The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-06
CHAPTER 5e5.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article A.
title judiciary Department of the
Constitution OF this State, and to
provide for the submission of said
amendment to the quai1tied voters of TINS
state for adoption or rejection
Section 1. BE 1T enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three hfths of ali
members of each OF the two houses con-
I ctITf1ng), That the following Nection be-
| aud tine same is, hereby propO5ei as an
p - e, ,,egs1U Of fbe snstitu
Elloii o4 t9ffs State aid if adopted 3y the
I legal qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
videds said section shall supersede and
ststno in the place and IN stead OF Sectaon
81 of said Article of the CONSTITUTION or
Mary land.
Sec. 81. There shall be Clerk of each
/ Of the said Courts of BalEamqre city, ex-
cept the Supreme Belseh WHO. shall be
elected by. the legal and qualffted voters OF
/ said city on the Tuesday NEXT after the
first Monday of November, IN the year
\ eighteen hundred and sixty seven, and
shall hold his office for six years from the
lime of his elections and until his success
SCR is elected and qualified, and fBe; ret.
/ eligible thereto. subisrb to be removed Tor
! wiIIful neglect of dlttgis or other 1niSde1
meanor IN office, on cQiIyIction N "a Coure
! of Law The salary OF seach; OF the SAID
/ Clerks shah be forty five .dInhdred dollars
year, payable only Outs Off the fees anu
receipts collected by the. Clefks of said
I city, and they shall be entitled 10 no other
perquisites or, compensation. In case OF a
vacancy, in tie otnce of Clerk OF any OF
said Courts, the Judges or sald supreme
Bench of Baltimore City shall have power
to fill such vacancy until the general cleo
ton of Delegates to the General Assembly
to be held next thereafter, when Cle ert
of said Court shall be elected to serve Tor
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 Iore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall, at
the next election for members or congress
to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month OF November,
nineteen hundred and twenty (1920), pc
submitted to the legal and qualified vot-
ers. thereof for their adoption or rejection,
II IN pursuance of he direction contained III
Article IA of the Constitution OF this STATE,
and at the said election the vote on salQ
proposed amendment to the Constitution
SNAIL be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
Fore Constitutional Amendment ahg
against Constitutional Amendment, as
now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shalfS be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment. as dl,'
rected by the said Article II of the SAID
Constitution.
Z Approved April 8, 1920
Now, therefore, /, Albert {. Rltehle,
suance of the direction contained IN Sec
ton of Article IA 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,
ters 319 and 565 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1920, be pub
lished 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
lished 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 End day of November.
1920 at which election the said proposed
amendments to the Constitution shall be
submitted in form and manner prescrib-
ed by the General Assembly. TO the legal
and qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Given undlerAmy 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. RICHIE.
BY the Governor:
PRILIP b. PERLMAN,
Secretary of State.