The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-17
AMENDMENTS

AO4N u lO4N AL AM I'm I'M =
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 as directed by said Fourteenth
Article Of the Constitution, and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved: April &c, 1889.
CHAPTER 871.
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 Cthree-ffths OF ali
members elected to each Of the two Houses
concurring) the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed 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 Fl
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 q chief
judge and three associate judges to be styled
judges of the Circuit Court to be elected or
appointed as herein provided. And 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 appointment
during the term for which they may have
been elected or appointed, reside in the same
county. If two or 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 a 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 winch
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 10 Jne enu tnaJ all business NOT requlr-
ing the interposition of the jury shall be, as
far 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 tide resident,
of Baltimore County, and one of said Assocl-
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 (6l
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 so appointed shall be subject
to the same constitutional provisions, receive
the same compensation and have the same pow
ers as are herein provided for the other asso
clate judges IN the second circuit, and the
judge so elected shall be subject to the
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
fled 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 are 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 .e 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 a 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 or candidates to be
declared elected, but the election of such can
didate or candidates would cause more asso-
eiate judges than herein permitted to reside
in any county of said circuits, then and in
oates, as the case may be, residing IN Sald
he Jecla,oJ elentad ho1a aIao+;, I,,ald o.r
pe declared a eiettea whose eleetion would pro
s 'ne Jitper oL ds1oelaIe JuaBes
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otlier eouhty, anu Hot sliIilarly ulsqualneu:
VINO slan nave the next hlg1esG NUMBER OF
Te'eS III saiu electiph Siall De declared erected.
II, ny reason ol sucn cohultioh OF by
reason OF an equal vote LOT Two or more can
d 1 q sulicleht NUMBER Oh associate Judges
uuly quailneu as 10 resluence as &poVe SET OUT
shouiu noU pe eiecieu at any erection IN Sald
pe tne uuty OF Ihe Governor 10 oraef new
election Ior Such uhnlled once or oHces.