The midland journal., 1946-10-25

LEGATION OF BILLS PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE.
| WHEREAS, at the January session Of
| the General Assembly of Maryland, held in
the year 1915, the following Acts were
passed, providing for the submission Of
amendments to the Constitution of the
State to the qualified voters of the State
of Maryland for adoption or rejection,
namely:
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tt0n II of Article V of the Constitution
| Of the State Of Maryland, title Attorney
| General and States Attorneys" sub
! the duties of the States Attorneys and
the requirement to file a bond.
Section !. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland lthree- ffths of all
| the members of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following be and
the same Is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to. Section II of Article v of the
Constitution of the State. Of Maryland,
| title Attorney General and States Attor-
| neys," subtitle 1.-THE States Attorneys"
the same, If adopted by the legally quail
| fed voters of the State as herein provided,
to become Section Y of Article Y OF the
Constitution of the State of Maryland.
II. The States Attorney in each county,
and the City of Baltimore, shall have au
thority to collect, and give receipt, in the
name OF the State, for such sums Of money
as may be collected by him, and forthwith
make return of and pay over the same to
the proper accounting officer. And the
City of Baltimore, before he shall enter on
the discharge of his duties, and from time
to time thereafter shall give such corpo-
rate, surety bond as may hereafter be pre-
scribed by Act of the General Assembly.
Sec. 2 And be 1t further enacted, That
said aforegoing Section hereby proposed as
State of Maryland shall, at the next gen.
eral election to be held in November 1948,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption or
contained In Article XIV of the Constitu-
tion Of the State of Maryland, and at the
said general election the vote on the said
proposed 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 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
the said proposed amendment as directed
by said Fourteenth Article of the COnsti-
tuition, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April s, 1915.
CHAPTER $50
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion 1(cl Of Article lib of the Constitu-
tion of Maryland. title Baltimore Re
development Commission" relating to the
use of the power of eminent domain, and
to provide for the submission of said
Amendment to the qualified voters of the
State of Maryland, for adoption or re-
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-fft Of all
members Of each of the two Houses con-
curring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section 1(c) Of Article lib of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title Baltimore Re
development Commission" the same, If
adopted by the qualified voters Of the State
of Maryland, as herein provided, to become
part Of the Constitution Of Maryland.
(c) The Baltimore Redevelopment Com
mission shall have authority to use the
power Of eminent domain to acquire any
land needed for any redevelopment project
within the corporate limits of the City Of
Baltimore. Property already devoted to
public use may be acquired by the Balti-
more Redevelopment Commission; prOvid-
ing to the State of Maryland or the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore or of the
Baltimore Housing Authority may be ac-
quired without the consent of said State or
of said City or Of said Baltimore Housing
Authority, as the case may be. No prop
erty taken by the Baltimore Redevelopment
Commission, by exercise of the power of
eminent domain, shall be taken without
just compensation, as agreed upon between
the parties, or awarded by Jury.
:. Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the aforegoing Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of
Maryland, shall, at the Election to be held
in November, 1948, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State of
Maryland, for their adoption or rejection,
In pursuance of the directions contained in
Article IA Of the Constitution of Maryland,
and at the said General Election, the vote
ON the said proposed amendment to the
each ballot there shall be printed the
words For Constitutional Amendment"
and Against Constitutional Amendment"
.1.1 1n- ttr.rrx al nkA1vR
after said Election, due return shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as d.
rected by Article IA of the. Constitution,
and said proceedings had in accordance
with said Article II.
Approved: April %, 1915.
CHAPTER 7os
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion of Article Of the Constitution Of
the State of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle part I. General
Provisions" relating to the vacancies in
the Office Of the Chief Judge Of the Su-
preme Bench Of Baltimore City 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
cOncurring), That the following be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section or Article or the COnStltu-
tion of the State of Maryland, title Judi
ciary Department" subtitle Part 1. Gen
eral Provisions the same, IL adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State. as
herein provided, to become Section Of Ar.
ticle of the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland. -
PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 5. Upon every occurrence or recur-
renee of a vacancy through death, resigna-
tion, 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; except that when
a vacancy shall exist in the Office Of Chief
Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, the Governor may designate an As
sociate Judge of said Supreme Bench as
Chief Judge of said Supreme Bench, and
such appointee as Chief Judge shall hold
such office for the residue of the term for
which he was last elected an Associate
Judge of said Supreme Bench. His sue
cessor shall be elected At the first biennial
general election for Representatives in Con-
gre;s after the expiration of the term Of
fift' ii years Qf the vacancy occurred In
that wavl or the first such general eleC-