The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
the Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" now pro-
vided by law. and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the said proposed
amendment directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved April &C. 1889
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section q of Article A,
title Judiciary Department" subtitle Part
III-Circuit Courts" of the Constitution of
this State. providing for the residential
qualification and method of selection of As
sociate Judges in the Third Judicial Circuit
and to provide for the submission OF SAID
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That (three-ffths of all
members elected to each of the two Houses
concurring) the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section q of Article 4, of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Judiciary Department sub
title Part III-Circuit Courts" the same, if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters there
of herein provided, to become Section Il
of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland.
81 For each of the said circuits excepting
the eighth, the second, the third and the sixth,
tnefe snail be a cnle1 Judge anu Two dSSOclale
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 associate judges, for any of the said cir
cults, except the third and sixth circuits shall,
at the time of their election or appointment
or during the term for which they may have
been elected appointed, reside in the same
county. If two more persons shall be candl-
dates for associate judge in the same county
in any of the circuits, except the third and
sixth circuits, that only in said county
shall be declared elected who has the highest
number of votes in the circuit In case any
two candidates for associate judge in any one
of the circuits, except the third and sixth cir
cults residing in the same county shall have
equal number of votes greater than any
other candidates for associate judge in the cir
cult, it shall be the duty of the Governor to
order new election for one associate Judge,
but the person residing in any other county of
the circuit and who has the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected. The said
judges shall hold not less than two terms of
the Circuit Court in each of the counties COM
posing their respective circuits, at such times
as are now or may hereafter be prescribed to
which jurors shall be summoned and in those
counties where only two such terms are held
two other and intermediate terms, to which
jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter
or fix the times for holding any or all terms
until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt
rules to the end that all business not requir-
ing the interpositon of the jury shall be, as
far as practicable, disposed of at said inter-
mediate terms One judge in each of the above
circuits, including the second, the third and
the sixth circuits, shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any business and the
said judges or any of them may hold special
terms of their courts. whenever in their dis
erection the business of the several counties
renders such terms necessary.
In the Third Circuit two of said Associate
Judges shall at all times be bona fide resident,
of Baltimore County, and one of said Associ-
ate Judges or the Chief Judge be bona fide
resident of Hartford County, and said Judges
shall have been such residents six months prior
to their appointment election.
The additional associate judge for the Sec
ond circuit herein provided for shall be a res
ident of Cecil county, shall be appointed by
the Governor after the expiration of six 90
months after the adoption of this amendment
and shall serve until the first general election
for 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 Caroline Cecil, Kent Queen Anne's
and Talbot Counties, constituting the second
circuit The judge appointed shall be subject
to the constitutional provisions, receive
the same compensation and have the same pow
ers are herein provided for the other asso-
ciate judges in the second circuit, and the
judge so elected shall be subject to the same
constitutional provision, hold his office for
the same term of years, receive the same COM
pensatIon, and nave the same powers as are
hereln provided Tor the other associate Judges
in the second circuit
The additional judge for the sixth circuit
herein provided for and elected by the quail
fed voters of Frederick and Montgomery Coun-
Ties at the 1893 election IN accordance win
the terms OF the SohstlIuClohai AmehuIhent
heretofore Suomltleu anu aoopted shali pe
SUBJECT 10 the same coHSIltutiohal pioVLSlohs'
receive the same compensation ana nave the
same powers as are herelh PROVIDED LOT uie
othef associate judges IN the slXth circuit
anu ms successor snail De appointed AMOR
elected IN accordance with the constitutional
eoheIy counties, puC %hen tne ChleI 9uuge
may pe eiecteu from elther fre9erlcK OF Mont-
gohery SouhtleS, 'pat When the OmeI Judge
Is eiecteu from fredeflck county one OF the
associate Judges small re a resident OF sara
county and the TWO remaining associate judges
sliail De fesidentS Oh MONTGOMERY Couhty, ana
when the ChIef Judge Is elected from Mont
gomery county one OF the associate Judges
shaIl De resident Oh sald MONTGOMERY county
anu the remaining Two associate Judges resi-
dents OF frederck County In case any candl-
GATE or candidates Tor associate Judge at any
JUDICIAL election held IN the third ana sixth
Judlclal circuits shal! receive suficlent votes
to cause such candidate or candidates to be
declared elected but the election OF such can
dldate or candidates would cause more asso-
clate judges than hereln permitted to reside
in any county OF said circuits, then and in
conntv n the te DO nf $ba Totos ooaad sha
he declared eIected whose eIection would mo
I;de +ba narn,i++od nrnobor ~ ossociate ;udaes
from said county and the candidate mr. candi.
dates &c tba casa mav no rosiJinr in +ha
other conntv and NOT simil,rIy disopaiifiad
Iybo sboIl have +be nev+ bigbes+ ,,unnhay ~
votes in s.;J alactinn ebail he JaoIorad aIea+ad