The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-08

Of the Declaration Of Rights Of the Con-
stitution which requires the General AS
sembly to consent to conveyances and Ger.
tain gifts to churches and denominations
and underneath thereof the words: "For
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Saed SS nM ann asr pad
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against pro.
posed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance with
Approved: April 80. 1913.
CHAPTER 47e
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion / Of Article IA Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Maryland, title Amend
the advertisements or publication Of
amendments to the Constitution, and to
provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection.
Section 4. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three- ffths Of all
the members Of each Of the two Houses
c0ncurring), That the following be and the
to Section / Of Article IA Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Maryland, title
Amendments to the Constitution, the
voters Of the State. as herein provided, to
become Section / Of Article IA of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Maryland.
/. The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitution; provided
that each Amendment shall be embraced
In Q separate bill, embodying the Article
or Section, a. the same will stand when
amended and passed by three ffths Of all
Houses by yeas and nays, to be entered
on the Journals with the proposed Amend.
ment. The bill or bills proposing amend
ment or amendments shall be published by
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newspapers, 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 newspapers
published In the City of Baltimore, once Q
week for four weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
the proposed amendment or amendments
shall be submitted, in a form to be pre-
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. The votes cast for and against
said proposed amendment or amendments,
severally, shall be returned to the Cover
nor. In the. manner prescribed in other
cases, and II 1t shall appear to the Gov
ern0r that majority o. the votes cast at
said election on said amendment or amend
Of, 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 thereof,
and thenceforth said amendment or amend
ments shall be part Of the said COnstitu-
ti0n. When two or more amendments snail
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.
a Sec. 2. And be It further enacted, That
said aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland shall, at the next gen.
eral election to be held in November, 1914,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption or
contained in Article IA Of the Constitution
of the State Of Maryland, and at the said
general 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 Con-
stitutional Amendment, and Against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pro-
vided by law, and immediately after said
Governor Of the vote for and against the
said proposed amendment, as directed by
said Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 80, 1913.
CHAPTER T2
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Ar
ticle Nv Of the Constitution of Maryland,
title Judiciary Department, amending
Section s (under subtitle part Cen
Ea s rT Pfs see Of 4 gIass s and
Section p (under subtitle Part Ill
Circuit Courts''), and adding a new sec.
ton, to follow Section 10 (under sub
title Pars Of sAAppeaa and to
q Court Of Appeals of FIVE judges and
relating to the number, selection, quail
fcations 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 re-
lection.
Section I. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three -ffths of all
the members elected to each Of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
sections be, and the same hereby are, pro-
posed as an amendment 1, to Article .;tiH ~ Or
(under subtitle "Part General Provis-
ions"), Section IA (under subtitle Part
undsr 4 eoarts
and adding a new section, to follow Section
IS (under subtitle part II-Court Of APP
peals') and to be designated Section 1SA,
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to supersede and stand in the place
and stead Of Sections 5, IA and q of Ar
ticle Nv Of the Constitution of Maryland.
PART 1-GENERAL
Sec. b. Upon every occurrence or recur-
renee Of a vacancy through death, resigna-
ton, removal, disqualification by reason or
age or otherwise, or expiration of the term.
Of fifteen years of any judge, or creation
of the office Of any judge, or In any other
way, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified to fill said Office, who shall
hold the same until the election and quail
fication 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 (if the vacancy occurred in that way)
or the first such general election after one
year after the occurrence Of the vacancy
In any other way than through expiration
Of such term. Except in case Of reappoint-
ment of a judge upon expiration Of his
term of fifteen years, no person shall be
appointed who will become disqualified BY
reason of age and thereby unable to con-
tinue to hold office until the prescribed
time when his successor would have been
elected.
PART II-COURT OF APPEALS
Bee. IA. Until January /, 1915, the Court
Of Appeals shall be composed of the Judges
in office on November 2, 1914. From and
after January /, 1916, the Court OF Appeals
shall be composed Of five Judges, two from
the City Of Baltimore; one from the First
Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting OF
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline. Tai
bot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester and
Somerset Counties; one from the Second
Appellate judicial Circuit, consisting OF
Hartford, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Prince
Georges, Charles, Calvert and st. Mary's
Counties; and one from the Third Appel
ate judicial Circuit, consisting Of Carroll,
Howard, Montgomery, Frederick. Washing
ton. Allegany and Garrett Counties; and