Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-09-28

Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted.
That the aforegoing amendment to the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitu
ton of the State of Maryland shall, at
the election to be had in November,
!, 1914, be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article IA
OF the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland, and at the said general cleo,
ton the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there
ment to repeal Article SO Of the Decla-
ration of Rights of the Constitution
which requires the General Assembly to
consent to cOnveyances and certain
gifts to churches and denominations"
and underneath thereof the words: For
Constitutional Amendment and Against
Constitutional 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 proposed amendment, as direct
ed by said Fourteenth Article of the
Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Il
Approved: April 80, 1913.
CHAPTER 47e
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section of Article IA of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Maryland, title
Amendments to the Constitution"
relating to the advertisements or pub
LEGATION of amendments to the Consti-
tuition, and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three- hfths
of all the members Of each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
be and the same Is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section l of Article
Maryland, title Amendments to the
Constitution, the same, If adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State,
as herein provided, to become Section /
of Article IA of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland.
1. The General Assembly may pro-
pose Amendments to this Constitution
embraced in a separate bill, embodying
the Article or Section, as the same will
stand when amended and passed by
three fifths Of all the members 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 amend
ments shall be published by order OF
the Governor, In at least two news
papers, in each County, 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, once a week for four weeks i'm
mediately preceding the next ensuing
general election, at which the proposed
amendment or amendments shall be
submitted, in q form to be prescribed
Nv GouaroI AcGnmhlU IN the mali
fed voters of the State for adoption or
rejection. The votes cast for and against
said proposed amendment or amend
ments, severally, shall be returned to
the Governor, in the manner prescribed
in other cases, and If 1t shall appear to
the Governor that q majority of the
votes cast at said election on said
amendment or amendments, severally,
were cast in favor thereof, the Governor
shall, by his proclamation, declare the
said amendment or amendments having
received said majority of votes, to have
been adopted by the people of Mary
land as part of the Constitution there
of, and thenceforth said amendment or
meDdments shall be part OF the said
Constitution. When two or more amend
ments shall be submitted In manner
aforesaid, to the voters Of this State
at the same election, they shall be SO
submitted as that each amendment shall
be voted on separately.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted
That said aforegOing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland shall
at the next general election to be held
in November, 1914, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters Of the State
for their adoption or rejection, in pur-
suance of the directions contained In
Article IA of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words "FoI
the Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment", as now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due re.
turns shall be made to the Governor Of
the vote for and against the said pro.
posed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord.
anee with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 80, 1913.
CHAPTER 772
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article Nv of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment". amending Section 5 (undei
sub title part General PrOvis
ions"). Section IA (under subtitle
[ 1l-(OuEL VI APPCdAb ahN
Section q (under subtitle part III
Circuit Courts"), and adding new
section, to follow Section IS (undeI
sub title Part II-Court Of Appeals"
and to be designated Section 1SA
providing for a Court of Appeals OIL
five judges and relating to the mum
Der, selection, qualifications and dutiei
of the judges Of the Court of Appeals
and other Courts; and to provide fol
the submission of said amendment tt
the qualified voters Of the State Of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland three ffthi
| OF all the members elected to each Of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following sections be, and the sams
| hereby are, proposed as an amendment
| to Article ~ OF the Constitution o.
amending Section under subtitle
part I-General Provisions"), Section
IA (under sub title part II-Court Of
| Appeals'), and Section q (under sub
titM part III-Circuit Courts'l, and
adding a new section, to follow Section
! Appeals") and to be designated Section
1874, the same, If adopted by the lega
and qualified voters of the State, al
herein provided, to supersede and stanC
| in the place and stead OF Sections o, i
and n of Article Nv Of the Constitution
| Of Maryland.
PART I-GENERAL
Sec. 8. Upon every occurrence or re
currence of a vacancy through death
resignation, removal, disqualification b!
reason of age or otherwise, or expira
ton OF the term of fifteen years of an!
| Judge, or creation Of the office Of an!
| Judge, or in any other way, the Gov
ernOr shall appoint a person duly quail
| fed to fill said office, who shall hold TIN
same until the election and qualification
of his successor. His successor shall b.
elected at the first biennial genera
election for Representatives in Congress
after the expiration Of the term o
fifteen years (if the vacancy occurred
in that wavl or the first such genera