The Republican., 1954-10-21

than IherenI 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 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 be the duty OF the
Governor TO order 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 constuut 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 eoun-
ties renders such terms necessary.
All provisions Of the Constitution Of
Maryland and all Acts OF the General AS
sembly relating 10 the Court OF Appeals or
any other Courts and all rules heretofore
adopted by the Court OF Appeals, not M
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until amended or repealed by proper au-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 TIM
cluding chief judges OF the Circuit courts
who are NOT Judges OF tie Court ot Appeals
No member OF the General Assembly at
which this amendment was proposed, If
otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible for ap
| poin,ment or election a. Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals or any other court 10y reason OF
/ his membership IN such General Assembly
! IAN appeals and other matters pending IN
| lie Court Of Appeals on January J., l945,
shall be proceeded with and determined by
/ tic Court as hereby constituted In the
event and 10 the extent OF any mconsisiency
| between the provisions Of any section amend
ed or added by this amendment and any OF
/ the other provisions OF tins Constitution or
/ the provisions Of any existing law, the pro-
| visions Of the sections amended or added
/ shall prevail. and such other provisions shall
he repealed or abrogated to the extent OF
/ such inconsistency, except Section 55A 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 he adopted at tie same time as this
amendment, i. E., at the election held in
| November. II944I, 1853, the changes made
/ by this amendment and all such other amend
ments to this Constitution shall all be given
effect and t,ythcy fyo7fdei That If the
dmsnd,neuf, e,ohosed bv Chatter on OF the
| AZ n fEs Geu>y0I ACteDbiy OF Mayylaud
/ Of 1855 10 Sections J aud II Of Aftirie Of
tts ,ots,c of III, Stdt, dt The election held u,
| Noz,e,,b., 1853 re 0r,e,ti,usrtt tyob0,cd
| hsys;u 10 said Section II snail be mi and
void aud Of no eFect fchdtSOe5er and sbdH
not be included ~ any future CORY or edition
\ of III, Contribution Of MARYLAND or treated
~ any iray as II rFrcti7.f
ST. S,d bc !. tgytbe, tr7.te4 That
the 5forcro;nc section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the State
/ ~ MaryIauJ shall at the next general elcc.
mit,ed IN the legal and qualified voters Of
| the STAT. for their adoptiou or rejection, in
| pursuance of the directions contained in
| Articlr u Of the Constitution OF the State
! of MARYLAND. and al the SAID general election
Tie vote on the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
zach ballot there SHAH lie printed the words
"For m. Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
novy nrovided bv law. and Immediately after
Ss,d eIertion. due returns shall he made TO
! the Governor of the vote for and against
the said proposed amendment, as directed by
| said Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution,
| and further proceedings had in accordance
/ with said Article Fourteen.
CHAPTER NO. 6S
/ AN ACT TO propose an amendment to Sec
! tiou 2I Of Article " Of the Constitution
/ of MARYLAND, title Judiciary Department,
subtitle Part lII-Circuit Courts, pro-
! vidjur 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 tic qualified voters of
/
moving certain obsolete provisions from
said section.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted BY the General
ASSEMBLY of Mao !uE5 (Three-hfths Of all
the members elected to each of the two
| Houses concrrring), That the following
amendment be and II is hereby proposed to
Section 2l of Article ~ of the Constitution
of MARYLAND, title Judiciary Department
| subtitle Part III-Circuit Courts, the
| same II adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State as herein provided, to.
become Section q of Article ~ of the
Constitution of MARYLAND
2l. From and after IJanuary !, 1945I
| December l. 1854 there shall be at least
three Judges for the first second, Ithird,l
fourth fifth. sixth. and seventh circuits,
and NJ Isast four tuI0es IL. the third circuit
to be STYLED Judges Of the Circuit Court, to
be elected or appointed as herein provided.
I'm any of said circuits in which there shall
h. more Than three Judges Gnciuding the
additional Judge Of the Court Of Appeals,
no successor to the additional Judge OF the
Court Of A2pesIs shall be appointed or elect
ed as iudge of said circuit. In any Of said
circuits in which there shall be only three
Judges (ucluding an additional Judge Of tie
Court Of Appeals) a successor to the sddi-
tional iudge of the Court Of Appeals shall
be appoiuted and elected as Judge O. said
circuit. The aforesaid number of Judges
fo- snv of the circuits shall be subject 10
increase or decrease bv the General Assembly
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