The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-03
CHAPTER al


- act to amend Section Z OF AftfzI.
I. tile Judiciary Department subtitle
srHTI III, Circuit Courts 81 IHs couaIIIu=
ton Of tbia HIzIsz aud 20 provide for IL
submission Of Id amendment 70 i.
qualified yotsfH Of this stair Tor adsp=
ton OF rejection
SECTION / IL II enacted b the Qea.
era Assembly q Maryland IHHee nfths =
al lie members 81 The ia housed eaH=
curing. That lie following ssstion be aad
tie zaIne IL hereby proposed - an amend
men 70 Section ! Of Article :. Title Judi
Circuit Courts = The CoasfIlatias Of -
HInIaz Ind If adopted 10 - legal -
qualified voters Hereof az HHHain prozII
Cd. i shall HupsFesde aud Hlaud In Iha
PIN md stead Of Section i Of 80
Sc. q Tor eaeh Of tie aid Circuits
lekEsnting the eighth aud third thHna
Judges. to he styled Judges IF the CirraII
gouEI Il be eiesIHI or Appointed AZ heFaIH
provided and 70 The thlrd circuit theTs
Ill he Chief Judge and Ire associate
ludHsH TO be aIIIs1 Judges If the Circuit
provided.
an u the aid circuits sz=Hnt The third
eIfsHII shall. II Ila time q heir eleaIIaH
or appointment 81 during - term -
Which they ma have been elected or -
Two or nor persons shall Be
candidates for associate Judge n
til Hame county IN huY o tie circuits.
eseeuI the thifd circuit. that one onIr
In aid county shall be DECLARED elected
WHO has the highest number Of votes IN
the circuit IN eaae any ne candidates
except the third circuit. residing IN he
county. shall haFe an eqnaI number q
YoIsH greater IIan any other candidate
fnT associate Jude In the circuit, u shall
be he duty OF IIs Governor n order a naH
election for one associate ludgei but he
person residing IN any other county q
the circuit and .ho has the neat highest
number OF votes shall be Declared elected
The said Judges shall hold not less than
Two terms OF the Circuit GouFI In each 81
the counties composing tier respective
Circuits, at such times as are now or M
hereafter be prescribed 10 which Jurors
shaIl be summoned and In those counties
where only tHn such terms are held TO
othsT and intermediate ierma. @ which
| Jurors shall not be summoned. they M
alIaH or nx the times for holding am OF
all terms, until otherwise prescribed. anI
shali adopt rnlss 10 the end that all hnEI.
nezz not requiring the inteTuoHitlon Of liz
jury shall he. n far MS practicable. d..
posed Of at aaid intermediate terms.
uue Judge IN sHsh OF the above circuits
a Quorum for tie transaction Of any buzI.
nesHi and the I'D judges. o. any OF Ilem
ma Iuld special terms Of their Courts
whenever Ia Their discretion. the business
OF Tie several counties renders such terms
necessary.
Tie additional associate Judge for ila
ia1T1 circuit herein provided for, shall Ia
elected by the qualified voters OF BaIII=
more and Hartford counties. Mt the fTzi
election that shall be held II saId counties
subsequent 10 tie adoption of this amend.
msnI. md the Judge so elected shaII be
/ subject 70 the Hame constitutional pruxIs.
Ions. hold his Office for the same term d
year, receive lie same compensation anI
/ me tie same powers as are herein pro
Yide1 for the other associate Judges In tie
third circuit.
SIC. 2 And be Il further enacted b. The
authority aforesaid, That tie af0regoInH
section hereby proposed n IN amendment
to lie Constitution OF this State shall b
NJ lie next general election Tor members d
TIE General Assembly to b held IN InIz
sfaIH. submitted 70 the Legal aud qualified
voters thereof Tor their adoption or raIee.
ton IN pursuance of directions contained
| In article Il o the Constitution OF tn
sfa1e. ahl at The said general election. Tn
vote On the aaI6 proposed amendment snaIl
be -. ballot. md upon each ballot Their
shall lac printed tie words For the Con.
atiIutlonal Appointment and Against tn
Constitutional Amendment ~ now pre-