The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-27
CHAPTER 565.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 4
title Judiciary Department OF the
Constitution OF this State, anu 70
amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. s,Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three -hfths of all
members of each of the two houses cons
cuIring) That nthe following section be-
and the same is, hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section 81, of Article 4, title
ton of this State, and if adopted by the
legal qualified voters thereof, as herein pro
vided, said section shall supersede and
stand i'll the place and III stead or Sectlon
81 of said Article of the Constitution OF
See. 81 There shall be Clerk Of each
of the said Courts of Baltimore City, ex-
cept the Supreme Bench, who shall be
elected by the legal and qualified voters OF
issaid city on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday of November, in the year
| eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen, ana
shall hold his office for six years from Ehe
time of his election. and until his success
soF is elected and qualified, and be re-
eligible thereto. subject to be removed for
willful neglect of duty or other misde-
meanor in office, on conviction in Court
Of Law. The salary of each OF the sald
Clerks shall be forty -five hundred dollars
q year, payable only out OF the ices anu
receipts collected by the Clerks of SAID
city, and they shall be entitled 10 no other
perquisites or compensation. In case OF
Aucducy Ill the once OF 0leIk VI any VI
said Courts, the Judges of said Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City shall have power
to fill such vacancy until the general elec-
tion of Delegates to the General Assembly
to be held next thereafter, when Clerk
of said Court shall be elected to serve for
six years thereafter; and the provisions
of this Article IN relation to the appoint
ment of DuptieS by the Clerks OF the CIR
cult Courts in the counties shall apply to
the Clerks of the Courts in Baltimore City.
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the
Authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution shall, at
the next election for members of Congress
to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month Of November,
nineteen hundred and twenty (1920l, be
submitted to the legal and qualified yot-
ers thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance of he direction contained IN
Article IA of the Constitution of this State;
and at the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
snail be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
| For Constitutional Amendment" and
Against Constitutional Amendment, as
now provided by law. and Immediately
made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as di-
rected by the said Article IA of the said
Constitution.
Approved April 0, 1920
Now, therefore. l, Albert c. Ritehie,
Governor of the State of Maryland in pur-
suance of the direction contained in Sec
( ton of Article II of the Constitution of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
this Proclamation containing a full, true
and correct copy of the text of said Chap
tiers $40 and 563 Df the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1920, be pub
Iished in at least two newspapers in each
of the counties of the State where so many
may be published and where not more
than one may be published then in that
newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
Iished in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be published in the German
language, once a week for at least three
months next preceding the general cleo
ton to be held in the State of Maryland
on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November.
1920. at which election the said proposed
amendments to the Constitution shall be
submitted dn form aud manner prescrib-
ed by the General Assembly. TO the legal
and qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the
The Great Seal of Maryland. Done
Great Seal at the City of Annapolis, this
of the 23rd day of July, nineteen
State of hundred and twenty.
Maryland ALBERT c. RITCHIE.
By the Governor:
PRILIP B. PERL1IAN,
Secretary of State