The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-11
CHAPTER SIS.

CHAPIER 1l5.
AN ACT to amend Section q of Article I.
title Judiciary Department" subtitle
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 foradoption or rejection,
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three-flfths of all the
members Of the two houses cOncurrin9 That
he following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Sec
ton p Of Article {, title Judiciary Depart
ment,' sub title part Ill, Circuit Courts. s.
of the Constitution of this State, and If
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof a. herein provided. it shall supcrsede
an stand IN the place ana stead of Section
p of said Article
SEC. n. For each of the said circuits lex
Cepting the eighth and third there shall be
chief Judge aud two associate judges he
elected or appointed as herein provided ana
tor the third circuit there shall be Chief
Judge and three associate Judges to be STYLED
Judges of the Circuit Court to be elected or
appointed as hereia 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. II two or more persons
shall be candidates for associate Judge in
the same county in any OF the circuits ex-
cepJ the third circuit, that one only in said
county shall be declared elected VINO has the
highest number Of votes In the circuit In
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in any of the bcircuits excepting the third
circuit, residing in the same county, shall
have an equal number Of votes greater than
any other candidate for associate Judge in
the circuit it 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 Shlll hold not less
than two terms OF the Circuit Court in each
of the counties composing their respective
hereafter he pi escribed to which Jurors shall
be summoned; and in those counties where
Only two such terms are held two other aud
intermediate terms to which jurors shall not
be summoned; they may alter or fix the times
for holding any or 2 II terms, until otherwise
prescribed. and shau adopt rules to the end
that al business not requiring the interpOsi-
ton of the jury shall he, as far as practicable
disposed OF at said intermediate terms.
One Judge in each Of the above circuits
including the third circuit. shall constitute
quorum for the transaction IF any business:
ana the sal1 Judges. or any OF them, may
hold special terms of their Courts, whenever
in their discretion, the business Of the sever
al counties renders such terms necessary.
Tue additional associate Judge Tor the
third circuit herein provided for, shall be
elected by the qualified voters of Baltimore
ana Hartford Counties, at the FIRST election
that shall he held in said counties subsequent
TO the adoption OF this amendment, and the
judge SO elected stall be subject to the same
constitutional provisions, hold bis once for
the same term Of years. receive the same
compensation and have the same powers as
are herein provided for the other associate
Judges is the third circuit.
SEC. , Aud be it further enacted by the
authority, aforesaid, That he aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution OF this state shall be at
the next general election for members OF the
General Assembly to be held in this State
submitted to the legal ana qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of directions contained in Article
IA of the Constitution of this state, and 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 shah he
made to the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as direct
ed by said Article Il of the Constitution.
Approved April s. 1912.