The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-01

cause more associate Judges than nereIn per
mtted to reside in any county Of said circuits
then and in that event only that candidate
or those candidates, as the case may he, re-
siding I'm said county in the order of the
votes received shall be declared elected whose
election would provide the permitted num-
her Of associate Judges from said county and
the candidate candidates the may
be. residing in the other county. and not sim
ilarly disqualified who shall have the next
highest number Of votes in said election shall
be declared elected. If by reason of such
condition or by reason of an equal vote for
two or moe candidates sufficient number 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 cir
cults, then it shall be the duty Of the Gov
arIor TO order election for such I'M
filed office Offices.
The additional associate judge for the sew
enth circuit herein provided for shall be APP
pointed by the Governor Immediately after the
adoption of this amendment and shall serve
until the fist 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 sue
cessor shall be elected by the qualified voters
Of Prince Georges. Charles, Calvert and St
Mary Counties No member of the General
Assembly of 1889, otherwise qualified. shall
be ineligible 70" appointment or election as
'uch associate judge by reason of his mem
bership in the General Assembly. The judge
50 appointed shall be subject to the same
5utulIuna provisions, receive the same com
pensatiOn and have the same powers as are
herein provided for the other associate judges
in the seventh circuit and the judge elected
ana ms successors snail subject to the same
constitutional provisions, hold office for the
same term of years, receive the same compen-
bersin n~o'isJ f., me 4br aS are
in the seventh circuit No two of the associ-
ate judges for the seventh circuit shall at the
time of their election or appointment or dur
ing the term for which they may have been
elected OF appointed reside in the same coun-
ty, 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 already reside in said county. in which
event only of said associate judges shall
reside in Prince Georges County and Prince
Georges County shall at all time have two
resident Judges and no more. such Judges to
he either the Chief Judge Of the Seventh
Circuit and one associate Judge or two ASSOC
ciate Judges OF said Circuit In case any can
didate candidates for associate 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 candidate or candi-
dates would cause more associate judges than
he Elm permitted to reside in any county of
said circuit, then and in that event only that
candidate or those candidates, as the case
may he, 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 candidate or candidates, as the case
may be. residing in some other county, and
not similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number of votes in said election
shall be declared elected. IT, by reason of such
condition or by reason of an equal vote
for two on more candidates a sufficient num-
her of associate judges duly qualified as to
residence as above set out should not be
elected at any election in said seventh judicial
circuit, then it shall be the duty of the Gov
crnor to order new election for such un-
filled office or offices.
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