Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-29
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL

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ment or during the term for which they
may have been elected or appointed re-
side In the same county, except In
Prince Georges County, in which coun-
ty two Of said associate judges for the
said circuit shall reside at the time Of
ing the term for which they may have
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
reside In Prince Georges County and
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
tion of such candidate or candidates
would cause more associate judges than
herein permitted to reside in any coun-
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
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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 therduty of the
Governor to order a new election for
such unified Office or Offices.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the COnstitu-
ton 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
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 Consti-
tutional 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
Constitution.
Approved: May II, 1889.
CHAPTER PAT
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section 10 of Article of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" regu-
lating the period that the General As
sembly may continue its session and
the compensation of the members
thereof, and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l; Be it. 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 Is 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 of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland.
10. The General Assembly may con-
tinue its session so long as in its judg-
ment the public interest may require,
for period not longer than ninety
days. and each member thereof shall
receive a compensation of seven hun
dred and fifty dollars ($750) per annum,
payable quarterly, with deduction of
ten dollars per diem for each day of
unexcused absence from any session :;
and he shall l,, slse. receive such mileage
ing twenty cents per mile and the pre-
siding officer Of each House shall re-
ceive an additional compensation of two
hundred and fifty ($250l dollars per an
mum. When the General Assembly shall
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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,
That said aforegoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland shall,
at the next general election to be held
In November, 1940, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters Of the State,
suence 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-
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment," as now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor
OF the vote for, and against the said
said Fourteenth Article of the Constf-
tuition, and further proceedings had in
accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 20. 1899.
CHAPTER 81
AN ACvT IN armand Gonff0n o. ~ rffaIn
4, title Judiciary Department" SUBJ
title part IIIZCircuit 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
ton.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That
three tifths of all members elected to
each Of the two Houses concurring) the
following section be and the same il
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section u Of Article 4, of the Constitu-
tion Of Maryland, title Judiciary De-
partment," subtitle Part III-Circuit
legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, to become Section n
OF Article of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland.
"a: For each of the said circuits, ex-
eepting the eighth, the second, the third
and the sixth, there shall be a chief
judge and two associate judges, to be
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 chief Judge and three asso-
ciate 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 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-
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