Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-10-23

70 he under GEw subtitle Part IVA
JGvSEllS Courts aud 20 follow iEOme1l.
at y after Section - OF said Article.
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 Article " Of the Con-
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
" of said Constitution and to be num-
oered and sub titled as aforesaid:
PART IVA-JUVENILE COURTS
BOA. A Juvenile Court is hereby
created for Baltimore City, and the
General Assembly by law may establish
a Juvenile Court for any other inc0r-
porated city or town or any county Of
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-
ton within such city, town or county
over all criminal Offenses other than
those punishable by death or life i'm
prlsonment 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.
/. 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:
z, The right of appeal from such
3: The number, qualifications, tenure.
methods of selection, duties and com
pensatiOn Of all clerks, bailiffs, prOba-
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provisions shall be repealed or abrO-
gated to the extent Of such incOnsis-
tency, except Section 3J-A Of Article III
Until the General Assembly has estab
lished a Juvenile Court for any inc0r-
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 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 in Article XIV of the COnsti-
tuition of the State of Maryland and at
the said General Election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the
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 "FOT Juvenile Courts Amend
ment" and Against Juvenile Courts
Amendment, ~ now provided ~ 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
Approved: May 6. 1911.
NOW, THEREFORE,, 1, HERBERT
r. 0'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursuance
Of the direction contained in Section
of Article IA of the Constitution OF
Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that this proclamation containing full,
true and correct copy of the text of
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 50
many may be published and where moi
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 a 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 ana manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the legal and
qualified voters Of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER Ny HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL or THE STATE or
MARYLAND. DONE Ar THE CITY
or 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. O'CONOR
| GREAT SEAL
MARYLANp/ THOMAS ELMO JONES
4 Secretary of State.