The Republican., 1954-10-28

SECTION b. Re 70 enacted bv me General
A0rHlN ~ Wd,yiri That SECTION
sutuuon OF Mnfyand utle Judiciary De
Wrucur. suhutle "Circut Courts, be
and THEY ARE hereby repealed and re.
enacted. with amendments, to .ead as FOL
3, THE JUDGES OF THE SAID
| ED IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN
EACH COUNTY, BY THE. QuALlFlED
VOTERS OF THE CITY AND OF EACH
ICGu,NTY, RESSPEEGiT.l.ESEiL,Yltt 5N9dIT EXGEPT
TBGF5 TTBIGI4 or GlfFUiE5 HIS UiiEE5FRKAfl EcoGSRArtS GSAtS
SHALL RE ELECTED BY THE QUAIL
FLED VOTERS IN EACH RESPECTIVE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT As HEREINAFTER
PjEE8GEESNPo jE8GES 70 81 aaFL ELPRccrrb" " ( hr 2AR 2TAHR
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
on TIE TUESDAY. AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, AS
NOW PROVIDED FOR IN THE CON.
STITUTION. EACH OF THE SAID
FOR THE TERN or FIFTEEN YEARS
FROM THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION,
AND UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR is
ELECTED AND. QUALIFIED, OR
rriXyTL HE sIiAALLs sr,,r IANE \ Jry ITTA!EPR yFAPi
WHICHEVER MAY FIRST HAPPEN,
AND BE RE-ELIGIBLE THERETO
Until lie SHALL: HAY r AIIAI HED
THE AGE or SEVENTY YEARS, AND
ABIIITY OF ANY or SAID JUDGES
TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES WITH
EFFICIENCY, BY REASON OF CON
TINUED SICKNESS. OR OF PlYSI:
CAL OR MENTAL. INFiRMITf, IT
or THE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE
CONCURRING, WITH THE APPROVAL
OF THE GOVERNOR, TO RETIRE
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE,
1855, there shall be IN THE THIRD,
SEVENTH CIRCUITS at least three
judcesI enc nudge for 1.-THE first, second.
third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh CIR.
cuitsI each county, 5rho shall be a resident
Of tic county in 5chicb he shall hold Office,
and 1rh0 shall be elected By the rioters there
of. to he styled judges Of the Circuit Court,
to be elected or appointed as herein pro
vded. I In any OF said circuits m which
there shall be more than three judges TN,
Guiding the additional judge OF the Court OF
Appeals, no successor to the additional
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals shall be 2p'
pointed or elected as judge OF said circuit;
In any OF said circuits in which there shall
be only three judges lncluding an additional
Judge Of the Court of Appeals), successor
to the additional judge OF the Court OF Ap'
peals shall be appointed and elected as Judge
Of said circuit The aforesaid number
Of judges for any OF the lcircuits shaiI OS
subject to increase or decrease BY laWl
CIRCUITS OR FOR ANY OF The
counties may be increased or decreased BY
the General assembly from tine TO time
AND ANY VACANCY SO CREATED
SHALL BE FILLED as provided IN Sec,
tion Of this Article IL exceft that IN
AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
there shall nc1cr be less than ohe tMd9e T9f
each county AND ALL OF The CIk,
CULTS THERE SHALL NENEk BE
less than three fer each circmt. The senior
Judge in length of service shall be the chief
indge Of the circuit (unless there is an adj
ditional judge OF the Court Of Appeals)l;
the other judge or judges shall be associate
judges IN THE FIRST AND SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS no two Of SAID
of their election or appointment, or during
tie term for which they may have been
elected or appointed, reside in any one one
county. In TIE FIRST AND SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS ~ case any
candidate or, candidates for Judge at any ny
declared sG,l elected. but the election Of such
candidate or candidates would cause. more
Judges than herein 1e[mi'et ted to and Tej1e =, ba an
event eve there shall be declared elected only
dat candidate or those candidates residing
in SAID county, in the order OF the votes
received, whose election would provide tue
permitted number Of Judges from sad
county, and also tile candidate or candidates
residing in snme other county, and not IiC
similarly q 81 lalslel, who shall have me
| next h4he.t number Of votes IN SAID eiec-
ton. II. ly reason Of such condition or
1 by reason Of an eIual vote for two, or more
candidates a sufficient number OF judges
4 duly gulhfcl as 90 residence shall not pe
] elected at any election, then it shall be the
dry Of the Governor to order new geSti9q G23
/ for such untitled office or Offices. FROM
/ AED AFTER DECEMBER !, 1888,
/ THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
/ THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN MOMIc; NJ
/ GONERY COUNTY AND NOT Less
/ THAN TWO JUDGES RESIDENT n
I ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AND IA
I PRINCE GEORGES COZ UNIA, AND
/ NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
/ RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE CQIN-
/ TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARREI /,
1 NONTGOMERY AN d PRlN { r
/ GEORGES COUNTY CREATED B4
THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMEND.