The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-11

words: amendment to repeal Article Ss
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
ConsttiI t,it Amendment amendment, and Against
vided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against pro-
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had In accordance with
said Article IA.
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
ments to the Constitution, relating to
the advertisements or publication Of
amendments to the Constitution, and TO
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection.
Section 4. Be II enacted by the General
the members Of each OF the two s' Houses To-
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section ! Of Article a Ct the Ccnstitu.
Amendments to the Constitution" the
same, IL adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State. as herein provided, to
stitution of the State of Maryland.
1. The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitution; provided
that each Amendment shall be embraced
SEPARATE PHI s%Sodyins st the Article bsa
amended and passed by three-ffths Of all
the members elected to each Of the two
Houses, by yeas and nays, to be entered
ment.i The bill or bills proposing amend
ment or amendments shall be published by
order. Of the. Governor, In at least two
in sfh county Where ,S
more than one may be published, then In
that newspaper, and In three newspapers
published In the City Of Baltimore, once
week Tor four weeks Immediately a5datey preceding
the proposed amendment or amendments
shall be submitted, In form to be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly, to the
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 IL 1t shall appear to the Gov.
said election on said amendment or amend
ments, severally, were cast In favor there
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,
ana LnenceIOfCn Sdlu amendment OF dHenu-
ments shall be part Of the said Constitu-
ton. When two or more amendments 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 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
rejection, in pursuance of the directions
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
election due returns shall be made to the
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 30, 1913.
CHAPTER 772
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Ar
ticle Nv of the Constitution Of Maryland,
title Judiciary Department, amending
Section (under subtitle Part Gen
eral Provisions'o, Section IA (under sub.
title part II-Court of Appeals'O, and
Section 81 (under subtitle part Ill
Circuit Courts'o, and adding new sec
tion, to follow Section Is (under sub
title "Part II-Court of Appealsl and to
be designated Section 1SA; providing for
Court of Appeals Of five judges and
relating to the number, selection, quail
fications 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 1. Be It enacted by the General
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, pro-
posed as an amendment to Article Nv Of
the Constitution of Maryland title Judi
ciary Department, amending Section
ions'), Section IA (under subtitle Part
II-Court of Appeals'), and Section p
(under subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts"),
ana adding new section to follow section Sc
peafs") and to be designated Section 1SA,
the same, If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters Of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to supersede and stand in the place
and stead of Sections g.. IA and q of Ar
ticle " of the Constitution Of Maryland.
PART 1-GENERAL
Sec. B. Upon every occurrence or recur-
renee of vacancy through death, resigna.
ton, removal, disqualification by reason OF
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 a 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
Sec. IA. Until January l, 1915, the Court
of Appeals shall be composed of the Judges
in office on November z 1914. From and
after January /, 1915, 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 Appell-