Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-10-02

% ba under new sub title part IVA
Juvenile Courts. and to follow immedl-
atpIv after Section 81 OF sald Arlicle,
be and the same is hereby propfp POS 90 09
an amendment to Article ~ OF tne III 4ha
sfitution OF the State of Maryland lne
same. if adopted by the legal ana qualI-
fed voters of the State As herein pfI-
vided to become a part Of said Article
" of said Constitution ana 10 De mum
5ered and subttled as aIores aIC,;,,s
PART IV-A-JUFENILE COUhI2
30A Juvenile Court is hereoy
created for Baltimore city, ana IN, tn9
General Assembly by law may estaDIi9H
a Juvenile Court Tor any ONE la,,,,tT NJ
pOrated city or town or any county u
the State The court hereby creaIeu'
and any other court established mere
under by law, shall be a court OF rec
ord and shall have exclusive JuFisoIc
ton within such city. town or county
over all criminal Ofenses other tndu
those punishable by death or lie I'M
prisOnment committed by any person
under eighteen years Of age, ana Sucn
additional jurisdiction as may be from
time to time prescribed by the General
Assembly by law. The General Assem-
bly, by law shall prescribe, and from
time to time may alter.
l. The number, qualifications, tenure
and method of selection OF the Judge
or Judges of such courts, and their
powers, duties and compensation DuI
the salary or compensation VI ny
judge of any such court shall not De re-
duced during his continuance IN once
. The right of appeal from such
court;
3. The number. qualifications, tenure
methods of selection, duties and COM
pensation of all clerks, bailiffs, prO0a-
ton officers or other employees OF such
courts; and
/. Any other matters relating to
such courts.
In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Sectiot
and any Of the other provisions OF TINS
Constitution, the provisions or TINS
Section shall prevail, and such other
provisions shall be repealed or abro-
gated to the extent of such lnconsls-
tency. except Section 35-A of Article III
Until the General Assembly has estaD
lished a Juvenile Court for any 1ncorc
porated city or town or any county OF
the State, jurisdiction over juvenile
causes shall be exercised in the same
manner and to the same extent as au-
thOrized by the Constitution and laws
Of this State, in effect prior to the
adoption of this Section.
Sec. > And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland shall, at the election
to be held in November, 1912, be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
of the State for their adoption or re-
lection in pursuance of the directions
contained i'll Article XIV of the C0nst1-
tuition of the State of Maryland and at
the said General Election the vote on
Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the following synopsis of said amend
ment captiOned as follows:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR
JUVENILE COURTS"
Below said synopsis shall be printed
the words "tOr Juvenile Courts Amend
ment" and Against Juvenile Courts
Amendment, as now provided by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment as directed by Arti.
Gle XIV Of the Constitution and further
proceedings had in accordance with said
Article XIV.
Approved: May 6. 1871.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, HERBERT
R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursuance
of the direction contained in Section
of Article II of the Constitution OF
Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that this proclamation containing full,
true and correct copy Of the text OF
said Chapters 337, 494, 509 COZ, sos, ZIG
and S24 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland of 1911, be publish
ed IN at least Two newspapers IN each
of the counties of the State where
many may be published and where not
more than one may be published then
in that newspaper. and in three news
papers published in the City Of Baln
more, one of which shall be published
in the German language, once a week
for at least three months next preceding
the general election to be held in the
State of Maryland on Tuesday, the 3rd
day of November, 1912, at which cleo
ton the said proposed amendments to
the Constitution shall be submitted Ia
form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND. DONE AT THE CITY
OF ANNAPOLIS THIS 18TH DAY or
JULY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD,
ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
AND FORTY TWO.
By the Governor:
THE HERBERT X. OCONOR
MARYLAND THOMAS ELMO JONES
Secretary of St1te