The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
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PROCLAMATION OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE

WHEREAS, At the January session of the
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"
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 1885, an Act was passed, to-wit: Chap
| ter 5S4, proposing an amendment to Section
10 of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
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
| fed voters of the State for adoption or
| lection; and
| WHEREAS, At the Extraordinary session
of the General Assembly of Maryland, held in
| the year 1886, Act was passed, to-wit:
| Chapter Isl, proposing an amendment to
Section 80 of Article III of the Constitution
| of the State of Maryland title Legislative
| Department. so as to strike out the pro-
| vision therein to the effect that the General
| Assembly shall grant 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 follows:
CHAPTER 426
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 4,
title Judiciary Department" subtitle Part
| III-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 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That three-ffths of
all the members elected to each of the two
ton be and the same is hereby proposed as
| an amendment to Section 81 of Article a,
title Judiciary Department" subtitle Part
this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
| it shall supersede and stand in the place and
| stead of Section 81 of said Article 4.
81. For each of the said circuits, except
| ing the eighth and the third and the sixth,
there shall be chief judge and two associ-
ate judges, to be styled judges of the Circuit
Court, to be, elected or appointed herein
provided, and for the third circuit and for
| the sixth circuit, there shall be a chief judge
and three associate judges to be styled judges
| of the Circuit Court, to be elected appointed,
| as herein provided. And two of said
associate judges, for any of the said circuits,
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. II two or more persons shall be can
county in any of the circuits, except the
third and sixth circuits, that one only in
has the highest number of votes in the cir
cult. In any two candidates for asso-
| cate judge in any of the circuits, except the
| third and sixth circuits residing in the
county shall have an equal number of votes
| greater than any other candidates for asso-
ciate judge in the circuit it shall be the
for one associate judge; but the person
| residing in any other county of the circuit
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
scribed to which jurors shall be summoned;
and in those counties where only two such
| terms are held, two other and i1termedate
terms. to which jurors shall not be sum-
| moned they may alter or fix the time for
holding any or all terms, until otherwise
prescribed, and shall adopt rules to the end
sition of the jury shall be, as far as practic-
able, disposed of at said intermediate terms.
| One judge in each of the above circuits, in
Guiding the third and sixth circuits, shall
| any business and the said judges or any
of them may hold special terms of their
business of the several counties renders such
| terms necessary. The additional associate
judge for the third circuit herein provided
for (shall be elected by the qualified voters
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
have the same san powers as are d herei9 Pro.
| third circuit
The additional judge for the. sixth circuit
qualified voters of Frederick and Montgom-
cry Counties at the first election that shall be
held in said counties subsequent to the
ct before tSas m and e udee
| so elected shall be subject to the same con-
stitutional provisions. receive the same COM
te oSr
judges in the sixth circuit. The Chief Judge
may be elected from either Frederick or
| 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 resident of
said Montgomery County and the remaining
two associate judges residents of Frederick
| 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 or
candidates to be declared elected, but the cleo
| 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
| candidate or those candidates, as the case
| 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
and the candidate candidates as the case
| 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 new election for such
untitled Office or Offices.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as
| an amendment 10 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
pursuance of directions contained in Article
| Ia of the Constitution of this State and at