Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-18

THE PUBLICATION OF BILLS PRO
POSING AMEND ENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTIONS 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 qualified voters of the State
Of Maryland for adoption or rejection.
namely;
CHAPTER 337
AN ACT 10 propose in amendment to
Section Of Article Il of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Maryland. title
amendments to the Constructor,
relating 10 the advertisement or pub
location Of amendments to the Con>ti
tuition, and 10 provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption rejection.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland three tifths
OF all the members of each of the two
Houses cOncurrinGJ, That the following
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section l of Article II
of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, title Amendments 10 the
Constructor, the same if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State
as herein provided, to become Section I
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 BE-.
embraced IN separate Bill, cmbOdTiuG'
the Article or Section, as the same W!II
stand when amended and passed by
three hifhs " aI tbe members elected
10 each o.! i've $50 Hon re. 5g Fra. aud
hats, ~ BE- entered Dn thr Journals
WltN the prDD0-r4 Amendment Ibr ISII
or Bills proposing amendment or auIcud.
mcntS shall be published by order al
the Governor. in ut least two news.
papers, in each County. where SO many
may be published, and whore not more
than one may be published. then in
that newspaper and in three news
papers published in the City Of Balti-
more, once 4 week for three weeks i'm
medlateIy preceding the next ensuing
general election, at which the proposed
amendment or amendments shall be sub
mitted, in form to be prescribed by
the General Assembly, to the qualified
voters of the State tor 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
ton to publication in the newspapers.
The votes east 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 40 the
cast at SAID election on said amendment
or amendments, severally, were cast in
favor thereof, the Governor SHALL by
his proclamation, declare the said
amendment or amendments having re-
celved said majority Of votes, 70 have
been adopted by the people Of Maryland
part 81 the Constitution thereof and
thenccfOrth said amendment or amend
Inents shall be part Of the said COnsti-
tuition. When two or more amendments
shall be submitted in manner aforesaid,
to the voters Of this State at the same
election, they shall be so submitted as
that each amendment shall be voted on
separately.
Sec > 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 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 II 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
mediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against the said proposed
amendment, as directed by said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution. and
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April ~. 1881.
CHAPTER ~
AZ ACT ~ aI4 nd Section u 81 Article
:. title "Ju1icIary Department" rub
title part iII-Circuit Courts. u
the Constitution Of this State. proyid
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
of this State for adoption or rejection
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That (threp
ffths of all members elected to each
of the two houses cOncurring) the fol
lowing section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section p of Article 4, of the COnstitu
ton of Maryland. title Judiciary De
partment", subtitle Part III-Circuit
Courts, the same. if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof az
herein provided to become Section u OF
Article 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 chief judge and 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, he sixth circuit, and the
seventh circuit, there shall be 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. II Ene tine Gf theIr election
Or zDugllgr-el- Or 11FILl. rze ter1.S fCr
which e1eg may have ss.re1 elected or
appointed reside lu 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, sixth and seventh circuits that
one only in said county shall be de-
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
number of votes greater than any other
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