Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23

ING AMENDMENTS TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS, at the January session
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
held in the year 1889, the following
Acts were passed, providing for the
submission of said amendments to the
qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection;
Chapter 40-proposing an amend
ment to Section II of Article A of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title Judiciary Department"
subtitle "Part Court Of Appeals"
providing for appointment by the
Court of Appeals of the Clerk OF said
Court;
Chapter 163-proposing an amend
ment to Article Nv of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, adding
thereto two new sections, to be num-
bered Ala and Alb under new sub
title "Part V-A-People's Courts"
and to follow Immediately after Sec
ton Al of said Article, providing for
the establishment of Peoples Courts;
Chapter 2OO-proposing to amend
Section 81 of Article A, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle "Part III-Cir-
cult Courts" of the Constitution of
this State, providing for an additional
Judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
of Maryland;
Chapter 247-proposing an amend
ment to Section Is of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" regu-
lating the period that the General AS
sembly may continue it's session and
the compensation of the members
thereof;
Chapter 371-proposing to amend
Section 81 of Article A, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle "Part III-Cir-
cult Courts" of the Constitution OF
this State, providing for the residen-
tial qualification and method of selec-
ton of Associate Judges in the Third
Judicial Circuit;
Chapter 381-proposing an amend
ment to Section 1, Article II, title
Executive Department." of the State
Constitution, to provide that a Gov
ernor shall not be eligible to succeed
himself for the term directly follow
ing that for which he was elected;
Chapter 771-proposing an amend
ment to Article III of the Constitu
ton of the State Of Maryland, adding
thereto one new section, to be num-
bered 35A and to follow Immediately
after Section 35 of said Article, pro-
viding that nothing IN the Constitu-
ton shall exempt the salary or COM
pensation of any Judge or other pub
lie officer from the imposition Of a
nondiscriminatory tax upon income;
in words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 40
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton II of Article 4 Of the Constitution
of the State Of Maryland; title Judiciary
Department" subtitle Part Court OF
Appeals" providing for appointment by
the Court Of Appeals of the Clerk .
said Court, and providing for the submis,
sion Of said amendment to the qualhed
voters Of the State Of Maryland for adop-
ton or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland three tifths of all
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section II of Article of the C9nstitu-
tion of the State Of Maryland title "Ju-
dietary Department" subtitle Part >
Court of Appeals" the same if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the state. as
herein provided, to become Section H. of
Article of the Constitution of the state
of Maryland.
II. There shall be Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, who, after the expiration OF
the current term of the present incumbent,
shall be appointed by and shall hold his
office at the pleasure of said Court OF
Appeals.
SEES. 2 And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing
section, hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of this State, shall he,
at the next general election to be held in
this State in the year 1910, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
eosed amendment e tt to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made made to the
proposed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved: March 10, 1889.
CHAPTER 1853
Article " Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, adding thereto two
new sections, TO De NUMBERED 41-A anu
41-B under a new subtitle part VA
Peoples Courts and to follow imme-
diately after Section Al of said Article,
providing for the establishment of Peo-
pies Courts; and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the quail
fed voters Of the State for adoption or
rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, of Maryland !three- tifths of all
the members of each of the. two Houses
concurring), That the following two new
sections, to be numbered Ala and Alb
under the new subtitle Part V-A-Peo-
Pies Courts. and to follow Immediately
after Section Al of said Article, be and the
same are hereby proposed as an amend.
ment to Article Nv Of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, the same, if adopted
by the legal. and qualified voters of the
State as herein provided, to become part
of said Article ~ Of said Constitution and
to be numbered and sub-titled as afore-
said:
PART v-A-PEOPLE'S COURTS.
IA. There is hereby created Peoples
Court Of Baltimore City. Said Court shall
consist originally of a Chief Judge and two
Associate Judges; the number of such
decreased by the General Assembly. by law