The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER bi5


An ACT TO amend Hection II Of Article
4, title judiciary Department subtitle
PART III, Circuit Courts Of the GgnHtitn-
ton Of this State aud 10 provide for the
submission of said amendment 10 the
qualified voters Of this state for adop-
SECTION j. lie II enacted by the aan.
erai Assembly OF Maryland, three fffhs Of
all the members Of ihe two houses ton,
curing. That the following section HH and
the same is hereby proposed rs m alnnnd
ment 10 Section Il u Article T. title Judi
eiarJ Department. su6.ut IN III,
State and II adopted By the Legal and
qualified voters thereof a. herein proYid.
ed. It shall EupeTeE1e and stand n the
place aud stead Of Section Il Of said
Sc. Il. For each Of tho said circuits
(eIceuIIng the eighth and third there
shall be chief Judge and two azsociate
39 nnr 10 70 ba DS eseleS o. ~ = herein
provided and for he third circuit there
shall be : Chief Judge aud three associate
Judges 10 be styled Judges OF the Circuit
Court TO be elected or appointed - herein
Aud no two of sad associate Judges for
any Of the said circuits. except the third
circuit shall. az The time OF their election
which they may have been elected or sp.
pointed. reside In the same county. III
two or more persons shsl be
the aame county In any Of the circuits,
except the third circuit, that one only
In zaId county shall be declared elected
Who has the highest number Of .stss 10
for associate Judge IN any OF the circuits,
except the third circuit. residing IN the
county. shall have m equal number OF
for Associate Judge IN the circuit, Il shall
be Tie duty of the Governor to order new
election for one associate judge but the
the circuit and who has the ne1t highest
number of votes shall be declared elected
The said judges zhail hold not less than
two terms OF the Circuit Court In each OF
the counties composing their respective
circuits. at such times as are now or may
hereafter be prescribed to which Jurors
shaIl 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 OF
all terms, until otherwise prescribed. and
shall adopt rules 10 the end TINT nj busi'
ness not requiring the interpositIon Of the
jury shall be, rs far rs practicable, dis
posed of ut said intermediate terms.
One Judge In earh Of the above circuits
including the third circuit shall constitute
n quorum for the transaction Of my busi'
ness. md the said judges, or any Of them
mny hold special terms of their Courts
whenever IN their discretion. the business
Of the several counties renders such terms
necessary.
The additional associate Judge for the
third circuit herein provided for. shall be
elected by the qualified voters Of Balti.
more and Hartford counties, ut the first
election that shall be held In snId counties
subsequent to the adoption of this amend
menI, and the Judge SO elected shnl be
subject TO the same constitutional pr0Eis,
Ions. hold his Office for the same Term OF
years. receive the same compensation and
have the same powers as are herein pro
rided for the other associate judges IN the
third circuit.
| SIC. :. And be It further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That the aforegoinp
section hereby proposed as an amendment
| TO the Constitution Of this State shall b6
at the next general election for members OF
the General Assembly to be held In thil
State. submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejec
tion. In pursuance Of directions contained
| In Article IA OF the Constitution OF this
State. and at the said general eleclIon, III,
vote on the said proposed amendment sha
| be By ballot, and upon each baIIot there
shall he printed tie words For the Con
stltntlonal Amendment" aud Against til,
| Unconstitutional Amendment" rs now pre-