The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-13

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
elected at any election In said seventh ju-
dicial circuit, then It shall be the duty Of
the Governor to order new election for
such untitled office or Offices.
4. Sec. O. 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 1D40
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection in
pursuance Of directions contained In Article
"a 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 Constitutional
Amendment" and "Againt the Constitution
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 Constitution.
Approved: May II, 1885,
CHAPTER 247
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 10 of Article 3 of the Constitution
of the State OF Maryland, title ''Legisla-
tive Department" regulating the period
that the General Assembly may continue
It's session. and the compensation of the
members thereof, and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State Of Maryland
for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly, Of Maryland lthree- fifths OF all
the members of each Of the two Houses
concurring),. That the following be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Section IS or Article Of the Con-
nt M hi AZ "a r.
Legislative Department" the same, II
adopted by the legally qualified voters OF
the State, as herein provided, to become
Section is Of Article. 3 of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland.
10. The General Assembly may continue
Its session so long as In its judgment the
public interest may require, for period
not longer than ninety days; and each
member thereof shall receive q compensa-
ton Of seven hundred and fifty. dollars
($750l per annum, payable quarterly, with
deduction Of ten dollars per diem for
each day Of. unexcused absence from any
mileage as may be. allowed by law, not ex-
ceeding twenty cents per mile; and the
presiding officer of each House shall re-
ceiye an additional Ito io Compensation of two
When the General Assembly shall be con-
vened by Proclamation of the Governor,
the session shall not continue longer, than
thirty days, but no additional cOmpensa-
tion other than mileage and other allow
ances provided by law shall be paid MEM
bers Of the General Assembly for Special
Sessions.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
said aforegoing section hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland shall, at the next general
election to, be held In November, 1910, be
sg s e. to the legal and qualified voters
In pursuance of the directions contained in
Article IA Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, and at the said general cleo
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutional
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against the said. proposed amend
Gle of the Constitution, and further pro-
ceedings had In accordance with said Arti-
Gle Fourteen.
Approved: April 20, 1889.
CHAPTER 81
AN ACT to amend Section q Of Article 4.
title Judiciary Department" subtitle
"Part III-Circuit Courts" Of the Con-
stitution Of this State, providing for the
selection Of Associate Judges In the Third
Judicial Circuit and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the
or rejection.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the General neral
of all members elected to each of the two
Houses .concurring) the. following section
amendment to Section q Of Article 4, of
the Constitution Of Maryland, title "Ju-
dietary Department" subtitle part Ill
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, to become Section q Of
Article 4 of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland.
q: For each Of the said circuits, ex.
and the sixth, there shall be chief Judge
judges Of the Circuit Court, to be selected
fs ereu er she Rerd 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 circuits, except the third
and sixth circuits shall, at the time of
t tes for Which they may have been elected
or appointed, reside in the same county.
II two or more persons shall be candidates
for associate Judge In the same county
sixth circuits. that one only in said county
shall be declared elected who has the high
est number Of votes in the circuit. In case
any TWO canU1QdLeS IOr aSbOCldUe JuuSe IL
any one of the circuits, except the third
and sixth circuits, residing in the same
county shall have an equal number OF
votes greater than any other candidates
for associate Judge in the circuit, 1t 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 coun-
ties composing their respective circuits, at
such times as are now or may hereafter be
prescribed to which jurors shall be sum
moned; and in those counties where only
two such terms are held, two other and
intermediate terms. to which jurors shall
the times for holding any or all terms, un.
til otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt
rules to the end that all business not re-
curing the interp0sition of the jury shall
be, as far as practicable disposed OF at
said intermediate terms. One judge In each
of the above circuits, including the second,
the third and the sixth circuits, shall con-
stitute q 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 discretion the
business of the several counties renders
such terms necessary.
In the Third Circuit, two Of said Asso-
ciate Judges shall at all times be bona
fide residents Of Baltimore County. and one
Of said Associate Judges or the Chief Judge
be bona fide resident Of Hartford County,
and said Judges shall have been such resi-
dents six months prior to their appoint
ment or election.
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