Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-09
EXCLAMATION

F7c sosINd AN AMENDMENT TO THE
INSTITUTION or THE STATE. 1882
70 rKRxAs, at the January session Of the Gen
ss Assembly Of Maryland, held in the year
i2g an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter 4z0
sing an amendment to Section ). Article ~,
ie Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
Judiciary Department" eliminating the pro-
d empowering the General Assembly to con-
in Office Judges who have reached the age
:. q years, and providing for the submission OF
said amendment to the qualified voters Of the
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 Cen
eral Assembly to continue in Office Judges who
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 I. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly 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 amendment to Section ) of Article ~ Of
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland, title
the legally qualified voters of the State, herein
provided, to become Section 3 Of Article ~ Of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland: -.
g.. The Judges Of the said several Courts shall
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.
vided 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
be 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
duties with efficiency, by reason Of continued
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, 70
retire said Judge from Office.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sections
hereby proposed an amendment to the Constitu-
non, shall be at the next general election Tor
Members of the House Of Representatives of Con:
sress 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 and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment'', as now provided by law, and Immediately
after 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. RIrcHn, Gov.
HSNoR OF THE STATE OF MAINLAND, in pursu.
auee of the direction contained in Section ! OF
Article IA of the Constitution of Maryland, do
hereby order and direct that this procamatioa
containing full, true and correct copy OF the
text of said Chapter 47o of the Acts Of the Gen.
IN at least two newspapers in each OF the counte.
o. the State where so many may Be published and
where not more than may be published then
IN that newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one Of which
shall be published in the German language, once
q week for at least three months next preceding
The general election to be held in the State OF
Maryland on Tuesday the 9th day of November
lS5Z, at which election the said proposed amend
nent to the Constitution shall Be submitted N
form and manner prescribed b. the General A..
ssembly, TO- the legal and qualified voters OF IL
State for their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UMDER MT EAMp Ace
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