Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-14
PROCLAMATION
PAoPosIN0 An AnntnMEatT TO THE
eos10TITUTIoN o. the stats. i09A

eAoPosIN0 An AnnldnM MT TO THE
CONSTITUTION % the STATE. ioSA
wnnuzAs, q tie January ssssiea 4 ths Gen.
Gai Assembly # MarylanA. AdA = ~ yeac
,ropesing an ansndnsnt . Ssctioa ), Article Nv.
tide Judiciary Depsrtmsnt". eliminating the pre-,
vision empowering ths General Assembly - eoa-
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 40 follows:
CHAPTER 11
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article Nv Of the Constitution Of the Stats
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 amendmcnt 70
the qualified voters of the State OF Maryland
for adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General A..
s-mby of Maryland (three-hfths of all the mem.
bers Of each of the two Houses coneurring), 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, herein
provided, to become Section 3 of Article ~ of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
). The Judges of the said several Courts shall
Be elected in the Counties by the qualified voters
in their respective Judicial Circuits as herein.
after provided, and in the City OF Baltimore, at
the general election to be held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, as now pro-
IIded 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
his successor is elected and qualified, or until he
shall have attained the age of 20 years, whichever
may first happen, and be reeligible thereto until
be shall have attained the age of 20 years, and
aot after. Provided, however, that any Judge
whose term ha. been extended beyond the age Of
seventy years by the General Assembly prior to
April J, 1881, shall be permitted to continue in
edice in accordance with the resolution of the
General Assembly in each case. In case of the
inability Of any Of said Judges to discharge hi:
duties with efficiency, BY reason of continued
sickness, or Of physical mental inhrmity, il
shall be in the power Of the General Assembly,
tWothirds of the members Of each House con.
surfing, with the approval of the Governor, -
retire said Judge from office.
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section.
hereby proposed an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, shall be at the next general election for
Members of the House Of Representatives of Con.
Eress held in this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoption or re.
lection, in pursuance of the directions contained
IN Article XIV OF the Constitution of this State,
and at the said general election the vote the
sad proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
Dc by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional Amend.
nent', as now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be made to
me Governor of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
fourteen
SEC, ). And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June LIST, 1881.
Approved; April IL, 1881.
Now, THEREFORE,, /, ALBERT c. RITcHIE, Gov
nNoR OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursu.
tnee Of the direction contained in Section l d
article IL of the Constitution of Maryland, dc
hereby order and direct that this proclamation
eantaining a full, true and correct copy OF the
ext OF said Chapter 47o of the Acts OF the Gem
sra Assembly Of Maryland Of 1881, be published
70 at least two newspapers in each Of the counties
W the State where so many may Be published and
Noere not more than one may be published then
N mat newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
nsned in the City of Baltimore, one of which
.oall be published in the German language, once
= week for at least three months next preceding
Ne general election to be held in the State OF
m,.3,IIyland on Tuesday the 9Th day Of November
D1E, at which election the said proposed amend
nent to the Constitution shall BE- submitted IN
.orm and manner prescribed By The Censral ~
scsnoly, to the legal and qualified vOts7s Of ~
'8'e Tor their adoption or rejection.
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