Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-30

WHEREAS, at the January session
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
held in the year 1889, the following
Acts were passed, providing for the
submission of said amendments to the
qualified voters of the State Of Mary
land for adoption or rejection;
Chapter 40-proposing an amend
ment to Section II of Article a of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title Judiciary Department"
subtitle "Part Court of Appeals"
providing for appointment by the
Court of Appeals of the Clerk of said
Court;
Chapter 163-proposing an amend
ment to Article Nv of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, adding
thereto two new sections, to be num-
bered 41-A and Alb under new sub
title "Part V-A-People's Courts"
and to follow Immediately after Sec
ton Al of said Article, providing for
the establishment of Peoples Courts;
Chapter 200-proposing to amend
Section 81 of Article A, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle ''Part III-Cir-
cult Courts" of the Constitution of
this State, providing for an additional
Judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
of Maryland;
Chapter 247-proposing an amend
ment to Section Is of Article 8 of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" regu-
lating the period that the General As
sembly may continue its session and
the compensation of the members
thereof;
Chapter 371-proposing to amend
Section 81 of Article A, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle "Part III-Cir-
cult Courts" of the Constitution of
this State, providing for the residen-
tial qualification and method of selec-
ton of Associate Judges in the Third
Judicial Circuit;
Chapter 3S1-proposing an amend
ment to Section 1, Article II, title
Executive Department" of the State
Constitution, to provide that Gov
ernor shall not be eligible to succeed
himself for the term directly follow
ing that for which he was elected;
Chapter 771-proposing an amend
ment to Article III Of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, adding
thereto one new section, to be num-
bered 35A and to follow Immediately
after Section 35 Of said Article, pro-
viding that nothing IN the Constitu-
ton shall exempt the salary or COM
pensation Of any judge or other pub
lie officer from the imposition OF
nondiscriminatory tax upon income;
in words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 40
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton II Of Article Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Maryland, title o"JEdic s.
Appeals" providing for appointment by
the Court of Appeals Of the Clerk q
said Court, and providing for the su a,,anJ
voters Of the State OF Maryland Tor auop-
ton or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland lthree- ffths of all
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
f. SECTION ct fhe y State Of of "a e
dietary Department" subtitle Part 2
Court of Appeals" the same if adopted by
the legally 20 y pscame OF see f of
Article of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland.
IT, There shall be Clerk of the Court
Of Appeals, who, after the expiration of
the current term of the present incumbent,
shall be appointed by and shall hold his
office at the pleasure of said Court OF
Appeals.
SEES. Q. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing
section, hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of this State, shall be,
this State in the year 1940 submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
adoption or rejection. in pursuance OF the
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro:
vided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said
proposed ameadmenf as dlreSted by sa nd
further proceedings had in accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved: March 10, 1899.
CHAPTER 1853
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article ~ of the Constitution of the
state OF Maryland, addlnS thereto Two
new sections, to be numbered Ala and
lib under new subtitle "Part VA
Peoples Courts" and to follow imme-
diately after Section Al of said Article,
providing for the establishment of Pe0-
pies Courts; and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the quail
fed voters of the State 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 two new
sections, to be numbered Ala and Alb
under the new subtitle Part V-A-Peo-
pies Courts" and to follow Immediately
after Section Al Of said Article, be and the
same are hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article " of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, the same, If adopted
by the legal and qualified voters Of the
State as herein provided, to become part
Of said Article " of said Constitution and
to be numbered and titled as afore-
said:
PART v-A-PEOPLES COURTS.
IA. There is hereby created q Peoples
Court Of Baltimore City. Said Court shall
consist originally Of Chief Judge and two
Associate Judges; the number Of such
decreased by the General Assembly. by law