The Republican., 1954-10-21


ftcWbiy Of Ndy}l1nd, That SECTION 3
AND Section n of Article OF tie Con.
stitutiou ut Maryland, title judiciary De
partment' sub title Circuit Courts. be
and THEY ARE hereby repealed and re.
enacted, with amendments, to .ead as fol
!. THE JUDGES or THE SAID
SEVERAL COURTS SHALL BE ELECT.
Ed IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN
EACH COUNTY, BY THE QUALIFIED
TGUTTE 6, a RESPEGIITEiLYbh j. fE9dII EXGEPI
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS THE SAID
JUDGES OF THE SEVERAL COURTS
SHALL BE ELECTED ny THE QUAIL.
FLED VOTERS N EACH RESPECTINE
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GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
on TIE TUESDAY AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, AS
NoW .hRRCoyIDED FOR N TIE son; \
JUDGES SHALL HOLD HIS OFFICE
FOR THE TERN OF FIFTEEN YEARS
FROM THE TINE OF HIS ELECTION,
AND UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS
T,'iNJTIL HE sHHAALLs HAVE "A. ,tr1 5TTAINbD
WHICHEVER MAY FIRST HAPPEN,
AND BE RE.ELlGIBLE THERETO
UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
TIE AGE or SEyENTY YEARSi ~: R AND
ABl'll.fY OF ANY OF SAID JUDGES
TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES WITH
rFFIt lENCN, BY REASON OF CON.
TINUED SICKNESS, OR OF PHYSI.
CAL. OK MENTAL. INFIRMlTY, IT
FAFRA SN PE hSsfMBlY lH FF YoTVE TWoPHIRbs Tf Rbs
or TIE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE
CONCURRlNG, WITH THE APPROVAL
OF THE GOVERNOR, TO RETIRE
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE,
!9s5, there shan Be IN TUE ,THIRp,
SEVENTH CIRCUITS at least three
iudgcsI ore nudge for Ithe FIRST, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh cir,
cuitsI each county, trh0 shall BE- a reSideHi
of tie county 80 trtich he shall hold ofics,
and 5rio shall be elected by the r0iert there
ot. to he styled judges Of the Circuit Court,
to be elected or appointed as herein pro-
vded lin any OF said circuits in which
there shall be more than three judges Gin.
cludng the additional judge Of the Court Of
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals shall be sp-
pointed or elected as judge Of said circuit;
In any OF said circuits in which there shall
he only three Judges (ncluding an additional
judge Of the Court Of Appeals, successor
10 the additional judge of the Court Of Ap'
Of said circuit. The aforesaid number
Of judges for any of the Lcircuits shall be
subject to increase or decrease by lawl
CIRCUITS OR FOR ANY OF THE
counties may be 'nersdifd or de',eH,td BY
AND ANY VACANCY so CREATED
SHALL BE FILLED as provided in Sec:
ton Of this Article IL efceft that IN
THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH,
AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
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taf}' zach scai' county % AND D ALL Of THE cir;
CUTS THERE SHALL NEVER BE
less than three for each circuit. The senior
nudge in length of service shall be the chief
Judge of the circuit (unless there is an adj
ditional judge OF the Court Of Appeals) ];
the other Judge or judges shall be associate
Judges. IN THE FIRST AND SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS no two of said
iudges Of the Circuit Court shall at the tune
Of their election or appointment, or during
the term for which they may have been
elected or aPponted' re; reside = IN any one one
county In THE FIRST AND SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, IN case any
candidate or candidates for Judge at any
election shall receive sufficient votes to
cause such candidate or candidates to be
declared elected, but the election OF such
candidate or candidates would cause more
Judges than herein permitted TO reside IN
any county OF the circuit, then and IN that
event there shall be declared elected only
that candidate or those candidates residing
in said county, in the order OF the, votes
received. whose election would provide the
permitted number Of Judges from sad ail
county, and also the candidate or candidates
residing in some other county, and not
similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number of votes in said cleo
ton. If, by reason of such a condition OF
bv reason Of an equal vote for two or more
candidates sufficient number Of Judges
d,,lv qualified as to residence shall not be
elected at any election, then it shall be the
duty Of the Governor to order new 1l9eti9n ton
for such untitled Office or offices. FROM
AND AFTER DECEMBER !, 1888,
THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN MONT.
GONERY COUNTY AND NOT LESS
THAN TWO JUDGES RESIDENT N
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AND IN
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, AND
NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE COUN-
TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARRETT,
NONTGOMERY, AND PRIMO +
GEORGES COUNTY CREATED BY
THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMEND.
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