Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-09-19


Prince Georges County, In which cOun-
ty two of said associate judges for the
said circuit shall reside ct the time Of
their appointment OK election and dur
been appointed or elected unless the
chief Judge Of said circuit shall already
reside In said county, In which event
only one Of said associate judges shall
Prince Georges County shall ut 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 associate
Judges of said Circuit. In case any
/ candidate or candidates for 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 cleo
ton of such candidate or candidates
would cause more associate judges than
herein permitted to reside In any c0un-
| ty of said circuit, then and In that event
only that candidate or those candi-
| dates. as the case may be, residing in
| said county in the order of the votes
| received shall be declared elected whose
| election would provide the permitted
number of associate judges from said
county and the candidate or candidates,
as the case may be, residing in some
other county. and not similarly dis
| qualified, who shall have the next high
est 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 candidates
a sufficient number of associate judges
duly qualified as to residence as above
set out should not be elected at any
election in said seventh judicial cir
cult, then it shall be the duty of the
Governor to order a new election for
such untitled Office or Offices.
Sec 9 And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the COnstitu-
ti0n 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
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote ON the
said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words "For the C0nsti-
tntional Amendment and Against the
Constitutional 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
Approved: May IL. 1889.
CHAPTER PAT
| AN ACT to propose an amendment to
stitution Of the State of Maryland
title Legislative Department" regu-
| lating the period that the General AS
sembly may continue it's session and
thereof, and to provide for the sub
mission sof said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three fifths
Of all the members Of each Of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section 10 Of Article
OF the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment." the same, If adopted by the le-
gally qualified voters of the State. as
| herein provided, to become Section Is
| of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
| State of Maryland.
Is. The General Assembly may con-
| tinue it's session SO long as in its judg-
Inent the public interest may require,
| days; and each member thereof shall
| receive a compensation of seven hun
| dred and fifty dollars $500 per annum,
| payable quarterly, with deduction Of
unexcused absence from any session;
and he shall also receive such mileage
| as may be allowed by law, not exceed
| ing twenty cents per mile; and the pre-
| SlulHk OUCeF Oh e1cQ house Suall re-
ceiye an additional compensation of two
hundred and fifty ($2501 dollars per an
| mum. When the General Assembly shall
| be convened by Proclamation of the
| Governor, the session shall not continue
/, longer than thirty days, but no addi-
! tional compensation other than mileage
and other allowances provided by law
| shall be paid members of the General
! Assembly for Special Sessions.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
/ INV
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
| stituti0n of the State of Maryland shall,
| at the next general election to be held
in November, 1910, be submitted to the
for their adoption or rejection, In pur-
suance of the directions contained In
Article IA Of the Constitution of the
| State Of Maryland, and at the said gen.
eral election the vote on the said pro-
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words "For
the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the Constitutional Amend
Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the said
proposed amendment, as directed by
| said Fourteenth Article Of the Constf-
tuition, and further proceedings had in
accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April rs. 1889.
CHAPTER s71
AN ACT to- amend Section n Of Article
4, title Judiciary Department" sub
title Part III-Circuit Courts" Of
the Constitution Of this State, provid-
ing for the residential qualification
and method Of selection Of Associate
Judges in the Third Judicial Circuit
and to provide for the submission Of
said amendment to the qualified voters
Of this State for adoption or rejec-
ton.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
three fifths Of all members elected to
| each Of the two Houses concurring) the
following section be and the same 10
hereby proposed as an amendment to
tion of Maryland, title Judiciary De-
partment," subtitle "Part III-Circuit
Courts" the same. II adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as
! herein provided, to become Section u
/ Of Article 4 Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland.
n. For each of the said circuits, ex-
cepting the eighth, the second, the third
and the sixth, there shall be a chief
styled judges Of the Circuit Court, to
be selected or appointed as herein pro-
vided, and for the second circuit, the
third circuit and the sixth circuit, there
shall be q chief judge and three asso-
Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed
as herein provided. And no two Of
said associate judges, for any Of the
said circuits, except the third and sixth
circuits shall, at the time of their cleo
ton or appointment or during the term
for which they may have been elected
or appointed, reside in the same county.
II two or more persons shall be candi-
dates for associate Judge in the same
county In any of the circuits, except the
third and sixth circuits, that one only
In said county shall be declared elected
who has the highest number Of votes in
the circuit. In case any two candi-
dates for associate judge in any one the
circuits, except the third and sixth cir
cults, residing In the same county shall