The Republican., 1936-09-03
1886
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE
1886

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 21
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
cial 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
13 of Article 8 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 quali-
fled voters of the State for adoption or re-
lection; and
WHEREAS, At the Extraordinary session
of the General Assembly of Maryland, held in
Tile year 1JoOI an ACL was passed, IO-WlC.
Chapter Isl, proposing an amendment to
Section 80 of Article III of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, title Legislative
Department" 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
1II-Circut Courts" of the Constitution of
this State, and to provide for the submis-
sion of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption rejec-
tion.
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
| tion be and the same is hereby proposed
| 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 Il of said Article A.
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 chief judge
and three associate judges to be styled judges
| of the Circuit Court. to be elected aDDOinted
| as herein provided And no 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 If two more persons shall be cam
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 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
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
| Circuit Court in each of the counties COM
posing their respective circuits, at such
times as are now or may hereafter be pre-. pre-
| scribed to which jurors shall be summoned !;
and in those counties where only two such
| terms are held, two other and intermediate
terms. to. which jurors shall not be sum-
| moned; they may alter fix the time for
| holding any all terms, until otherwise
prescribed, and shall adopt rules to the end
| that all business not requiring the interpo-
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
iftIfn frs fho fran afinTa of
any business; and the said judges any
| of them may hold special terms of their
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
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 constitutional pro-
visions, hold his office for the same terms of
years, receive the same compensation and
have the same powers as are herein pro-
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
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
| judges in the sixth circuit. The Chief Judge
| may be elected from either Frederick or
4 Montgomery Counties, but when the Chief
| Judge is elected from Frederick County one
| of the associate judges shall be 4 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 Frederick
| County. In case any candidate 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 elec-
| tion of such candidate candidates would
| permitted to reside in any county of said
| circuit. then and in that event only that
| candidate 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 or candidates 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 by reason of an equal
vote for two more candidates a sufficient
| number of associate judges duly qualified as
to residence 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