pa eScribed to which jurors shall
be summoned; and in those counties where
only two such terms are held. two other and
intermediate terms, to which jurors shall not
be summoned; they may alter or fix the times
for holding any or oil terms, until otherwise
prescribed, and shall adopt rules to the end
that all business not requiring the 1nterpOsi-
tiOn OF the jury shall be, as far as practicable,
disposed OF at said intermediate terms.
One judge in each of the above circuits.
including the third circuit shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction Of any business;
and the said judges. or any Of them, may
hold special terms Of their Courts, whenever
in tn IL discretion, the business of the sever
a counties renders such terms necessary.
The additional associate Judge tor the
third circuit herein provided for, shall be
elected by the qualified voters OF Baltimore
and Hartford Counties, at the first election
that shan be held in said counties subsequent
to the adoption OF this amendment, and the
Judge so elected shall be subject to tile same
constitutional provisions, hold his office for
the same term of years receive the same
compensation ana have the same powers as
are herein provided TOR the other associate
Judges is the third circuit.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority, aforesaid. That he aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of this State shall he at
the next general election for members of the
General Assembly to be held in this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of directions contained in Article
il of tile Constitution Of this state, ana at
the said general election, the vote on the said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, ana
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words For the constitutional Amendment
and Against Constitution Amendment"
as now prescribed by law, and Immediately
after the said election, due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for ana
against said proposed amendment as direct
ed by said Article "A of the Constitution.
Approved April 5, 1912.