The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND DIRECTING THE PUBLICA-
TON OF BILLS PROPOSING AMEND
MENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE.
WHEREAS. at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1871, the following Acts were passed.
providing for the submission of amendments
to the Constitution of the State to the quail
flied voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption or rejection, namely:
CHAPTER 1877
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton l of Article ID of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, title Amendments
to the Constitution, relating to the adj
vertisement or publication of amendments
to the Constitution, and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
of Article ID of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland title Amendments to
the Constitution, the same, if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section l of Arti-
Gle IA of the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland.
l. The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitution; provided
that each Amendment shall be embraced in.
separate Bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton, as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three-ffths of all the MEM
bers elected to each of the two Houses, by
yeas and nays, to be entered on the Journals
with the proposed Amendment. The Bill or
Bills proposing amendment amendments
shall be published by order of the Governor,
in at least two newspapers in each County
where so many may be published and where
not more than one may be published, then
in that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore. once
week for three weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
the proposed amendment or amendments
shall be submitted, in form to be prescribed
by the General Assembly, to the qualified vot-
of the State for adoption or rejection.
Provided, however, the General Assembly may
provide fo~ publishing any proposed amend
ment amendments in pamphlet form, and
for making said pamphlets available to the
registered voters of the State in addition to
publication in the newspapers. The votes cast
for and against said proposed amendment or
amendments, severally, shall be returned to
the Governor, in the manner prescribed in
other cases, and if it shall appear to the Gov
ernor that a majority of the votes cast at
said election said amendment amend
ments, severaly, were cast in favor there
of. the Governor shall. by his proclamation,de-
clare the said amendment or amendments hav-
ing received said majority of votes, to have
been adopted by the people of Maryland
part of the Constitution thereof, and thence
forth said amendment or amendments shall
be part of the said Constitution. When two
more amendments shall be submitted in
manner aforesaid, to the voters of this State
at the same election, they shall be so sub
mitted that each amendment shall be voted
separately
Sec 2. And be it further enacted That
said aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
r .laII Ill.
for members of the General Assembly of Mary
land in November, 1912, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of
the directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, and at
the said general election the vote the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Constitu-
tiOnal Amendment and Against the Con-
Stitutional Amendment as provided by
law. and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against the said proposed amend
ment, directed by said Fourteenth Art-
Gle of the Constitution, and further proceed
ings had in accordance with said Article IA.
CHAPTER 494
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article A,
title JUDICIARY S;. Pepa[tment -, subtitle Gt
ton of this State, providing for the resi-
Dental qualification and method of selection
of Associate Judges of the Third Judicial
Circuit and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That (three-ffths of
all members elected to each of the two houses
concurring) the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section q of Article 4, of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland. title Judiciary Depart
ment'. subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts,
the same. if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof herein provided to be-
come Section 81 of Article of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
81. For each of the said circuits. except
ing the eighth, the second, the third, the
sixth and the seventh there shall be a chief
judge and two associate judges, to be styled
judges of the Circuit Court, to be selected
appointed as herein provided, and for the
second circuit, the third circuit, the sixth
circuit and the seventh circuit, there shall be
a chief judge and three associate 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, sixth and
seventh circuits shall, at the time of their
election or appointment during the terms
for which they have been elected or appointed,
reside in the same county. If two more per-
sons shall be candidates for associate judge
in the same county in any of the circuits, eX-
cept the third, 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 candidates for
associate judge in any of the circuits, except
the third, sixth and seventh circuits residing
in the same county shall have an equal num-
Der of votes greater than any other candi-
dates for associate judge in the circuit. it
shall be the duty of the Governor to order
a new election for one associate judge; but
the person residing in any other county of
the circuit and who has the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected. The said
judges shall hold not less than two terms of
the Circuit Court in each of the
posing their respective circuits, at such times
or may hereafter be prescribed to
which jurors shall be summoned; and in those
counties where only two such terms are held,
two other and intermediate terms, to which
jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter
or fix the times for holding any or all terms.
until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt
rules to the end that all business not requr-
ing the interposition of the jury shall be, as
far practicable, disposed of at such inter-
mediate terms. One judge in each of the
above circuits, including the second, the third,
sixth and seventh circuits, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business,
and the said judges any of them may hold
special terms of their courts, whenever in
their disct elton the business of the several
counties renders such terms necessary.
In the Third Circuit, two of said Associate
Judges shall at all times be bona fde resi-
dents of Baltimore County and of said As
sociate Judges the Chief Judge be a bona
fde resident of Hartford County, and said
Judges shall have been such residents six
months prior to their appointment or cleo
ton
The additional associate judge for the sec
ond circuit herein provided for shall be a res
dent of Cecil County, shall be appointed by
the Governor after the expiration of six 90
months after the adoption of this amendment
and shall until the first general cleo
ton 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 Caroline. Cecil, Kent,
Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties constitute