Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-02
PROCLAMATION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE, 1881
WHnRxAS, at the January session ct the Gsn-
eral Assembly Of Maryland, held q tho year
1881, an Act was passed, 10 wit: Chapter so
proposing an amendment to Section ), Article ~,
title Judiciary Department, eliminating the pro-
vision empowering the General Assembly 20 con-
tinue 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 rejection; u
words and figures a. follows:
CHAPTER 40
AN ACT to propose an amendment 70 Section
Of Article w Of the Constitution Of the Stato
OF Maryland, title Judiciary Department.
eliminating the provision empowering he Gea..
eral Assembly TO continue in Office Judges who
have reached the age OF 70 years. and provid'
ing for the submission Of aaid amendment te
the qualified voters Of the State Of Maryland
for adoption or rejection.
SEcTIoN l. Be it enacted By the General A.
0emby Of Maryland (three-hfths Of ell the mem
bers Of each Of the two Houses coneurrng), That
the following Be and the same il hereby proposed
a. an amendment 70 Section ) Of Article " ok
the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland. title
Judiciary Department, the same, II adopted b.
the legally qualified voters Of the State, as herein
Se CoS;i.S,ios q lie st State Of M.ry
}. The Judges Of the said several Courts shall
be elected in the Counties By the qualified voters
10 their respective Judicial Circuits a. hereina
q: s.eon q to 5: LIZ OF e. Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, a. 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 OF until he
shall have attained the age OF 70 years, whichever
nay hrst happen, and be Fe-eligibe 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 J, 1851. shall be permitted to continue in
ethce in accordance with the resolution of the
General Assembly in each case. In cash of the
Inability Of any Of said Judges 10 discharge his
duties with efficiency, By reason of continued
sickness, or OF physical or mental inhrmity, ie
shall be in the power Of the General Assembly,
two-thirds Of the member. Of each House con.
curing, with the approval of the Governor, 70
retire said Judge from Office.
SIC, .. And be il further enacted by the
authority Aforesaid That said aforegong section,
hereby proposed az an amendment to the Constitu-
son' shau Be at the next general election for
Members Of the House of Representatives of Con:
gress held in tks State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoption re-
lection, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article XIV offthe Constitution of this State.
ana 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 Amends
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
eeenth Article of the Constitution, and further
Fourteen
SEC ). And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect june LIST, 1881.
Approved: April IL, 1881.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, AL1ERr c. RITcHTK, Gov
HaNoR Or THE STATE OF MAINLAND. in purse:
.nce OF the direction contained in Section 1 q
Article II Of the Constitution Of MARYLAND, do
hereby order and direct that this proclamatioa
containing a full, true and correct copy OF the
eekt OF said Chapter 479 Of the Acts Of the Gens
sfal Assembly Of Maryland Of 1891, BE- published
= az least two newspapers in each ct the countie.
q the State where 80 many may BE- published and
Hnese not more than one may be published then
3 that newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
nshed in the City of Baltimore. one of which
shAu pc published in the German language, once
week Tor at least three months next preceding
ne general election TO be held in the State Of
Maryland on Tuesday the sth day Of November
NSs, at which election the said propoeed amend
saeat to the Constitution shAil b sabmitted 10
form and manner prescribed By tie Gensral AZ
sssaaoly To- the legal and qualified vOteFs et ~
S'Aee Tor their adoption or rejection.
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