Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-21
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING An AMENDMENT TO TH8
CONSTITUTION o. THE STATK, 1881

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO TH8
CONSTITUTION o. THE sTATE. 1881
WMEnxAs, At the January session Of the Gen.
ssal Assembly Of Maryland, held in the year
1881, an Act vas passed, 70 witt Chapter ~
proposing an amendment TO Section J. Article W.
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland.
title Judiciary Department, eliminating the pro
vision empowering the General Assembly to con-
nae in Office IudEss Tbo f s,v; h reached ne ass
said amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State Of Maryland for adoption or rejection; n
words and figures a. follows;
CHAPTER AZ
AN ACT to propose an amendment 70 Section :
of Maryland, title Judiciary Department.
eliminating the provision empowering the Cen
eral Assembly to continue in Office Judges wis
have reached the age of 20 years, and provid'
ing for the submit salon of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State Of Maryland
for adoption or re lection.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General Az
sembly of Maryland (three- ffths of all the mem
hers of each of the two Houses coucurTing), That
the following be and the same is hereby proposed
amendment to Section of Article ~ ct
the Constitution of the State OF Maryland, title
Judiciary Department, the same, II adopted BY
the legally qualified voters of the State as herein
provided, to become Section Of Article ~ OF
ihe Constitution of the State Of Maryland:
}. The Judges of the said several Courts shall
b elected in the Counties by the qualified voters
in their respective Judicial Circuits as herein.
after provided, and in the City Of Baltimore, at
ths general election to be held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, a. now pro.
yided 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 be
shall have attained the age Of 20 years, whichever
may first happen, and be Te-eigible thereto until
he shall have attained the age Of 70 years, and
not after. Provided, however; that any yrdss
whose term has been extended beyond the age OF
ssventy years. b. the General Assembly prior 70
April ., 1881, shall be permitted to continue in
shce IN accordance with the resolution OF thu
Inability of any of said Judges 70 discharge his
duties with efficiency, by reason Of continued
sickness. or Of physical or mental inhrmity, y
.hall be in the power Of the General "a assembly.
earring, with the approval OF the Governor, -
retire said Judge from ONCE.
SEC. 2. And Be II further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed a. an amendment to the Constits'-
ton, shall be at the next general election Tor
Members Of the House of Representatives OF Con.
RIess held in this State submitted to the legal and
sualihed 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 on the
said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional Amend
nent" and Against the Constitutional Amend.
Eent', as now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be made to
the Governor Of the vote for and against taid
proposed amendment, as directed BY said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution, and further
Proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
SIC 3. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June LIST, 1881.
Approved April IL, 1881.
Now, THEREFORE, ], ALBKHr c. RIIeHiE, Oop'
uNoR OF THE STATE OF MAINLAND, in pursu.
enee OF the direction contained in Section g
Article IA Of the Constitution Of Maryland, d
hereby order and direct that this prOeiamaticA
containing full, true and correct copy OF tns
text of said Chapter 47o of the Acts OF the Zen.
efal Assembly Of Maryland Of 1881, be published
m at least two newspapers in each OF the counties
81 the State where many may BE- published ana
where not more than one may be published tines
N that newspaper, and in three newspapers pun
hshed in the City Of Baltimore, one OF which
shall be published in the German language, once
week for at least three months next preeedin9
Ne general election to be held in the State 81
naryland on Tuesday the sth day Of NovembefS
wy, at which election the said proposed ansna'
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