The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29

TUITION OF THE STATE
WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1885, an Act passed, to-wit: Chapter
100 proposing an amendment to repeal Section
80 oil Article of the Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, title Legislative Department
said section prohibiting the General Assembly
from authorizing lottery, and providing for
the submission of said amendment to the oual.
ined voters of the State of Maryland for adou.
tlon or rejection; and
y WHEREAS, at the January session of tbs
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1887, Act was passed to-wit. Chanter
ava proposing to amend Section q of Article 4
title judiciary Department, subtitle Part
Iii-Circuit Courts, of the Constitution of
TINS state, to provide additional judge
VI tne second Circuit and to provide for the
SUBMISSION of said amendment to the quali-
nea voters of this State for adoption or re-
lection; and
WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1887, an Act was passed. to-wit: CHAPTER
90 proposing an amendment to Article | of
the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
OF the state of Maryland, authorizing the Gen
eral Assembly to impose taxes on incomes and
providing for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State of
maryland Tor adoption or rejection; in words
ana hgures as follows:
CHAPTER 46S-1935
| repeal
Section 36 of Article of the Constitution
OF the State of Maryland title Legislative
department" said section prohibiting the
| GENERAL Assembly from authorizing a lot
terry, and providing for the submission of
SAID amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring): That Section Sc of Article 8 of the Con-
Stltution of the State of Maryland, title "Legis-
lative Department" prohibiting the General
Assembly from authorizing lottery grants be
and IL is hereby repealed if adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as herein
| provided.
| Sec. g And be it further enacted. That the
aforegoing amendment to the Constitution of
| the State of Maryland shall, at the next en-
! SUNG general election for members of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for their
| adoption rejection, in pursuance of the di-
| rectlons contained in Article IA of the Con-
stltutlon of the State of Maryland and at the
| SAID general election the vote on the said pro-
| posed amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words: For Constitutional Amend
ment'' and Against Constitutional Amend
ately 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 Constitution.
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article ID.
| Approved: May II, 1885
CHAPTER 494-1937
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 4.
| title judiciary Department" subtitle Part
| lll-Circuit Courts, of the Constitution of
| this State, to provide an additional Judge in
| the Second Circuit and to provide for the
| submission of said amendment to the quail
| flied voters of this State for adoption or re-
! lection.
| Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all of the
members elected to each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section Il Of Article 4, title judiciary De-
partment', subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts -
of the Constitution of the 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 A.
81. For each of the said circuits. excepting
the eighth, the second, the third and the sixth,
there shall be a chief judge and two associate
judges, to be styled judges of the Circuit Court
| to be selected or appointed as herein provided,
and for the second circuit the third circuit and
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 associ-
ate judges, for any of the said circuits, except
| the third and sixth circuits shall, at the time
| of their election 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 candidates for asso-
ciate 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 circuit. In any two candidates for
associate 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
| associate judge in the circuit, it shall be the
| duty of the Governor to order new election
| for one associate Judge but the person resid-
| ing in any other county of the circuit and who
has the highest number of votes shall be de-
| clared elected. The said judges shall hold not
| less than two terms of the Circuit Court in each
i of the counties composing their respective cir
cults, at such times as are now or may here
after be prescribed to which jurors shall be
summoned; and in those counties where only
| two such terms are held. two other and in
termedate terms, to which jurors shall not be
| summoned they may alter or fix the times for
| holding any or all terms, until otherwise pre-
| scribed, and shall adopt rules to the end that
all business not requiring the interposition of
! the jury shall be, as far as practicable, disposed
| of at said intermediate terms. One judge in
each of the above circuits, including the sec
ond, the third and sixth circuits, shall consti-
| tute quorum for the transaction of any bus
| mess 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 adj
ditional associate judge for the third circuit
| Constitutional Amendment heretofore submit.
ted and adopted shall be subject to the same
| constitutional provisions hold his office fol
| the same term of years, receive the same com.
pensation and have the same powers as are
herein provided for the other associate judges
in the third circuit.
The additional associate judge for the second
| circuit herein provided for shall be a resident
| of Cecil County, shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor after the expiration of six (6) months
after the adoption of this amendment and shall
serve until the first general election for mem
bers of the General Assembly that shall be helc
in said circuit subsequent to the adoption OF
this amendment, at which election his success
sor shall be elected by the qualified voters OF
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and Tai
bot counties, constituting the second circuit
The judge SO appointed shall be subject to the
same constitutional provisions, receive th'
same compensation and have the same powers
as are herein provided for the other associate
judges in the second circuit, and the judge Sc
elected shall be subject to the same consti
tutional provision, hold his office for the same
term of years, receive the same compensation
and have the same powers as are herein pro
vided for the other associate judges in the
second circuit
The additional Judge for the sixth circui
herein provided for and elected by the quail
fed voters of Frederick and Montgomery Coun
ties at the 1888 election in accordance with thu
terms of the Constitutional Amendment hereto
fore submitted and adopted shall be subjec
to the same constitutional provisions, receive
the same compensation and have the sam
powers as herein provided for the othe
associate judges in the sixth circuit and M
successor shall be appointed and /or electe'
in accordance with the constitutional provis
ions relating to judges. The Chief Judge ma!