The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-12
CONsTTUTONAL AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
the Constitutional Amendment" and Against
/ the Constitutional y neldment." as now pro-
vided by law. and mrle diately 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
4 Fourteen.
Approved; April &c. 1899.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section p 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
socate 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-hfths 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 as herein provided to become Section q
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
| there shall be 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 a 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
during the term for which they may have
,Nnl Nlsa
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 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 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 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 ehd that all business not requir-
ing the interposition 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 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 a 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
ond circuit herein provided for shall be res
dent of Cecil county, shall be appointed by
| the Governor after the expiration of six (6)
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 Annes
and Talbot Counties, constituting the second
circuit. The judge so appointed shall be subject
| to the constitutional provisions receive
the same compensation and have the same pow
| ers as 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
! pensaton, and have the same powers 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 quail
| fed voters of Frederick and Montgomery Coun-
| ties at the 1888 election in accordance with
| the terms of the Constitutional Amendment
| heretofore submitted and adopted shall be
| subject to the same constitutional provisions,
\ receive the same compensation and have the
| same powers as herein provided for the
other associate judges in the sixth circuit
and his successor shall be appointed andor
| elected in accordance with the constitutional
gomery Counties but when the Chief Judge
| may be elected from either Frederick or Mont
gomery Counties, but when the Chief Judge
| is elected from Frederick County one of the
| associate judges shall be a resident of said
| county and the two remaining associate judges
| shall be residents of Montgomery County. and
| when the Chief Judge is elected from Mont
| gomery County one of the associate judges
| shall be resident of said Montgomery County
| and the remaining two associate Judges resi-
dents of Frederick County. In case any candi-
| date or candidates for associate judge at any
| judicial election held in the third and sixth
judicial circuits shall receive sufficient votes
| to cause such candidate candidates to be
| declared elected, but the election of such can
didate candidates would cause more asso-
| ciate judges than herein permitted to reside
| in any county of said circuits, then and in
| that event only that candidate those cand-
! dates, as the case may be, residing iii said
| county IN the order OF the votes received snail
| be declared elected whose election would pro-
| vide the permitted number of associate judges
| from said county and the candidate cand-
| dates, 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 elected.
| If, by reason of such condition or by
reason of an equal vote for two or more can
didates a sufficient number of associate judges
| duly qualified as to residence 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 a new
| election for such untitled office or offices.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
| amendment to the Constitution 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 Con-
| situation of this State, and at the said general
election the vote on the said proposed amend
ment shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
| there shall be printed the words "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" as now prescribed 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 directed by said Article IA of the Consti-
tuition. ...
Approved: May IL, 1899. ~.
.... CHAPTER 3S1. .-t
| AN ACT to propose amendment to Section
| l. of Article II, title Executive Depart
| ment,'' of the State Constitution, to provide
that Governor shall not be eligible to sue
coed himself for the term directly following
| that for which he elected and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of this State for
! adoption rejection.