The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04

to be under new subtitle "Part WA
Juvenile Courts, and to follow irnmedi-
ately after Section 80 Of said Article,
be and the same Is hereby proposed az
staen of The e state of ns ths
same, IL adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters Of the State as herein pro-
vided, to become part Of said Article
~ of said Constitution and to be num-
bered and 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-
ton within such city, town or county
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
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
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
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
provisions shall be repealed or abro-
gated to the extent of such inconsis
tency, except Section 35-A of Article III.
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 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 SUBJ
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-
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
posed amendment as directed by Arti-
Gle XIV of the Constitution and further
proceedings had In accordance with said
Article XIV.
Approved: May 8. 1871.
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
Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that this proclamation containing full,
true and correct copy Of the text Of
said Chapters 3S7, 494, 500, 607, sos, TIC
and 1924 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland of 1941, be publish
ed in at least two 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 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
tion 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,