Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07

AND Section 81 of Article OF the Con
sttuton OF Maryland, title Judiciary De
partment", subtitle Circuit Courts be
and THEY ARE hereby repealed and re
enacted. with amendments. to read as fol
). THE JUDGES OF THE SAID
SEVERAL COURTS SHALL BE ELECT.
ED IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN
VOTERS OF THE CITY AND OF EACH
THAT II THE FIRST AND SECOND
I}}UDGi;E.S9 on TIE TIE s. sE3ERAh : coGRTS
lSHALL BE ELECTED BY THE QUAIL,
FLED VOTERS IN EACH RESPECTIVE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AS HEREINAFTER
ITGGD6GGES 70 Be ELECTED At The
| GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON THE TUESDAY AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NoXEMBER. AS
now PROVIDED FOR IN THE CON.
FOR TIE TERN OF FIFTEEN YEARS
FROM THE TINE OF HIS ELECTION,
AND Until HIS SUCCESSOR IS
! ELECTED AND QUALIF led, OR
UNrU HE SHALL HAVE fTTAINED
WHicliEVER NAY FIRST nAPPE4''
! AND BE NEGLIGIBLE THERETO
, WITH. HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS, AND
! GOT FFTER IN CASE OF THE IN.
ABILITY OF ANY OF SAID JUDGES
TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES WITH
rINU.D SICKNESS. OR OF PHYSI,
Ion OR MENTAL INFIRMlTY, 1T
SHALL BE IN THE POWER OF THE
/ GENERAL. ASSEMBLY, TWO.THlRDS
! or TIE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE
CONC URRING, WITH THE APPROVAL
- rnNEDNnD
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE.
I9i5. we're shall be IN THE THIRD,
FOl2TH FIFTH, SIXTH AND,
SEW! nth CIRCUITS at least three
uulc,,l o7e nudge for 1.-THE FIRST, second,
! ihird, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh cir
cuG | zach county, 10ho shall be a resident
Of IRE county in 5uhieh he shall hold office.
AMI ;,ho shall be elected by the voierS there.
Of. 10 he styled judges of the Circuit Court,
to he elected or appointed as herein pro
vifcd lin any Of said circuits in which
t,iele shall be more than three judges Tin.
/ cli;.',ns the additional judge of the Court OF
AwealJ, no successor TO the additional
Judge OF the Court of Appeals shall be ap
pointed OF elected as judge OF said circuit.
In any of said circuits in which there shall
be only three Judges (includng an additional
judge Of the Court Of Appeals), successor
to the additional judge Of the Court OF Ap'
Of said circuit.I The aforesaid number
OF Judges for any OF the lcircults sha ne
subject to increase or decrease ny laWl
CIRCUITS OK FOK ANY uF tHE
counties may De increased o. dfpea'fd oF
the General hSSemoiy from time 70 tme t ,
AND ANY NACANCf 81 IKEA Ed
SHALL BE FILLED as provided in See
ton of this Article IL EXCEPT that IN
THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH,
AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
there shdH hever Dc hSS man one iha0e iI@
zach county AND ALL OF Ne IiK.
QUITS THERE SHALL NENEK BE-
less than three fo' each circuit Inc senior
Judge in length C. service shall be the Chief
judge OF the circuit Itunless 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 sEGo M
judges Of the Circuit Court shall at the time
Of their election or appointment, or during
the term for which they may have been
elected or appointed reside in any one
county. In THE FIRST AND SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRaClnlIS, IN ,,, case e, any
election shall receive sufficient votes to
cause such candidate or candidates to be
Candidate cen'ii, or candidates would cause more
Judges than herein permitted to reside IN
any county of the circuit then and ,1 IN that that
event utie shap pe uSNisi - $500 -: ~
in said county, in the order of the. votes
received, whose election would provide the
permitted number OF Judges from, SAID
county and also the candidate or candidates
residing in some other county, and not
next highest number OF votes in said elec.
ton. II, by reason Of such a condition or
by reason Of an equal vote for two or more
candidates a sufficient number OF judges
duly qualified as to residence shall not be
elected at any election, then it shall he the
duty of the Governor to order new election
for such untitled Office or Offices. FROM
AND AFTER DECEMBER !, 1853,
THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN MONT
GOMERY COUNTY AND NOT LESS
THAN TWO JUDGES Resident II
ANNE ARUNDEL lou and IA
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, AND
NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE tOUM'
TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARkEl
NTGO NJ cry, AN ID TX "
GEORGES COUNTY IKEA ~ Dl
THE ADOPTION OF Ills AMEND
MENT SHALL BE FILLED rs PRO-
NlDED IN SECTION or mus
ARTICLE. -.. ...., ,,.,,,,.,
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OIIiEk
PROVISION OF 1HlS AK ~ nE
VACANCIES IN ANNE ARUNDEi'
BALI NUKE, AM ~. ~ = N >, n,a''t..<,
TIES CREATED BY lie AGJfl ioN
OF THIS AMENDMENT Shall NOl
BE FILLED BY APPolNIM EN ~
PROVIDED IN SECTION Of lHlS
PARTICLE; But AT THE FIRST BEN,
NAL GEN ERAL Ell &c / ION FOX
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS,
AFTER THE ADOPTION OF HiS
AMENDMENT A JUDGE SHALL BE
ELECTED BY THE QUALIFIED NOI'
Frs OF ANNE ARl NDEL, ball ~
MORE, AND ST. MARN'S. COUNTIES,
RESPECTIVELY, TO FILL SUCH
VACANCY IN EACH COUNTY. ANY
OTHER VACANCY IN THE OFflCE
OF JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR ANNE ARUNDEL. BALTIMORE,
AND ST. MARN'S, COUNTIES SHALL
Re FILLED AS PROVIDED IN SIC
TlONS ) AND OF THIS ARTICLE.
The SAID Judges shall hold such terms OF
lie Cir,,,it Cont IN each OF the counties