The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-27
1886
PROCLAMATION OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE
THE STATE

General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1895, an Act was passed. to-wit: Chapter
426, proposing an amendment to Section 81
of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland. title Judiciary Department, u
subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts" provid-
ing for an additional Judge in the Sixth Judi
ciaI Circuit Of Maryland, and to provide for
| the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection: and
WHEREAS, At the January session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1895. an Act was passed. to-wit: Chap
| ter 5s4, proposing an amendment to Section
10 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title Legislative Department u
providing for the appointment of persons by
the Governor to fill vacancies in the House
of Delegates or in the Senate of the General
Assembly of Maryland, and providing for the
| submission of said amendment to the quail
fled voters of the State for adoption or re-
lection; and
WHEREAS, At the Extraordinary session
of the General Assembly of Maryland, held in
the year 1886, an Act was passed, to-wit
| Chapter 161, proposing an amendment to
Section SO of Article III of the Constitution
| of the State of Maryland title Legislative
Department" as to strike out the pro-
vision therein to the effect that the General
| Assembly shall grant no charter for banking
purposes, nor renew any banking corporation
now in existence, except upon the condition
that the stockholders shall be liable to the
| amount of their respective share or shares of
stock in such banking institutions, for all
its debts and liabilities upon note, bill or other.
,, wise; 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 42e
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 4,
title Judiciary Department. subtitle Part
LI-Circuit Courts of the Constitution OF
this State, and to provide for the submits
sion of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or rejec-
ton.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That three-fifths OF
all the members elected to each of the two
houses concurring, that the following sec.
ton be and the same is hereby proposed as
sR S sstTOn p Of Artef
1II-Crcuit Courts" of the Constitution OF
| this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided
stead of Section 81 of said Article 4.
Il. For each of the said circuits. except
| ing the eighth and the third and the sixth
there shall be a chief judge and two associ-
| ate judges, to be styled judges of the Circuit
Court, to be elected or appointed as herein
provided, and for the third circuit and for
the sixth circuit, there shall be chief judge
| and three associate judges to be styled judges
of the Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed
as herein provided. And no two of said
associate. judges, for any of the said circuits
&ha hSrl nNI oL,I
| at the time of their election Or appointment
or during the term for which they may have
| been elected or appointed, reside in the same
county. If two or more persons shall be can
| didates for associate judge in the same
county in any of the circuits, except the
| third and sixth circuits, that one only in
| said county. shall be declared elected who
| has the highest number of votes in the cir
| cult. In case any two candidates for asso-
| ciate judge in any of the circuits, except the
| third and sixth circuits residing in the same
county shall have an equal number of votes
greater than any other candidates for asso.
| ciate judge in the circuit, it shall be the
| duty of the Governor to order new election
| for one associate judge; but the person
and who has the highest number of votes
| shall be declared elected. The said judges
| shall hold not less than two terms of the
Circuit Court in each of the counties COM
| posing their respective circuits. at such
| times as are now or may hereafter be pre-
| scribed to which jurors shall be summoned
| terms are held, two other and intermediate
| terms, to which jurors shall not be sum-
moned; they may alter or fix the time for
| holding any or all terms, until otherwise
| that all business not requiring the interpo-
sition of the jury shall be, far as practic-
able, disposed of at said intermediate terms
One judge in each of the above circuits, in:
| GLIDING the third and sixth circuits, shall
| constitute a quorum for the transaction OF
any business; and the said judges or any
LIE IzIl -s,I IL.
courts, whenever in their discretion, the
| business of the several counties renders such
terms necessary, The additional associate
judge for the third circuit herein provided
| of Baltimore and Hartford Counties, at the
| first election that shall be held in said
counties subsequent to the adoption of this
| amendment and the judge so elected) shall
| be subject to the same constitutional pro.
| visions, hold his Office for the same terms OF
| years, receive the same compensation and
| vided for the other associate judges in the
| third circuit.
The additional judge for the sixth circuit
| herein provided for shall be elected by the
| qualified voters of Frederick and Montgom.
| cry Counties at the first election that shall be
| held in said counties subsequent to the
adoption OF this amendment and none shall
| be appointed before that time. The judge
so elected shall be subject to the same con.
! stitutional provisions, receive the same COM
| pensation and have the same powers as are
herein provided for the other associate
may be elected from either Frederick OF
| Montgomery Counties but when the CHIEF
| Judge is elected from Frederick County one
| Of the associate judges shall be a resident
| of said County and the two remaining asso-
ciate judges shall be residents of Mont.
gomery County, and when the Chief Judge
| is elected from Montgomery County one Of
| the associate judges shall be a resident OF
| said Montgomery County and the remaining
two associate judges residents of Fredericl
| County In case any candidate or candidates
| for associate judge at any judicial election
held in the sixth judicial circuit shall receive
| sufficient votes to cause such candidate OIL
| ton of such candidate or candidates would
cause more associate judges than herein
permitted to reside in any county of said
circuit, then and in that event only that
| may be, residing in said county in the order
| of the votes received shall be declared elected
whose election would provide the permitted
| number of associate judges from said county
may be-. residing in the other county, and
| not similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number of votes in said election
shall be declared elected. If, by reason OF
such condition or by reason of an equal
vote for two or more candidates a sufficient
number. of associate judges duly qualified as
| to residence as above set out should not be
elected at any election in said sixth Judi.
| cial circuit. then it shall be the duty of the
Governor to order a new election for such
| untitled Office or offices.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of this
State shall be, at the next general election
to be held in this State in the year 1886
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
| thereof for their adoption or rejection in
| pursuance Of directions contained in Article
| II of the Constitution of this State, and al
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