The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-04

| title Judiciary DeESst Aent, sub title
| stitution Of this State. and to provide
/ for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
| Assembly Of Maryland, That three -tifths
| of all the members elected to each of the
| two Houses concurrins, that the following
| section be and the, same is hereby pro.
| posed ms an amendment to Section 81 Of
| Article 4. title Judiciary Department"
| subtitle "Part III-Circuit Courts OF
the Constitution or this State, and If adopt
| as herein provided, It shall .supersede and
stand In the place and stead of Section q
| of said Article 4.
| Fl. For each Of the said circuits, ex-
Rpd the ne satG and h sevsnth there sha
Be- styled judges q the Circuit e court.
e sns er e. The appSnae re tse trd
seventh circuit. there shall be a chief Judge
Judges shas s sea ec ogs to to Be BE e s
two Of said associate Judges, for any Of
e. and szt
| their election 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
| candidates for associate judge in the same
county in any. Of the circuits, except the
third and sixth and seventh 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 can
did l; for associate Judge in any n.y. Of the
| seventh circuits, residing In the. same
| county shall have an equal number Of votes
| greater than any other candidates for asso-
| ciate judge In the circuit, 1t shall be the
| duty Of the Governor to order new cleo
| tion for. one associate Judge; but the per-
| son residing in any other county Of the
votes shall be declared elected. The said
| judges shall hold not less than two terms
| Of the Circuit Court in each Of the c0un-
| at such times as are now or mdy hereafter
| be prescribed to which jurors shall be sum-
moned; and in those counties where only
Intermediate terms, to which Jurors shall
| not be summoned; they may alter or fix
| the times for holding any or all terms,
rules to the sl end that ali business mot re-
| curing the interposition Of the jury shall
be, as far as practicable, disposed Of at
Of the above circuits includins the second e
| the third (and) sixth and seventh circuits,
shall constitute q quorum for the trans
action Of any business and the SAID judges
| their courts, whenever in their discretion
| the business Of the several counties rem
ders such terms necessary The a, additional
| in accordance with the terms of the Con-
stitutional Amendment heretofore sub
mitted and adopted shall be subject to the
| Office for the same term Of years, receive
| the same compensation and have the same
| powers as are herein provided for the other
| associate judges In the third circuit
The additional associate Judge for the
| a resident Of Cecil County, shall be APP
pointed By the Governor after the expira-
st s 90 months aaa ss ssr el the a aa tS
| first general election for members Of the
| General Assembly that shall be held in
said circuit subsequent to the adoption OF
voters voters s Of Caroline, Cecil Kent, Queen
Anne's, and Talbot Counties. constituting
shall be subject to the same constitutional
provisions, receive the same compensation
| and have the same. powers as are herein
| the second circuit, and the judge SO elected
shall be subject to the same constitutional
| provision, hold his Office for the same term
Of years, receive the same COMPENSATION
and have the same powers as are herein
provided for the other associate judges in
the second circuit.
The additional Judge for the sixth cir
emit herein provided for and elected by the
| qualified voters Of Frederick and Montgom-
cry Counties at the 1888 election in accord;
ance with the terms Of the constitutional
adopted shall be subject to the same con-
stituti0nal provisions, receive the same
compensation and have the same powers
ciate judges In the sixth circuit and his
ed In accordance with the constitutional
pnags may Be- elected from either Frederick
or Montgomery Counties, but when the
| Chief Judge is elected from Frederick
a resident Of said county and the two re-
manning associate judges shall be residents
OF Montgomery County and when the CHIEF
one Of the associate judges shall be resi-
| dent Of said Montgomery County and the
remaining two associate judges residents
date orc or candidates for associate Judge at
| any judicial election held in the sixth ju-
| diciais circuit shall receive sufficient votes
be declared elected but the election Of
| such candidate or candidates would cause
more associate judges than herein per-
cult, then and in that event only that cam
| didate or those candidates, as the case may
| be, residing in said county In the order Of
whose election would provide the permitted
number Of associate. Judges from said
| county and the candidate or. candidates,
county, and not similarly disqualified; who
| shall have the next highest number Of votes
| in said election shall be declared elected. II,
by reason OF eucn cOnQlLlOA OF ny Eedsvh
| Of an equal vote for two or more candi-
| dates q sufficient number OF associate
| judges duly qualified as to residence az
| above set out should not be elected at any
| election In said sixth judicial circuit, then
i It shall be the duty of the Governor to
order new election for such untitled once
| or offices.
| The additional associate Judge. for the
| seventh circuit herein provided for shall
| be appointed by the Governor Immediately
| after the adoption Of this amendment and
| shall serve until 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
l election his successor shall be elected by
| the qualified voters Of Prince Georges,
| Charles. Calvert and st. Mary's Counties.
| No member Of the General Assembly Of
| 1882 otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible
ciate Judge BY reason Of his membership
| in the General 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 sub
| feet to the same constitutional provisions,
hold ofice 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
| e. %In ~ovankh al o,1fk shall nj thn m Of