The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-18

to be under new subtitle part IVA
Juvenile Courts, and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 80 of said Article,
be and the same is hereby proposed as
stitution Of the State Of Maryland, the
same, If adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters Of the State as herein pro-
vided, to become a part Of said Article
Nv Of said Constitution and to be num-
bered and sub-titled as aforesaid:
PART Iv-A-JUvENILE COURTS
BOA. A Juvenile Court 10 hereby
created for Baltimore City, and the
General Assembly by law may establish
Juvenile Court for any other incor-
the State. The court hereby created,
and any other court established here
under by law, shall be court of rec
ord, and shall have exclusive jurisdic-
oven ali criminal e oenses other thaS
those punishable by death or life i'm
prisonment committed by any person
under eighteen years Of age, and such
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.
1. The number, qualifications, tenure
and method of selection of the judge
powers, duties and compensation. but
the salary or compensation Of any
Judge Of any such court shall not be re-
duced during his continuance In Office:
2. The right Of appeal from such
court;
8. The number. qualifications, tenure,
methods Of selection, duties and COM
pensati0n Of all clerks, bailiffs, pr0ba-
ton officers or other employees Of such
courts; and
4. Any other matters relating to
such courts.
In the event Of any Inconsistency
between the provisions Of this Section
and any Of the other provisions Of this
Constitution. the provisions Of this
Section shall prevail, and such other
provisions shall be repealed or abr0-
gated to the extent of such inconsis-
Until the General Assembly has estab-
lished Juvenile Court for any incor-
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. 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the af0re-
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
Of the State for their adoption or re-
lection in pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the C0nsti-
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 For 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 Artt-
Gle XIV of the Constitution and further
proceedings had in accordance with said
Approved: May 9, 1941.
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, HERBERT
R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursuance
Of the direction contained in Section !
of Article IA of the Constitution of
that ts SS neaeng fu
said Chapters 337, 494, 500, COZ, Cos, 718
and 1924 of the Acts of the General As
sembly Of Maryland of 1871, be publish
ed in at least tive newspapers in each
Of the counties of the State where SO
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 Balti-
more, one of which shall be published
in the German language, once week
for at least three months next preceding
the general election to be held in the
State of Maryland on Tuesday, the Bird
day of November, 1912, at which cleo
ton the said proposed amendments to
the Constitution shall be submitted In
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 OF
JULY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD,
ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
AND FORTY-TWO.
HERBERT F. T. Z; S Sss;ssss;