Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-24

PROCLAMATION OF THE COW
ERNOR OF Maryland PRO-
POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.


POSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS, at the January ses-
sion of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, held in the year 1899,
the following Acts were passed,
providing for the submission of
said amendments to the qualified
voters Of the State Of Maryland for
adoption or rejection;
Chapter 40-proposing an amend
ment to Section ~ of Article 4 Of
the Constitution Of the State of
Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment," subtitle part Court Of
Appeals" providing for appoint
ment by the Court of Appeals of
the Clerk of said Court;
Chapter 1853 proposing an
amendment to Article Nv of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, adding thereto two new Sec
tons, to be numbered Ala and
Alb under a new subtitle part
V-A-People's Courts" and to fol-
low Immediately after Section 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-Circuit Courts" of the
Constitution of this State, provid-
ing for an additional Judge in the
Seventh Judicial Circuit of Mary
land;
Chapter PAT = proposing an
amendment to Section is of Article
8 Of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partment," regulating the period
that the General Assembly may
continue its session and the COM
pensation of the members thereof;
Chapter 371 - proposing to
amend Section 81 of Article 4, title
Judiciary Department" subtitle
part III-Circuit Courts" Of the
Constitution of this State, provid-
ing for the residential qualification
and method of selection of Associ-
ate Judges in the Third Judicial
Circuit;
Chapter 381 = proposing an
amendment to Section /, Article
II, title Executive Department" of
the State Constitution, to provide
that q Governor shall not be eligi-
BILE to succeed himself for the term
directly following that for which
he was elected;
Chapter TIL proposing an
amendment to Article III of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, adding thereto one new Sec
ton, to be numbered 35A and to
follow Immediately after Section So
Of said Article, providing that moth
ing in. the Constitution shall ex-
empt the salary or compensation of
any judge or other public officer
from the imposition Of a nondis-
criminatory tax upon income; in
words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 40
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment 70
Section IL of Article 4 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Maryland, title
Judiciary Department. subtitle
for appointment by the Court of APP
peals OF the Clerk of said Court, and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Maryland for adoption
or rejection.
Section /. BE 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland (three-
fifths of ell the members of each of the
two Houses concurring). That the fol-
lowing be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section II
Of Article 4 of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title judiciary De.
partment," subtitle Part 2-Court of
Appeals" the same II adopted by the
herein provided, to become Section IL
Of Article of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland.
II. There shall be a Clerk OF the
Court Of Appeals, who, after the expi-
ration of the edrrent term Of the pres
emit Incumbent, shall be appointed by
and shall hold his Office at the pleasure
Of said Court Of Appeals.
Sec. 2. And he IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That said afore-
going 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 veters of the State for adop-
ton 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
Btitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had In accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: March 10. 1899.
CHAPTER 1853
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Article Nv Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. adding thereto
two new sections, to be numbered
ala and 41-B under q new sub title
Part v-A-People's Courts" and to
follow Immediately after Section Al
of said Article. providing for the es-
tabiishment OF Peoples Courts; and
70 provide for he submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
the State for adoption or rejection
Section /. BE II enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland three fifths
of all the members of each OF the two
Houses concurringl. That the following
two new sections, to be numbered Ala
and Al b under the new subtitle Part
v-A-People's Courts and to follow
Immediately after Section Al OF said
Article, be and the same are hereby
proposed as an amendment to Article
~ OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Maryland, the same. II adopted by the
legal and qualified voters OF the State
as herein provided. to become a part OF
said Article Nv OF said Constitution and
TO be numbered and sub titled as afore-
said:
PART v-A-PEoPLEs COURTS.
41-A There is hereby created a Peo-
Piles Court OF Baltimore City. Said
Court shall consist originally of n Chief
Judge and two Associate Judges; the
number OF such Judges may thereafter
be increased or decreased by the Cen
eral Assembly by law but no such de-
crease shall affect the term OF any
Judge chen IN Office or his right TO