Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-08-10


tiOn of the State of Maryland shall. at
the election TO be had In November
1044. he 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 ripc-
tiOn the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the words: Amend
ment to repeal Article 80 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 IA.
Approved: April 30, 1913.
CHAPTER 476
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
lcation 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 /. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three- fifths
of all the members of each of the two
Houses concurringl, That the following
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section l of Article
IA of the Constitution of the State of
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.
l. The General Assembly may pro-
pose Amendments to this Constitution
provided that each Amendment shall be
embraced in 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
mepts 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
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 a form to be prescribed
by the General Assembly, to the quail
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 it shall appear to
the Governor that 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
amendments 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.
See. 2. And be IL 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 For
the Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amend
Inv nd
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
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 30, 1043.
CHAPTER 772
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article ~ of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment", amending Section ) (under
subtitle part I-General PrOvis-
ions'), Section IA (under subtitle
"Part II-Court Of Appeals'), and
Section u (under subtitle Part Ill
Circuit Courts'), and adding a new
section, to follow Section Is (under
subtitle Part II-Court of Appeals"D
and to be designated Section 18A (;
providing for a Court of Appeals of
five judges and relating to the num-
Der, selection, qualifications and duties
of the judges Of the Court of Appeals
and other Courts; and to provide for
the submission OF said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section 1: Be It enacted by, the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three- -fifths
of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses concurring), That the
following sections be, and the same
hereby are, proposed as an amendment
to Article ~ of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Judiciary Department,
amending Section 5 (under subtitle
part General Provisions'D, Section
IA (under subtitle Part II-Court Of
Appeals"), and Section q (under sub
title Part III-Circuit Courts"l, and
adding a new section, to follow Section
IS (under subtitle part II-Court of
Appeals") and to be designated Section
1874, the same, II adopted by the legal
and qualified voters Of the State, as
herein provided, to supersede and stand
in the place and stead OF Sections 8, IA
and 21 of Article Nv of the Constitution
PART I-GENERAL
Sec. 8. Upon every occurrence or re-
currence of vacancy through death.
resignation, removal, disqualification by
reason of age or otherwise, or expira-
tiOn of the term OF fifteen years of any
Judge, or creation Of the office Of any
Judge, or In any other way, the Gov
ernor shall appoint q person duly quail
fed to fill said office, who shall hold the
same until the election and qualification
of his successor. His successor shall be
elected at the first biennial general
election for Representatives in Congress
after the expiration Of the term Of
fifteen years Uf the vacancy occurred
In that way) or the first such general
election after one year after the occur
renee OF the vacancy In any other way
than through expiration OF such term
Except In case OF reapp0intment OF a
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