Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-01

anu adopted shall be subiect IN tho CO.,
cohsutution@ provisions, receive the sama
compensation and have the same mowers
an are herein provided for the other assoc
oiate Judges In the sixth circuit and his
s"ccessor shall be appointed and/or elected
III accoruance with the constitutional pro-
Visions relating to judges. The Chief Judge
may ne elected from either Frederick or
montgomery Counties, but when the CHIEF
Judge is elected from Frederick Comfy
one or the associate judges shall be a resi-
ueht OF said county and the two remaining
associate judges shall be residents Of
Mioht gomery County and when the Chief
Judge is elected from Montgomery County
one OF the associate judges shall no
resident of said Montgomery County and
inc remaining two associate iudces resi-
dehts OF Frederick County. In case any
candidate or candidates for associate Judge
at any judicial election held in the sixth
Juneau circuit snail receive sufficient votes
~ cause srch candidate or candidates to
be declared elected. but the election NJ
such candidate or candidates would cauea
more associate Judges than herein ner
mitted to reside in any county of said
circuit then and in that event only that
cahol;atp or those candidates, as the case
may DC. residing In said county in the order
OF the votes received shall he declared
elected whose election would provide tho
permitted number of associate iudges from
SAID county and the candidate or candi-
oates as the case may be, residing in the
other county, and not similarly disouali-
ned' VINO shall have the next highest num-
Der VI votes IN said election shall be de-
clared elected If, by reason of such A
condition or by reason of an eoual vote
Tor two or more candidates a sufficient
number of associate judges duly qualified
as TO residence as above set out should not
De elected at any election in said sixth
judicial circuit, then it shall be the duty
OF the Governor to order new election
for such untitled Office or Offices.
Sec. 2. And be 1t 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 1898.
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption ca rejection in
pursuance Of directions contained in Article
IA of the Constitution Of this State, and ct
the said general election, the vote ON the
SAID proposed amendment shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitu-
tlonal Amendment" as now prescribed 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 Article IA
of the Constitution.
Approved; May IS, 1887.
CHAPTER 525-l9S7
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Article Is of the Declaration of Rights
of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, authorizing the General Assembly
to impose taxes on incomes and provid-
ing for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State
of Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three fifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following amendment
be and the same is hereby proposed to
Article 10 of the Declaration of Rights of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland
the same. if adopted by the legal and quail
ned voters of the State. as herein pro-
vided, to become Article 10 of the Declara-
ton of Rights of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland.
Art. 10. That the levying Of taxes BY
the poll is grievous and oppressive and
ought to be prohibited; that paupers ought
not to be assessed for the support of the
Government; that the General Assembly
shall, by uniform rules, provide for sapa-
rate assessment of land and classification
and sub classification of improvements on
land and personal property, as it may deem
pTOpeE, anu ldAeS thereafter prONlGeQ
to be levied by the State for the support of
the general State Government, and by the
counties and by the City of Baltimore for
their respective purpoSCS.-shall be uniform
as to land within the taxing district. and
uniform within the class or sub-c,ass of
improvements on land and personal prop
erty which the respective taxing powers
may have directed to be subjected to the
tax levy; yet fines, duties or taxes may
properly and justly be imposed, or laid
with political view for the good govern
ment and benefit of the community. Taxes
may be imposed on incomes, which may he
classified, graduated and progressive and
the exemption of a reasonable amount of
income from taxation may be provided and
such taxes may be in lieu of taxes on any
class or classes OF real or personal prop
erty as the General Assembly may deter
mine.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
the aforegoing amendment to the Declare
ton of Rights Of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland shall, at the election to
be held in November. 1898, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption or rejection, In
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article IA of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, and at the said general cleo
tion the vote on the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot,
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words: For Constitutional Amendment"
and Against Constitutional Amendment,
as now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against proposed amendment. as directed
by said Fourteenth Article of the COnstitu-
tion, and further proceedings had In ac-
eordance with said Article IA.
Approved: May 1S, 1887.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY
W. NICE, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursu-
ance Of the direction contained in Sec
ton / of Article ID of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation contain
ing a full, true and correct copy of the
text of said Chapter 463 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
Of 1885, and said Chapters 494 and
525 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1887, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties Of the State
where so many may be published and
where not more than one may be pub
lished then in that newspaper, and in
three newspapers published in the
City of Baltimore, one of which shall
be published in the German language,
once a week for at least three months
next preceding the general election to
be held in the State Of Maryland or
Tuesday, the 9Th day of November,
1898, at which election the said pro-
posed amendments to the Constitu.-