Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-30
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, 1892

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO TIKI
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. 1892
WHRREAs, at the January session Of the Gen-
ral Assembly OF Maryland, held il the year
1881. an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter ~
proposing an amendment to Section ;. Article W.
Of the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
title Judiciary Department eliminating the pro-
vision empowering the General Assembly to con-
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 479
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
-ral Assembly to continue in office Judges whe
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 l. Be it enacted by the General As
senby of Maryland (three-fifths of all the mem.
bers of each of the two Houses concurring), That
she following be and the same is hereby proposed
a amendment to Section 3 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 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 herein.
alter provided, and in the City OF Baltimore, at
the general election to be held on the Tuesday
alter the first Monday in November, as 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
bis is elected and qualified, or until he
shall have attained the age of 20 years, whichever
may first happen, and be re-eligible 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
April 7, 1881, shall be permitted to continue in
othce in accordance with the resolution OF tue
General Assembly in each case. In case OF the
inability Of any of said Judges to discharge his
egties with efficiency, by reason OF continued
sickness, or of physical or mental lnhrmty, II
shall be in the power of the General Assembly,
two-thirds of the members of each House con-
curing, with the approval of the Governor, to
retire said Judge from office.
SEC. q And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, shall be az the next general election Tor
Members Of the House Of Representatives OF Con.
gress 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 on the
sad proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional Amend'
ment" and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment" as now provided by law, and Immediately
alter said election due returns shall be made to
the 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 3. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June LIST, 1881.
Approved: April IL, 1881.
Now, THEREFORE, /, Albert c. RITcHIE, Gov
lRSoR OF THE STATE OF MAINLAND, in pursu.
ince Of the direction contained in Section Of
Article IA Of the Constitution Of Maryland, de
hereby order and direct that this proelamation
containing full, true and correct copy OF the
text OF said Chapter 47o Of the Acts Of the Gen.
eTal Assembly of Maryland Of 1884, be published
IN at least two newspapers in each OF the counties
Of the State where many may Be published and
where not more than one may be published then
IN that newspaper, and in three newspapers pup-
lshed in the City of Baltimore, one of which
snail be published in the German language, once
week for at least three months next preceding
the general election to be held in the State OF
Maryland on Tuesday the sth day Of November,
I9J2, at which election the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall BE- submitted ~
torn AID manner prescribed By The Ccneal A.
sembly, to the legal and qualified vUters Of N
S'ate tor their adoption or rejection.
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