Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-28
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENpMKNT TO THI
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE, Ie32

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE, 1881
WHxaEAs, at the January session Of the Gsn-
SrAl Assembly Of Maryland, held in the year
1881, an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter 40
proposing an amendment to Section ;, Article Nv,
Of the Constitution of the. State Of Maryland.
tide 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
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" I,
eliminating the provision empowering the Gem
eral 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
sembly of Maryland (three-hfths of all the mem
berS of each of the two Houses concurring), That
the following be and the same is hereby proposed
as 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 of Article ~ of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
). The Judges of the said several Courts shall
in their respective Judicial Circuits heren-
after 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
his successor 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
office in accordance with the resolution of the
General Assembly in each case. In case of the
Inability Of any Of said Judges to discharge his
sickness, or of physical or mental inhrmity, il
shall be in the power Of the General Assembly,
two'th:rds Of the members Of each House con.
curing, with the approval Of the Governor, v
retire said Judge from office,
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegong section.
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, shall be at the next general election for
Members of the House of Representatives of Con.
gess 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
SAID proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
De by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional Amend'
ment', as now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be made to
TIE Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by said Four
teenth 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,, /, ALBERr c. RITeHn, Gov
nEoR OF THE STATE OF MAINLAND, in purse
anee OF the direction contained in Section q
Article IA of the Constitution Of Maryland, Dc
hereby order and direct that this proclamation
soutaining 4 full, true and correct copy Of the
texi OF said Chapter 47o of the Acts ct the Gen.
Ga Assembly Of Maryland Of 1881, be published
N at least two newspapers in each 81 the counties
the State where so many may b published ana
Haefe not more than one may be published then
u mat newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
h'hed in the City Of Baltimore, one Of which
,lall be published in the German language, once
week for at least three months naxt preceding
ne general election to be held in the State et
m,aaryland on Tuesday the 9Th day Of November,
W., at which election the said proposed amend
Ieot to the Constitution shall b sgbmttfed IN
SSsnoiy, 70 the legal and qualified vOtsrS d ~
S'e Tor their adoption OF rejection.
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