The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-03
CHAPTER 565.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 Of Article 4,
title Judiciary department OF Tue
Constitution OF TINS state aud ~
amendment to the quailied voters 9t TINS
State tor Adoption or rejection.
Section 1. be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three nTtnS OF All
members of eaeh OF the two houses con-
clrrIngl, That the following section be,
aud the same is, hereby proposed as an
: In Denartmentna OF the fConstitu-
tIon of this State, and II adopfeo ny Inc
regal qualified voters thereof, as aiareln pro-
vided said section shall superseae ana
sidha in the pace and IN stead % Secron
81 of said Article of the Col1st HHttOn OF
A1a rylaffd.
Sec 81 There shall beya Clerk Of each
of Inc said Courts OF Baltimore City, ex-
cent the Supreme Bench who shall be
elected by the legal and qualified voters OF
said city on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday OF November, IN Tine year ear
eighteen hundred aud sixty seven, ana
shall hold his othce Tor six years rom the
time of his election. aud uutil his success
scr is elected and qualihedh ana De re-
eligible thereto subject to be removed LOT
wiIlful neglect of duty or otner mRde-
nleanor in office on conviction IN q Court
OF Law. The salary of each OF the sa1u
Clerks shall be forty five hundred dollars
a year, payable only out of the fees and
receipts collected by the CLERKS OF said
city, aud they shall be entitled 70 no otner
perquisites or compensation. IN case OF a
said Courts, the Judges OF said supreme
Bench of Baltimore City shall have power
to fill such vacancy until the general elec-
ton of Delegates to the General AssemaD ~.
of said Court shall be elected to serve Ior
six years thereafter; and the provisions
of this Article IN relation 70 the aRpol1.Li !
ment of Dupties by the Clerks OF the CIR
cult Courts in the counties snail apply 10
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 lne
! first Monday in the month of November,
! nineteen hundred and twenty tly2Ul, be
1 submitted to the legal and quai1ned yot-
ers thereof for their adoption or rejection.
1 in pursuance of he direction contained IN
i Article IA of the Constitution of this State;
and at the said election the vote on sald
| proposed amendment to the Constitution
/ snail be by ballot and upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
"For Constitutional Amendment ana
i "a gainst Constitutional Amendment as
/ now provided by law. and Immediately
| made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as dt1
| rected by the said Article IA of the said
/ Constitution.
Approved April Q, 1920.
| Now, therefore, I, Albert G.. Richie,
| Governor of the State Of Maryland, in pur-
suance of the direction contained in Sec
/ ton 1 of Article IA of the Constitution OF
! Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
/ this Proclamation containing full, true
| and correct copy of the text Of said Chap
j ters $40 and 565 of 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
/ lished III 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
! tion 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 prescribe
| cd 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 Z. RlTCHIE.
PRILTP B. PERLMAN,
| Secretary of State.
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