The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-26

pv~rnor Of the vote for and against pre-
posed Amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution. and
further proceedings had in accordance with
said Article II.
Approved: April go lJi2
CHAPTER 476
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton l of Article II 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
provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
state of Maryland for adoption or re
lection.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland three titths of all
the members Of each of the two HouScs
conCurrngl. That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section l of Article II of the Constitu-
"Amendmcnts to the Constitution, the
same, if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, as herein provided. to
become Section l Of Article IA of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland.
i. The General Assembly may propose
Amendments to this Constitution: provided
that each Amendment shall be embraced
in separate bill. embodying the Article
Section, as the sane will stand when
amended and passed by three tifths of all
the members elected to each of the two
Houses by yeas and nays, to be entered
on the Journals with the proposed Amend
ncnt. The bill or bills proposing amend
ment or amendments shall be published by
order of the Governor, in at least two
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
week for four weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
hp ii M m II Is
shall be submitted, in a form to be pre-
sCribCd 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,
ScvCrally. shall t." returned to the Cover
nor, in the manner prescribed in other
eases, aud il it shall appear to the Gov
CrnOr that a ma jOrity of the votes cast at
said election ON said amendment or amend
mcntS, ScNprallN were east in favor there
of, the Governor shall by his proclamation,
declare the said amendment or amendments
having received said ma iority of votes, to
have been adopted Ivy the people of Mary
land part of the Constitution thereof,
and themr"forth said amendment or amend
mcntS shall be part of the said CunSttu-
ton. When two or more amendments shall
b" submitted in manner aforesaid, to The
voters of this state at tn" same election.
they shall bc submitted as that each
amendment shall be voted OF separately.
Soc =. And bc it further enacted. That
an amcndmc Ht to the Constitution of the
State of Mary laud shall AT the next gen
Cral election TO he held in November, lott.
he submitted to Tia" legal and qualified
voters of the State. for their adoption
rejection. in pursuance of tie directions
contained in Article L OF the Constitution
of tn" stat" of Maryland and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
hc by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
Stitutional Amendment, and against the
Constitutional Amendment, now pro
Nded by law, aud Immediately after said
election due returns shall be mad" to the
Governor of the vot" 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 >" 1913.
CHAPTER ~
AN ACT to pr"p"S" an amendment to Ar
tirlc ~ of tn" Constitution Of Maryland,
title "Judiciary Department., amending
Section > under subtitle Part item
"ral Provisions'D, Section II tund"r sub
til" Tart lI-tourt of Appoals'D, and
Section II tuud"r subtitle Part III
Crcuit Courts'D, and adding a new sec
tiom, to follow Section Is tundcr sub
title Part 1I-Cuurt of Appeals, and to
be designated Section 1s.t; providing for
Court of Appeals of five judges and
relating to the number. selection. quail
fcatoUs and duties of the judges of the
Court of Appeals and other Courts; and
to provide for the submission of said
amendment t" the qualified voters of the
state Of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection
Section l. Rc 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three ftths of all
the members elected to each of the two
Houses coucurringD, That the following
sections be. and tn" same hereby are. pro
posed as an amendment to Article " OF
the Constitution of Maryland. title Judi
(nndor subtitle Part I-G"neral Proyis-
i"nsD, Section II (undcr sub-titl" Part
II-Tourt of Appeals, and Section Il
umdcr subtitle Part lil-Circuit C"urts'D,
and adding new section, to follow Section
IS Cundcr sub title Part lI-Court of APP
pralS'J aud to hc designated Section 1SA.
the same, if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters of tho State. as herein pro-
vidrd to $npcrS"dc and stand in the place
and stead of sections !. II and u Of Ar
ticle ~ of the Constitution Of Maryland.
PART 1--GENERAL
Soc. 3. Upon every occurrence or rccur-
renee of vacancy through death, resi- gna-
tiun, removal, disqualification by reason of
az" or otherwise, or expiration of the term
of fifteen wears of any judge, or creation
of the office of ANY judge, or in any other
way, tho Governor shall appoint a person
duly qualified to fill said office, who shall
hold the sam" until the election aud quail
ii"atiou of his SucresSor. His successor
shall I've elected at the first biennial general
election for Representatives in Congress
after tho expiration of the term of fifteen
years tif the. vacancy occurred in that way
the first such general election after one
year after the "crurr"nr" of tic vacancy
in any other way than through expiration
of such term. Except in ease Of rrappoint-
mcnt of judge upon expiration of his
term of tift""n years no person shall he
appointed WHO will become disqualified by
reason of NJ" and thereby unable to con
tiuuc to h"ld office until the prescribed
elected.
FART II-COuRT OF ArPEAI.S
See IT, Until january I. 1919. the Court
Of Appeals shall b" composed of the Judges
in Office ON November l. 1874. From and
after January 1. 1915, thc Court of Appeals
shall lac composed of five judges, two from
the city of Baltimore: one from the First
Appellate judicial Cirruit. consisting of
cecil, >cut. Queen Aunc's, Caroline, Tai
bot. dorchester, Wc"mc". Worcester and
Somerset Counties; one from the Second
Appellate Judicial Circuit. consisting of
Hartford. Baltimore. Anne Arundel. Priure
Georges. Charles. Calvert aud st. MarNs
Counties: aud one from Tia" Third Appel
ate Judicial tircuit. consisting of Carroll,
Howard. M"ut G"r,'ry. Frederick. Washing
tom, All"gany and Garrett Counties; and
during The continuance in office of Judges
who were in office before January l. 19ia
not exceeding thr"c additional Judges. The
city of BALTIMORE shall, for th" purposes
Of this section. he dos grated as the Fourth
Appellate Judicial Circuit. The additional
Judge from the Fourth Appellate Judicial
Circuit shall h" appointed by the Governor
to serve until the election and qualification
of his Successor, provided by Section )
of this Article. Except as to such add
tional judge, the Judges Of said Court,
in the first instance, Shall he appointed by
tho Governor from their respective appel
late Judicial Circuits hut such appoint
m"uts shall hc ma jc from among the elect
ed Judges composing the Court of Appeals
As of December II, 1876 r. on December