The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-22

The additional associate judge for
the second circuit herein provided for
shall be resident of Cecil County,
shall be appointed by the Governor
after the expiration of six CO. months
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 election his
successor shall be elected by the quail
flied voters of Caroline, Cecil, Kent,
Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties,
constituting the second circuit The
judge so appointed shall be subject to
the same constitutional provisions, re-
ceive the same compensation and have
the same powers as are herein provid-
ed for the other associate judges in the
second circuit, and the judge so elect
ed shall be subject to the same con-
stitutional 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
circuit herein provided for and elected
by the qualified voters of Frederick
and Montgomery Counties at the 1888
election in accordance with the terms
of the Constitutional Amendment
heretofore submitted and adopted
shall be subject to the same constitu-
tional provisions, receive the same
compensation and have the same pow
ers as are herein provided for the
other associate judges in the sixth cir
cult and his successor shall be APP
J pointed and/or elected in accordance
with the contitutional provisions re-
lating to judges The Chief Judge may
be elected from either Frederick or
Montgomery Counties, but when the
Chief Judge is elected from Frederick
County one of the associate judges
shall be a resident of said county and
the two remaining associate judges
shall be residents of Montgomery
County and when the Chief Judge is
elected from Montgomery County one
of the associate judges shall be a res
ident of said Montgomery County and
the remaining two associate judges
residents of Frederick County. In case
any candidate or candidates for asso-
ciate judge at any judicial election
held in the third and sixth judicial
circuits shall receive sufficient votes
to cause such candidate or candidates
to be declared elected, but the election
of such candidate or candidates would
cause more associate judges than
herein permitted to reside in any
county of said circuits, then and in
that event only that candidate or
those candidates, as the case may be,
residing in said county in the order of
the votes received shall be declared
! elected whose election would provide
the permitted number of associate
judges from said county and the can
didate OF candidates as the case may
be, residing in the other county, and
not similarly disqualified who shall
have the next highest number of votes
in said election shall be declared elect
ed. If by reason of such a condition
or by reason of an equal vote for two
or more candidates a sufficient num-
Der of associate judges duly qualified
as to residence as above set out should
not be elected at any election in said
third and sixth judicial circuits, then
it shall be the duty of the Governor
to order a new election for such I'M
filled office or offices.
The additional associate judge for
the seventh circuit herein provided
for shall be appointed by the Govern
or 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
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 1889 otherwise
qualified, shall be ineligible for APP
polntment or election as such asso-
ciate judge by reason of his member
ship in the General Assembly. The
judge so appointed shall be subject to
the same constitutional provisions, re-
ceive the same compensation and have
the same powers as are herein provid-
ed for the other associate Judges in
the seventh circuit, and the judge so
elected and his successors shall subject
to the same constitutional provisions
hold 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
Judges in the seventh circuit No two
Of the associate judges for the sew
enth circuit shall at the time of their
election or appointment or during the
term for which they may have been
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same county, except in Prince
Georges County, in which county two
of said associate judges for the said
circuit shall reside at the time of their
appointment or election and during
the term for which they may have
been appointed or elected unless the
chief judge of said circuit shall al
ready reside in said county, in which
event only one of said associate judges
shall reside in Prince Georges Coun-
ty and Prince Georges County shall
at all times have two resident judges
and no more, such judges to be either
the Chief Judge of the seventh circuit
and one associate judge or two asso-
ciate judges of said Circuit. In case
any candidate or candidates for asso-
ciate judge at any judicial election
held in the seventh judicial circuit
shall receive sufficient votes to cause
such candidate or candidates to be
elected, but the election of such candi-
date or candidates would cause more
associate judges than herein permit
ted to reside in any county of said cir
cult, then and in that event only that
candidate or those candidates, as the
case may be residing in said county in
the order of the votes received shall
be declared elected whose election
would provide the permitted number
of associate judges from said county