The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-10-24

qualified voters thereof. for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article IA
of the Constitution Of this State, and
at the said election the vote On said
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed
the words. "For the Constitutional
Amen dment," and against the Consti-
tutio nal Amendments" as now provid-
ed by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to
the Governor Of the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment, as direc-
ed by said Article IA of the Constitu-
ton.
CHAPTER 497.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Ar.
ticle III, title Legislative Department. y
Of the Constitution of this State. ant
to provide for the submission of said
a mendment to the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifths
Of all the members OF each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
section be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section 81
of Article III, title" Legislative Depart
ment," of the Constitution ofthis State
and if adopted by the legal and qualiff
ed voters tn er eof as herein provided
1t shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead of Section 81 of said
Article III.
Sec. 81. Any bill may originate in either
House of the General Assembly and be
altered, amended or rejected by the
other, but no bill shall originate in
either House during the last ten days
of the session, unless two thirds of the
members elected thereto shall 30 deter
mine by yeas and nays; nor shall any
bill become law until it be read on
three different days of the session in
each House. unless two-thirds of the
members elected to the House where
such bill is pending shall so determine
by yeas and nays, and9no bill shall be
read third time until it shall have
be en- actually engrossed or printed fol
third reading.
Sec.2. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore.
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State shall be at the next general cleo
ton for members of the General Assem-.
bly, Of Maryland, to be held in this State
submitted to the legal and qualified
vo tiers thereof for their adoption or re.
jec ton, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Consti.
tuition of thi 8 State, and at said general
election the vote on the said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend.
ment," and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as now prescribed by law
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the proposed
amendment. as directed by said Article
XIV of the Constitution.
CHAPTER sis.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Ar
ticle 4. title Judiciary Department"
subtitle "Part III, Circuit Courts" of
the Constitution of this State, and to
provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Sect. 1. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland three-ffth.
of all the members of the two Houses
concurring, That the following section
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section 81 of Article
4. title Judiciary Department" subtitle
"Part Ill, Circuit Courts" of the Con.
stitution Of this tate, and if adopted
by the legal and qualified voters there.
of as herein provided, it shall supersede
and stand in the place and stead of Sec.
ton 81 of said Article 4.
Section 81. For each of the said cir.
cults (sxcepting the eight and third,
there shall be chief judge and two as.
sociate judges, to be styled Judges OF
the Circuit Court to be elected or ap.
pointed as herein provided, and for the
third circuit there shall be Chief Jud.
&c and three associate Judges to be
styled Judges of the Circuit Court to
be elected or appointed as herein pro-
vided.
And no two Of said associate judges
for any of the ssid circuits, except the
third circuit shall, at the tine of their
election or appointment or during the
term for which they may have been
elected or appointed, reside in the same
county. ftwo or more persons shall
be candidate for associate judge in the
same county in any of the circuits. ex
eept the third circuit, that one only in
said county shall be declared elected
who has the highest number of votes in
the circuir. In csse'any two candidates
for associate Judge in any of the circuits,
except the third circuit, residing in the
same county. shall have an equal num-
Der Of votes greater than any other can.
didate for associate judge in the circuit,
it shall be the duty Of the Governor to
order a new election for one associat 9
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 coun-
ties composing their respective circuits
a;