The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

holding anv or ali terms. until otherwise pre
| scribed and shall adont r1lles 10 the end that
ell business not recurring the interposition Of
the Jury shall be- as far as practicable dis
| posed of at said Intermediate terms One iudg,
in each of the above circuits Including the sec
| ond the third (andl sixth and seventh circuits
shall constitute quorum for the TRANSACTION
of any business and the said Judges or any Of
| them NAV hold special terms of their courts
| whenever in their discretion the business of tn,
several counties renders such terms necessary
! The additional associate Judge for, the thirt
circuit elected in accordance with the terms al
the Constitutional Amendment heretofore sub
! mitted and adopted shall be subject to the same
| constitutional provisions hold his office for TN,
same term of wears receive the same compen.
sation and have the same powers as are hereir
| provided for the other associate Judges in the
third circuit
| The additional associate Judge for the seconC
| circuit herein provided for shall he 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 hello
| 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 and Talbot
! Counties constituting the second circuit The
| Judge so appointed shall be subject to the same
constitutional provisions receive the same com.
! pensation and have the same mowers as arc
herein provided for the other associate Judges
| in the second circuit and the Judge so elected
shall be subject to the same constitutional pro.
vision, hold his office for the same term OF
years, receive the same CONDENSATION and have
| the same powers rs are herein provided for the
| other associate judges in the second circuit
The additional Judge for the sixth Circuit
! herein provided for and eIer+ed nv tho email,
! fed voters of Frederick and Montgomery Coun.
| ties at the 1888 election in accordance with the
| terms of the Constitutional Amendment hereto.
| fore submitted and adopted shall be subject to
/ the same constitutional provisions receive the
\ nd +ho
/ as are herein provided for the other associate
judges in the sixth circuit and his successors
shall be appointed and /or elected in accordance
with the constitutional provisions relating IN
judges. The Chief Judge NAV be elected from
either Frederick or Montgomery Counties but
when the Chief Judge is elected from Freder-
lex County one of the associate judges shall be
a resident of said county and the two remain
ing associate 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 any candidate or candidates for assoc
late 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 election of such
candidate candidates would cause more as
sociate 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 may be- residing in said county in
the order of the votes received shall be declared
elected whose election would provide the per-
mltted number of associate judges from said
county and the candidate or candidates as the
case may be, residing in the other county ana
not similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number of votes in said election
shall be declared elected IT, by reason of such
a condition or by reason of an equal vote for
two more candidates sufficient number of
associate Judges duly qualified as to residence
as above set out should not be elected at any
election said sixth iudicial
shall be the duty of the Governor to order n new
election for such untitled office or offices
The additional associate judge for the sew
enth circuit herein provided for shall be an
pointed by the Governor Immediately after the
@doption of this amendment and shall serve I'M
til the first general election for members of
tne General Assembly that shall be held in said
circuit subsequent to the adoption of this
amendment at which election his successor
snail be elected by the qualified voters of Prince
Georges, Charles, Calvert and ST. Marys
Counties No member of the General Assembly
OF 1889, otherwise qualified shall be ineligible
Tor appointment election as such associate
Judge by reason of his membership in the Gem
eral Assembly. The judge appointed shall be
subject to the same constitutional provisions
receive the same compensation and have the
same powers herein provided for the
other associate judges in the seventh circuit
ana the Judge so elected and his successors shall
be subject to the same constitutional provis-
ions, hold office for the same term of wears re-
ceive the same compensation, and have the
same powers as are herein provided for the
other associate judges in the seventh circuit. No
Two OF the associate judges for the seventh cir
cult shall at the time of their election or an
polntment or during the term for which they
may nave been elected or appointed reside in
the same county, except in Prince George s
County, in which county two of said associate
judges for the said circuit shall reside at the
time OF their appointment election and dur
ing the term for which they may have been ap-
pointed or elected unless the chief Judge of
snail already reside gniI nf1,
IN winch event only one of said associate Judges
SNAIL reside in Prince Georges County and
Pflnce Georges County shall at all times have
Two resident Judges and no more such Judges
to be either the Chief Judge of the Seventh
Circuit and one associate Judge or two assoc
late Judges of said Circuit. In any candi-
udIe or cahuidates Tor associate judge at any
judicial election held in the seventh judicial
circuit shall receive sufficient votes to cause
such candidate or candidates to be elected, but
the election OF such candidate candidates
would cause more associate judges than herein
permitted to reside in any county of said cir
or those candidates, as the case may be, resid-
ceived shall bo dooio ~ T1ue VI Ihe NoLeS re-
would nroldo .bo 49,, 49, mhose electloh
late udpes from said cn,,t' un t% OF assoc
or csndida+at -. H. s Ve 0ciiuiuate
soma otbn, S '"e c5'Se may ne' residing IN
fed VIZ hill 49,, a. ny 80 L;I ulsqud-
of votes in I'D Ioct; iii my aeSt NUMBER
ted If bv raason Of soh "il oe vitaieu eiec
reason If ~, o1T,,.i ,,a4 80 . 'uICloh VI 10y
dates snfticient aur Two OF more cahd-
duiv ouaIifed a. 70 rarjSo,, " no'ol late Judges
sbonId not he roctod ~ @ aS apoVe set OUT
seventh indi"i,i circrit t dny Gtectlon IN SAD
dnty of 3bo Go,orro, oi.Gn IL snall 1e tne
for sncb mnfIIod az " oreel d ne" elecuoh
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in tbi ~ a. 80 erection 10 De held
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adnn+ion No.ers Inereol Tor thelr