The midland journal., 1946-11-01


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 1945, the following Acts were
| passed, providing for the submission of
amendments to the Constitution of the
| Of Maryland for adoption or rejection,
CHAPTER $40
| AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion IL of Article v of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, title Attorney
General and States Attorneys SUBJ
title ''The States Attorneys" relating to
the duties of the States Attorneys and
the requirement to file bond.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three- -fifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring),. That the following be and
ment to Section IL of Article v of the
Constitution Of the State of Maryland,
neys," subtitle "The States Attorneys"
the same, If adopted by the legally quail
fed voters Of the State, as herein provided,
to become Section II of Article v 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
States Attorney of each county, 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 it further enacted That
said aforegoing Section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of the
Stat State of Maryland s shall at the next gen gen
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions
tion of the State of Maryland, and at the
said general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
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 5, 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 or eminent DOMAIN, ana
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 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three efifths 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, il
adopted by the qualified voters of the State
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-
ed, however, that no real property belong
ing to the State of Maryland 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
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 it 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, 1916, 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
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
words For Constitutional Amendment"
and Against Constitutional Amendment"
as now provided by law, and Immediately
after said Election, due return shall be
against said proposed amendment, as di-
rected by Article II of the. Constitution,
and said proceedings had in accordance
with said Article IA.
Approved: April %, 1915.
CHAPTER 703
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion 5 Of Article of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department" subtitle Part 1. 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-
Section 1. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three fifths of all
the members Of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section Of Article of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Maryland, title "Judi-
ciary Department" subtitle Part 1. Gen
eral Provisions" the same, If 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 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-
grass after the expiration of the term of
fiftrtn years (if the vacancy occurred In
that wavl or the first such general elec-