Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-09-05

action of any business and the said
Judges or any Of them may hold special
terms of their courts, whenever in thely
discretion the business of the several
counties renders such terms necessary.
In the Third Circuit, two Of said AS
sociate Judges shall at all times De
and ole Of said Associate Judges or
the Chief Judge be bona fde resident
of Hartford County, and said Judges
shall have been such residents six
months prior to their appointment or
election.
The additional associate Judge for the
second circuit herein provided for snail
be a resident of Cecil County, shall be
appointed by the Governor after the ex-
piration of six (6) months after the
adoption Of this amendment and shall
serve until the first general election Tor
members Of the General Assembly that
shall be held in said circuit subsequent
to the adoption Of this amendment. at
which election his successor shall be
elected by the qualified voters OF Caro-
line, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's ana
Talbot Counties, constituting the second
circuit. The judge SO appointed shall
be subject to the same constitutional
provisions, receive the same compensa-
ton and have the same powers as are
herein provided for the other associate
judge SO elected shall be subject to the
same constitutional provision, hold his
Office for the same term of years, re-
ceive the same compensation, and have
the same powers as are herein provided
for the other associate judges In the
second circuit.
The additional Judge for the sixth
circuit herein provided for and elected
by the qualified voters of Frederick and
Montgomery Counties at the 1888 cleo
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the Constitutional Amendment hereto
fore submitted and adopted shall be
subject to the same constitutional pro-
visions, receive the same compensation
and have the same powers as are herein
provided for the other associate judges
in the sixth circuit and his successor
shall be appointed and/or elected in ac-
cordance with the constitutional pro-
visions relating. to judges. The Chief
Judge may be elected from either Fred
the Chief Judge is elected from Fred
erick County one of the associate
judges shall be a resident of said coun-
ty and the two remaining associate
judges shall be residents of MontgOm-
cry County and when the Chief Judge
10 elected from Montgomery County one
Of the associate judges shall be resi-
dent Of said Montgomery County and
the remaining two associate judges
residents of Frederick County. In case
ciate judge at any judicial election held
In the third and sixth judicial circuits
shall receive sufficient votes to cause
such candidate or candidates to be de-
clared elected, but the election of such
candidate or candidates would cause
more associate judges than herein per-
lifted to reside In any county of said
circuits, 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 asso-
ciate judges from said county and the
candidate or 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 elect
ed. 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 third
and sixth judicial circuits, then it shall
be the duty Of the Governor to order q
new election for such untitled Office or
Offices.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of this State shall be, at the next
general election to be held in this State
in the year 1910, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution Of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by
be printed the words "For the Consti-
tutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pre-
scribed 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 d.
rected by said Article IA Of the Con-
stitution.
Approved: May II. 1899.
CHAPTER ss1
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Section /, of Article II, title "Execu.
tive Department" Of the State Con-
stitution, to provide that q Governor
shall not be eligible to succeed him
self for the term directly following
that for which he was elected and to
provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section !; Be it enacted BY the Cen
Of all the members elected to each Of
the two Houses concurring), That Sec
ton OF Article II, title Executive De-
partment," Of the State Constitution, be
and the same is hereby repealed and
re,enacted with amendments to read AZ
follows:
Section 1. The executive power Of
the State shall be vested in a Governor,
whose term Of Office shall commence
on the second Wednesday of January
for four years, and until his successor
shall have qualified; and he shall be in
eligible to succeed himself as Governor
for the term directly following that for
which he was elected.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of this State shall be, at the next
general election to be held in this State
in the year 1910, submitted to the legal
adoption or rejection in pursuance Of
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote ON the
said proposed amendment, shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately
after said election, due returns shall be
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by said Article IA Of the
Constitution.
Approved: April 20. 1899.
CHAPTER til
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article III of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, adding thereto one
new section, to lie numbered S5A and
to follow Immediately after Section
50 of said Article, providing that
nothing In the Constitution shall ex-
empt the salary or compensation Of
any judge or other public officer
from the imposition Of a non dis
criminatory tax upon income and pro-
viding for submission of said amend.
ment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland three fifths