Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-10-23

ERNOR OF MARYLAND DIRECTING
THE PUBLICATION OF BILLS Pro
POSING AMEND MESTS TO THE
CONSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS. al 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 qualified voters of the state
of Maryland for adoption or rejection
namely:
CHAPTER 1877
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment 10
Section l of Article Il of the ConSti-
tuition of the State of Maryland, title
Amendments TO the Constitution"
relating to the advertisement or pub
LEGATION of amendments to the Consti
tuition, 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 il enacted by the Gen
erai Assembly of Maryland (three hfths
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 l of Article IA
of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, title Amendments TO the
Constitution, the same, if adopted 10y
the legally qualified voters of the State,
as herein provided, to become Section
of Article IA of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland.
/. The General Assembly may pro
pose Amendments to this Constitution;
provided that each Amendment shall b.
embraced in a SeparaSe Bill, embOdYing
the Article or Section, rs the h3me VIII
stand when amended and passed by
three-1fths of all the members elected
to each of the two Houses, by yeas and
nays, to he entered on the Journals
with the proposed Amendment The Biz
or Bills proposing amendment or amend.
mcntS shall be published by order Of
the Governor. In at least two news
papers In each County. where 80 many
may be published. and whore not moro
than one may be published. thrn ia
that newspaper. and IN three H"Ws
papers published in the city of l;alti
more, once a week for three weeks i'm
mrdiatclY preceding the next ensuing
general election, al which the proposed
amendment or amendments shall be sub
mitted, in form to be prescribed lay
the General Assembly, to the qualified
voters of the state for adoption or re
lection. Provided, however, the General
Assembly may provide for publishing
any proposed amendment or amend
ments in pamphlet form. and for max
ing said pamphlets available TO the
registered voters of the State in add
tjon to publication in the newspapers.
The votes cast for and against said pro
posed amendment or amendments.
severally, shall be returned to the Gov
ernor. in the manner prescribed in other
cases. and if it shall appear 20 the
Governor that majority of the votes
cast at said election on said amendment
or amendments, severally, were east in
favor thereof, the Governor shall, by
his proclamation, declare the said
amendment or amendments having re-
ceiyed said majority Of votes 10 have
been adopted by the people OF Maryland
as part Of the Constitution thereof, ana
thenccfOrth said amendment or amend.
mcnts shall be part OF the said COnhti'
tuition. When two or more amendments
shall be submitted In manner aforesaid,
% the voters Of this State NJ the same
election. they shall be 30 submitted as
that each amendment shall be voted on
separately.
Sec . And be II further enacted,
That said afOrcgOing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitutiOn OF the State of Maryland shall,
at the next general election for mem
bers 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 gen
eral election the vote on the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each bal
lot there shall be printed the words
"For the Constitutional Amendment,
and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment", as now provided by law, and i'm
meulatelY after S3lt election que returns
shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against the said proposed
amendment, as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution. and
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April %, 1871.
CHAPTER 404
AN ACT to amend Section II Of Article
A. title "Judiciary Department.. sub
title part III Circuit Courts. Of
the Constitution or this state, proyld
ing for the residential qualification
aud method Of selection Of Associate
Judges In the Third Judicial Circuit
and TO provide for the submission OF
said amendment 10 the qualified voters
of this state for adoption or rejection
Section j. BE il cnacted by the cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That Ctllrc".
Gfths OF all members elected to each
of the two houses c0ncurring) the fol
lowing section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section p Of Article 4, of the Constitu
tiOn of Maryland, title Judiciary De
partment'', subtitle Part lII-Circuit
Courts, the same, if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided to become Section 81 of
Article 4 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland.
81. For each of the said circuits. eX
cepting the eighth, the second, the third,
the sixth and the seventh there shall be
q cnleT JUuSe ana Two associate Judges,
to be styled judges of the Circuit Court,
to be selected or 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 pro-
vided. And no two Of said associate
judges, for any of the said circuits,
except the third, sixth and seventh cir
cults shall at the time Of their election
or appointment or during the terms for
which they may have been elected or
appointed. reside In the same county,
IT two or more persons shall he cnndl'
dates for associate Judge IN the HamG
county in amy of the circuits, except the
third. sixth aud seventh circuits. that
one only In said county shall he dc.
clared elected who has the highest num-
Der 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
candidates for associate judge in the
circuit, it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor 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 counties composing their respective
circuits, at such times as are now or
may hereafter be prescribed to which
jurors shall be summoned; and in those
counties where only two such terms are