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

than [hereinI permitted by lao 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 re.
ceived, whose election would provide the per.
mitted number of judges from said 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 election. If, by
| reason of such a condition or by reason OF
an equal vote for two or more candidates
sufficient number of judges duly qualified as
to residence shall not be elected at any
| election, then it shall be the duty of the
Governor to order a new election for such
untitled office or Offices The said judges
shall hold such terms of the Circuit Court
in each OF the counties composing their
respective circuits, at such times, as are now
prescribed or may hereafter be prescribed by
rules or regulations by the Court of Appeals
or otherwise by law. One Judge in each of
SAID seven circuits shall consttut a quorum
for the transaction of any business; and the
said judges, or any of them, may hold
special terms of their Courts, when in their
discretion, the business of the several coun.
ties renders such terms necessary.
All provisions of the Constitution OF
Maryland and all Acts of the General AS.
sernbly relating to the Court of Appeals or
any other Courts, and all rules heretofore
adopted by the Court of Appeals, not in.
consistent with the provisions Of the sections
amended or added by this amendment, shall
remain in full force and effect unless and
until amended or repealed by proper au-
thority. All salaries now prescribed by law
tor associate Judges OF the Circuit Courts
shall continue to apply. to all judges Tin.
who are not judges of the Court of Appeals.
No member of the General Assembly at
which this amendment was proposed, if
otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible for ap
pointment or election as judge of the Court
of Appeals or any other court by reason of
his membership in such General Assembly &.
Ian appeals and other matters pending in
the Court of Appeals on January /, 1915,
shall be proceeded with and determined by
the Court as hereby constituted.l In the
event and to the extent of any inconsistency
between the provisions of any section amend.
ed or added by this amendment and any of
the other provisions of this Constitution or
the provisions of any existing law, the pro-
visions of the sections amended or added
shall prevail, and such other provisions shall
be repealed or abrogated to the extent of
such inconsistency, except Section 35A of
Article III OF this Constitution; provided.
however, that in the event of any incon.
sistency between the provisions of the sec.
tons thus amended or added and any of the
other provisions of this Constitution as
amended by any other amendments which
may be adopted at the same time as this
amendment, /. e., at the election held in
November, Il944I, 1854, the changes made
BY this amendment and all such other amend
nents to this Constitution shall all be given
effect and further Pr0Vided that if the
amendments Proposed BY Chapter o07 OF the
4ctS of the General Assembly of Maryland
II 1888 to Sections 3 and II OF article 4 of
NE Constitution OF Maryland are adopted by
he aoferS Of, the State at the election held in
NOVember. 1854, the amendments PROPOSED
iereH to SAID Section Fl shall be mali aud
,Oid and OF no effect whatsoever and shall
not be included 10 any future copy or edition
# the Constitution OF Maryland or treated
u any 1cay as if effective.
SEC. 2. lind be it further enacted, That
he aforegoing sector hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
If Maryland shall at the next general cleo
ion to be held in November, 1854, be SUBJ .
nitted to the legal and qualified voters of
he State, for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the directions contained in
Article IA of the Constitution of the State
# Maryland, and at the said general election
he vote on the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
.ach ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
low provided by law, and Immediately after
aid election, due returns shall be made to
he Governor of the vote for and against
he said proposed amendment, as directed by
aid Fourteenth Article of the Constitution,
md further proceedings had in accordance
With said Article Fourteen.
CHAPTER NO. 6S
IN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton Fl \of Article Nv of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Judiciary Department,
subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts, pro-
viding that there shall be not less than
three Judges resident in Baltimore County,
STIMULATING certain conditions under which
this amendment shall be null and void
and of no further effect and submitting
said amendment to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection and re-
moving certain obsolete provisions from
said section.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY Of Maryland (Three-ffths of all
he members elected to each of the two
Houses concurrng), That the following
amendment be and it is hereby proposed to
section 81 of Article ~ OF the Constitution
# Maryland, title Judiciary Department,
ub-title Part lll-Circuit Courts, the,
amc, il adopted by the legally qualified
Toters Of the State as herein provided, to
'ecome Section 81 of Article ~ of the
Constitution Of Maryland.
n. From and after january /, l945I
December l, 1853, there shall be at least
hTee Judges for the first, second, THIRD II
ourlh, fifth, sixth, and seventh circuits,
ND at least tour fHdgeS IN the third Circuit
0 be styled judges OF the Circuit Court, to
re elected or appointed as herein provided.
In any OF said circuits in which there shall
,e more than three judges Including the
additional judge OF the Court OF Appeals),
10 successor TO the additional Judge of the
-ourt OF Appeals shall be appointed or elect.
ID as Judge OF said circuit In any OF said
,ircuts in winch there shall be only three
Judges (incuding an additional judge OF the
.ourt OF ,Appeals) successor 10 the add-
ional Judge OF the Court of Appeals shall
pc appointed and elected as Judge OF said
;ircut.l The aforesaid number OF judges
To- any of the circuits shall be subject to
increase or decrease by the General Assembly
law as provided in Section OF this Artcle.l
The senior Judge IN length OF service shall
be the chief judge OF the circuit i(unless
here is an additional Judge OF the Court of
Appeals 1; the other Judge or Judges shall