Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-27

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
an amendment to Article Nv of the Com
stitutiOn of the State Of Maryland. the
same, II 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 I've NUM-
bered and sub titled as aforesaid:
PART IVA-GJUVENlLE COURTS
BOA. Juvenile Court is hereby
created for Baltimore City, and the
General Assembly by law may establish
Juvenile Court for any other incor
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 a 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
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
or judges of such courts, and their
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;
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 t.
such courts.
In the event of any inconsistent,
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provisions shall be repealed or abr0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
tency. except Section 35-A Of Article Ill
Until the General Assembly has estab
lished a 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
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-
amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland shall, at the election
to be held in November, 1912, be sub.
mttted 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 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 Arti-
Gle XIV Of the Constitution and further
proceedings had in accordance with said
Article XIV.
Approved: May 8. 1941.
NOW, THEREFORE,, 1, 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
Maryland, do hereby order and direc,
true and correct copy of the text o
said Chapters 1877, 494, 500, 6O7, sos, III
and S24 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland of 1871, be publish
ed In at least two newspapers in eacL
of the counties of the State where 81
many may be published aEd where no.
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 3ru
day Of November, 1912, at which cleo
ton the said proposed amendments 20
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 or
July, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD.
ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
AND FORTY-TWO.
By the Governor
fHs HERBERT r.. O'CONOR
mAsyIAnp THOMAS ELMO JONES