The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

summoned they may alter or fix the times 70,
holGlng any or all terms, until otherwise pre-.
scFloeu, ana shall adopt rules to the end that
ell business not requiring the interposition OF
the Jury shall be, as far as practicable dis.
posed of at said intermediate terms One iudge
III sach OF tne above circuits, including the sec
oha, Ihe third (and) sixth and seventh circuits
snall 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 discretion the business of the
SGNeral counties renders such terms necessary
Inc additional associate Judge for the third
| circuit elected in accordance with the terms OF
the constitutional Amendment heretofore sub.
mltted and adopted shall be subject to the same
IoistlIuulohal provisions, hold his office for the
sahe Term OF years, receive the same compen-
satlon and have the same powers as are herein
provided for the other associate judges in the
| third circuit.
The additional associate judge for the second
circuit herein provided for shall be a resident
OF Cecil County. shall be appointed by the Gov
erhor after the expiration of six (6) months
aitef the adoption of this amendment and shall
serve until the first general election for men,
oers OF the General Assembly that shall be held
IN said circuit subsequent to the adoption of
tills amendment, at which election his successor
snail be elected by the qualified voters of Caro-
line, 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 COM
pehsatlon and have the same powers as are
herein provided for the other associate Judges
IN the second circuit, and the judge so elected
snail be subject to the same constitutional pro-
vision, hold his office for the same term of
years, receive the same compensation and have
Uhe same powers as 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 uuali-
ned voters of Frederick and Montgomery Coun-
Ties at the 1888 election in accordance with the
terms of the Constitutional Amendment hereto
fore 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 successors
snail be appointed and /or elected in accordance
with the constitutional provisions relating to
judges. The Chief Judge may be elected from
either Frederick or Montgomery Counties but
when the Chief Judge is elected from Freder-
lex County one of the associate judges shall be
a resident of said county and the two remain
ing associate judges shall be residents of Mont
gomery County and when the Chief Judge is
elected from Montgomery County one of the
associate judges shall be a resident of said
Montgomery County and the remaining two
associate judges residents of Frederick County.
In case any candidate candidates for assoc
late Judge at any judicial election held in the
sixth judicial circuit shall receive sufficient
votes to cause such candidate or candidates TO
be declared elected, but the election of such
candidate or candidates would cause more as
soclate judges than herein permitted to reside
IN any county of said circuit, then and in that
event only that candidate or those candidates
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 per-
mltted number of associate judges from said
county and the candidate candidates, as the
case may be. residing in the other county, ana
not similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number of votes in said election
shall be declared elected IT, by reason of such
a 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 sixth judicial circuit, then it
snail be the duty of the Governor to order new
election for such untitled office or Offices
Inc additional associate judge for the sew
ehth circuit herein provided for shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor Immediately after the
adoption of this amendment and shall serve I'M
III 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 Prince
Georges, Charles, Calvert and st. Mary
Counties. No member of the General Assembly
OF 1888, otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible
Tor appointment election as such associate
Judge by reason of his membership in the Gen.
eral Assembly. The judge so appointed 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 seventh circuit
and the judge so elected and his successors shall
be subject to the same constitutional proyis-
ions. hold office for the same term of years re-
ceiVe the same compensation, and have the
same powers as are herein provided for the
other associate judges in the seventh circuit No
two of the associate judges for the,seventh cir
cunt shall at the time of their election or ap-
polntment or during the term for which they
may have been elected or appointed reside in
the same county, except in Prince George s
county, in which county two of said associate
Judges for the said circuit shall reside at the
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ing the term for which they may have been ap-
pointed 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 reside in Prince Georges County and
Prince Georges County shall at 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 two assoc
late Judges of said Circuit. In case any candi-
date 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 election of such candidate or candidates
would cause more associate judges than herein
permitted to reside in any county of said cir
cult, then and in that event only that candidate
or those candidates, the case may be, resid-
ing in said county in the order of the votes re-
eeived shall be declared elected whose election
would provide the permitted number of assoc
late judges from said county and the candidate
or candidates, as the case may be, residing in
fed, who shall have the next highest number
of votes in said election shall be declared cleo
ted If, by reason of such condition or by
reason of an equal vote for two more candi-
dates a sufficient number of associate judges
duly qualified to residence as above set out
should not be elected at any election in said
seventh judicial circuit, 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 rejection in pursuance of direc-
tions contained in Article Ia of the Constitu-
ton of this State, and at the said general cleo
ton, the vote on the said proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Consttu-
tional Amendment and Against the Consti-
tutional 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
directed by said Article IA of the Consttu-
ton.
Approved: May IL. 1889.
CHAPTER PAT.
AN ACT to propose 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 compensation of the members there
Of and to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
State of Maryland for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring) That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed an amendment to Section
Is of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland. title Legislative Department
the same. if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, as herein provided, to
e AIT, &c 4,a