The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-23

to be under new sub-titIe vPart IVA
Juvenile Courts, and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 80 Of said Article,
be and the same IL hereby proposed az
an amendment to Article " Of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Maryland, the
fed voters Of the State as herein pro-
yided, to become part Of said Article
Nv Of said Constitution and to be num-
bered and sub-titled as aforesaid:
PART Iv-A-JUvENILE COURTS
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
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
under eighteen years Of age, and such
additional Jurisdiction Ms 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 compe nsation, but
the salary or compensation Of any
Judge of any such court shall not be re-
duced during his continuance In office:
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
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provisions shall be repealed or abro-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 extent q such incongis-
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 aud qualified voters
lection IN surSuanc e Of he 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
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,
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 8. 1911.
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, HERBERT
r. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursuance
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 337, 494, 500, GOT, 695, TIC
and 1924 Of the Acts Of the General AS
I sembly Of Maryland of 1871, 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,
ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
AND FORTY-TWO.
The HERBERT r. O'CONOR
mAayIAnD/ THOMAS ELMO JONES
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