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


WHEREAS. at the January session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland held in the
yea. 1871. the following Acts were passed.
PROVIDING for the submission of amendments
to the Constitution of the State to the quail
flied voters of the State Of Maryland for
adoption or rejection, namely:
CHAPTER 337
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton l of Article II of the Constitution of
the State Of Maryland, title Amendments
to the Constitution. relating to the ad-
vertisement publication of amendments
to the Constitution, and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland Dthree-ffths OF all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
! of Article II Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland title amendments to
the Constitution the same, if adopted by
he legally qualified voters of the State.
herein provided to become Section l of Arti-
lie II of the Constitution Of the State of
/ The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitutions: provided
hat each Amendment shall be embraced in
,eparate Bill, embodying the Article Sec
.ion, the same will stand when amended
and passed by three-ifth5 of all the men,
bers elected to each Of the two Houses, by
yeas and nays, to be entered on the Journals
with the proposed Amendment. The Bill or
Bills proposing amendment or amendments
hall be published by order of the Governor,
in ut least two newspapers, in each County,
where many may be published and where
not more than one may be published, then
in that newspaper. ard in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, once
week fO~ three weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
the proposed amendment amendments
shall be submitted, in form to be prescribed
by the General Assembly. to the qualified vot-
ers of the State for adoption or rejection.
Provided however. the General Assembly may
provide for publishing any proposed amend
ment amendments in pamphlet form, and
for making said pamphlets available to the
registered voters Of the State in addition to
publication in the newspapers. The votes cast
for and against said proposed amendment or
amendments, severay, shall be returned to
the Governor, in the manner prescribed in
jther cases, and if it shall appear to the Gov
ernor that a majority of the votes cast at
said election on said amendment amend
nents, severally, We're cast in favor there
)f the Governor shall, by his proclamation de
,lare the said amendment amendments hav-
ing received said majority of votes, to have
been adopted by the people Of Maryland as
part of the Constitution thereof. and thence
forth said amendment or amendments shall
)e part of the said Constitution. When two
II more amendments shall be submitted in
manner aforesaid to the voters of this State
1t the same election they shall be sub
nitted as that each amendment shall be voted
IN separately.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted That
aid afo-egoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
for members of The General Assembly Of M,l,,,-
and in November, 1912, be submitted to the
beir adon+inn or ro;ection in ,urs,,.,r, or
he directions contained in ArtirIe II Of the
Constitution If tho STATE Of MARYLAND and at
The said General election tbe vote on +ba said
nrnno4ed amendment +o tho Copstit,ti,n
;haiI he bv ballot and pnop each ballot tbera
hall he nrintnd the ,y,rd. ..Fnr tho Cnnstitr
IionaI Amcndront" and "Aaainst mo con
;tjtutionaI Amondnent" as now. nrolided h,,
'av and immediately, .ftor said election dino
returns shall he roado to tho Cnvnrn.,, If tTo
vote for and ag,inst tbe IN nronoscd ,n,o,I-
nent as dirrrtod hy aid Ijnur+canth Nrti-
,Ie Of the Constitution and f,rtbo. i,,,rned-
nos had in arrov,J.,rrr VII, Sid Ariic,a II
~
CHAf LEN i3I
AN ACT to amend Section u IF Article 4,
title Judiciary Department., subtitle,
Part III Circuit Courts. Of the Consti-
ton of this State. providing for the resi-
Dental qualification and method of selection
of Associate Judges of the Third Judicial
Circuit and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That threc-ffths of
all members elected to each of the two houses
,Oncurring) the following section be and the
anne is hereby proposed as an amendment
20 Section q of Article 4 of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland. title Judiciary Depart
ment subtitle Part III Circuit Courts,
the same if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein provided to he
'omc Section II of Article 1 Of the COnst.tu-
ton Of the State of Maryland
u. For each of the said circuits, except
ing the eighth. the second the third. the
sixth and the seventh there shall be a chief
Judge and two associate judges. to be styled
Judges of the Circuit Court to be selected
" appointed as herein provided and for the
second circuit the third circuit the sixth
circuit and the seventh circuit there shall be
a chief Judge and three associate judges to
be styled judges of the Circuit Court to he
elected or appointed as herein provided. And
10 two of said associate Judges for any of
The said circuits, except the third. sixth and
seventh circuits shall, at the time of their
election or appointment or during the terms
for which they have been elected or appointed,
reside in the same county. If two or more per-
ons shall be candidates for associate judge
IN the same county in any of the circuits ex-
;ept the third sixth and seventh circuits that
Dne only in said county shall be declared
'ected who has the highest number of votes
in the circuit. In case any two candidates for
associate Judge in any of the circuits cxccpt
the third sixth and seventh circuits, residing
in the same county shall have an equal num-
Der of votes greater than any other cand-
dates for associate judge in the circuit it
shall he the duty of the Governor to order
l election for one associate Judge: but
the person residing in any other county of
the circuit and who has the highest number
IF votes shall he declared elected The said
Judges shall hold not less than two terms Of
the Circuit Court in each of the counties COM
posing their respective circuits, at such times
as are now or may hereafter be prescribed to
which jurors shall he summoned: and in those
counties where only two such terms are held.
two other and Intermediate terms, to which
Jurors shall not be summoned they may alter
fix the times for holding any or all terms,
mt /,
rules to the end that all business not requir-
ing the interposition of the jury shall be- as