The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of the State, 1882.

StlJutlOn Oh the Stdle, IJ0Z.
WHEREAS. At the January Session of the
General Assembly of. Maryland held in the
wear 1881. an Act was passed to-vit: Chapter
I79, proposing an amendment to Section 3, Ar
ticle ". of the Constitution of the state of
Maryland. title Judiciary Department" elm
mating the provision empowering the General
Assembly 10 continue in Office JUDGES VINO
have .chcd the age of 70 years, and proVd-
ing 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 40
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
, of Article ~ of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment' eliminating the provision empower
ing the General Assembly to continue 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 re-
lection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
semby of Maryland three fifthS of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ringD, That the following be and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment TO Secti3n
of Article ~ of the Conatitutlon OF the
ment'', the same, if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State. as herein pro.
vided, to become Section of Article ~ OF
the Constitution of the State of Mar land:
s. The Judges of the said several Courts
shall be elected in the Counties by the quailted
voters in their respective Judicial CIrcultS as
hereinafter provided, and in the City OF BaiIi-
more at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
as now provided for in the Constitution. Each
of the said Judges shall hold his office Tor the
term of fifteen years from the time OF ms
election, and until his successor Is elected
and qualified, or until he shall have attained
the age of 70 years, whichever may first hap
pen, and be re-eligible thereto until he shall
have attained the age of 70 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 Z, 1881, shall be permitted TO con-
tinue in Office in accordance with the resolu-
ton 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 sickness, or OF physical or
mental infirmity, it shall be in the power oil
the General Assembly, two-thirds OF the mem
hers of each House concurring with the ap-
prevail of the Governor to retire SAID Judge
from office.
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next general
election for Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives of Congress held in this State sub
nnitted to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection, in pursuance
of the directions contained in Article AiN
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
he printed the words, For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided by law, ana
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made TO the Governor of the vote Tor
and against said proposed amendment. as Ill
rected by said Fourteenth Article of the Con-
stitution, and further proceedings mad IN ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June LIST, 1881.
Approved; April T. 1881; n,,r,, = DIT
NOW, THEREFORE, !, AIBERT G; Ri
CHE. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
contained in Section l of Article IA of tie
Constitution of Maryland, do hereby order {" ID
direct that this proclamation containing a
full true and correct copy of the text of sad
Chapter 479 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland of 1881, he published in at
least two newspapers in each of the counties
of the State where so many may be publlsheo
and where not more than one may be pun
lished then in that newspaper, and in three
newspapers published in the City of Baltl-
more one of which shall be published in the
German language, once a week for at least
ton to be held in the State of Maryland on
Tuesday. the Sth day of November, 1882, at
which election the said proposed amendment
10 the Constitution shall be submitted in form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters OF
the State for their adoption or rejection
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal Of the State of
GREAT SEAL. Maryland. Done at the City
OF of Annapolis. this 18th day of
MARYLAND July, in the year nineteen hun
bred and thirty-two.
ALBERT c. RICHIE.
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER, Sd.
Secretary Of State.