Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-08-26
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE. 1854

FhOEOBtN1 fArN fNAM ~ AnM
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE. 1854
wHxREAs, at the January session Of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, held in the yea1
1881, an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter as
proposing an amendment to Section ), Article ~,
of the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
title Judiciary Department, eliminating the pro
vision empowering the General Assembly to con-
tinue in Office Judges who have reached the age
Of 20 years, and providing for the submission Of
said amendment to the qualified voters of the
State Of Maryland for adoption or rejection; IN
words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 47o
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article " of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland title Judiciary Department
eliminating the provision empowering the Gen
eral Assembly to continue in Office Judges whs
have reached the age of 20 years, and provid-
ing for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State Of Maryland
for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General Az.
seInbly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurring), That
the following be and the same is hereby proposed
as an amendment to Section ; of Article ~ of
the Constitution of the State Of Maryland, title
Judiciary Department, the same, if adopted BY
the legally qualified voters of the State, as herein
provided, to become Section of Article " Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland:
). The Judges of the said several Courts shall
De elected in the Counties by the qualified voters
after provided, and in the City of Baltimore. at
the general election to be held on the Tuesday
alter the hrst Monday in November, as now pro-
nded for in the Constitution. Each Of the said
Judges shall hold his Office for the term Of fifteen
years from the time of his election, and until
bis successor is elected and qualified, until be
shall have attained the age of 20 years, whichever
may first happen, and be re-eigble thereto until
he shall have attained the age Of 20 years, and
not after. Provided, however, that any Judge
whose term has been extended beyond the age Of
seventy years by the General Assembly prior to
Agrh 7, 1881, shall be permitted to continue in
GENERAL Assembly in each case. In case Of the
inability Of any Of said Judges 20 discharge his
euses with efficiency, By reason Of continued
shall Be in the power Of the General Assembly,
Wo-thirds Of the members Of each House eon-
curing, with the approval Of the Governor, %
retire said Judge from Office.
SIC 2. And be il further enacted by the
euhority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitu.
uqn, snail be at the next general election for
members Of the House of Representative. of Con:
sres. held in this State submitted to the legal and
quailhed voters of the State for adoption or re.
lection, in pursuance Of the directions contained
N Article XIV of the Constitution of this State,
Ana at the said general election the vote on the
said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
oe oy ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional Amend.
ment and Against the Constitutional Amend.
a. uoW PROVIDED Dy law ana Immediately
after said election due returns shall be made to
tue Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by said Four
eenth Article of the Constitution, and further
Fourteen.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect June LIST. 1881.
approved; April IL. 1881.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, ALBERT c. RIrcRIE, Gov
ERNoR OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursu-
Ihce Of the direction contained in Section OF
tnIueie ~ of the Constitution of Maryland, do
uereoy order and direct that this proclamation
sontalnng full, true and correct copy Of the
sf OF said Chapter 47o of the Acts Of the Gen.
s.al Assembly of Maryland of 1881, be published
Of A. east two newspapers in each OF the counte,
II tne state where so many may Be published and
Mnere not more than one may be published then
III mat newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
iIsned IN the City Of Baltimore, one of which
sudu pc published in the German language, once
= week for at least three months next preceding
AZ general election to be held in the State OF
Io5 Wand on Tuesday the 9Th day of November,
~, at which election the said proposed amend.
Gent to the Constitution shall Be submitted in
,ss.a, and manner prescribed BY the General As
S,asoiy, to the legal and qualified voters of The
'a'e LOT their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDzR NJ HAND AED
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ALBERT c. RICHIE.
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