The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
1910
PROCLAMATION OF THE COW
ERNOR OF MARYLAND PROPOS
ING AMENDMENTS TO THE con.
STITUTION OF THE STATE. Wv

neld III the year 1889, the following
Acts were passed, providing for tb s
submission of said amendments TO tbo
qualified voters of the State of MAJ,
land for adoption or rejection;
Chapter 40-PrOposing an amend
ment to Section II Of Article a Of tbo
Constitution of the State of Mar
land, title Judiciary DEPARTMENT.
subtitle "Part Court of Appeals
providing for appointment by tbo
Court of Appeals of the Clerk of said
Court;
Chapter 163-Proposing an amend
ment to Article " of the Constihtion
of the State of Maryland addiu%
thereto two new sections. to be NM
bered Ala and Alb under a new sinh
title "Part V-A-Peoples Courts !"
and to follow Immediately after Sec
ton al of said Article, providing for
the establishment of Peoples Courts.
Chapter 200-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 8 of the
Constitution 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;
Chapter 371-Proposing to amend
Section 81 of Article 4, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle "Part III
Circuit 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 3S1-Proposing an amend.
ment to Section /, Article II, title "Ex-
ecutive Department" of the State Con-
stitution, to provide that a Governor
shall not be eligible to succeed him
self for the term directly following
that for which he was elected;
Chapter 771-Proposing an amend
ment to Article III of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, adding there
to one new section, to be numbered
35A and to follow Immediately after
Section 35 of said Article, providing
that nothing in the Constitution shall
exempt the salary or compensation of
any judge or other public 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 Section
IT of Article of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment," subj title Part Court of Appeals"
providing for appointment by the Court Of
Appeals of the Clerk of said Court, and pro-
viding for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section /. 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 amendment to Sec
ton II of Article of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment." subtitle Part Court of Appeals"
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, herein provided, to
become Section II of Article A of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland.
IT. There shall be Clerk of the Court Of
Appeals, who, after the expiration of the
rent term of the present incumbent, shall be
appointed by and shall hold his Office at the
pleasure of said Court of Appeals.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thorty aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
ton, hereby proposed 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 of the State for adoption
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article Ia of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said general election the vote
on the said proposed amendment to the Con-
stituton shall be by ballot and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pro-
vded by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro-
ceedngs had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March 10, 1889,
CHAPTER 1853
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Article
~ of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, adding thereto two new sections, to be
numbered Ala and ALB under new sub
title Part V-A-Peoples Courts" and to
follow Immediately after Section Al of said
Article providing for the establishment OF
Peoples Courts and to provide for the sun,
mission of said amendment to the quallhed
voters of the State for adoption or rejection
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
to be numbered Ala and ALB under the new
subtitle Part V-A-Peoples Courts" and to
follow Immediately after Section Al OF salG
Article, be and the same are hereby proposed
amendment to Article ~ of the Con-
sttution of the State of Maryland, the same.
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters oil
the State herein provided, to become part
of said Article ~ of said Constitution and TO
be numbered and sub-titled aforesaid:
PART V-A-PEOPLE'S COURTS.
Ala. There is hereby created Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court shall con-
sist originally of Chief Judge and two AS
sociate Judges the number of such Judges
may thereafter be increased or decreased oy
the General Assembly by law but no such de-
crease shall affect the term of any Judge then
in office or his right to stand for election ior
further terms as hereinafter provided. Inc
Judges of said Court shall have the quallnca-
tions prescribed by Section of this Arucle
and shall have practiced law in the CiV e VI
Baltimore for a total period of at least nVe
years shall hold office subject to the provision,
of Sections and of this Article with regaIII
to retirement and removal from ONCE am
shall receive from the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore City such compensation as Snail
be fixed by law by the General Assembly, when
shall not be diminished during continuance
in office.
The Governor shall appoint to said Court
to take office on the first Monday of May, lStl'
one Associate Judge for term expiring De-
cember 81, 1912; Associate Judge Io LOT
term expiring December 81, 1874, and T NE
Judge for term expiring December 81, lS aos
and upon the creation of any additional once
on said Court by increase in the number Oh
Judges pursuant to this Section, shall az
point an Associate Judge for such term u ths
exceeding eight years and expiring on cH
thirty-first day of December Immediately i e,,
lowing a Congressional election, as the law
creating such office shall prescribe: IL any va
cancy occurs during any such original tel n'
the Governor shall appoint successor to seree
for the remainder of such term. After the en-
piration of said original terms. the terms Us
office of said Court shall be for eight yedl'