Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28

than fherein1 permitted b. lon IA re.IA. n
any county Of the circuit then and IN that
event there shall be declared elected onIv that
candidate or those candidates residing n
said county, in the order of the votes re-.
celved' 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 ct such q condition or by reason Of
sufficient number Of judges duly qualified as
to residence shall not BE- elected at any
election, then It shall Be the duty Of tho
Governor to order q new election for such
unhlled ONCE 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 constitut- q quorum
Tor tue transaction of any business; and the
special terms OF their Courts, when in their
discretion, the business of the several coun,
ties renders such terms necessary.
AL provisions of the Constitution of
Maryland and all Acts Of the General As
sembiy relating to the Court of Appeals or
any other Courts. and all rules heretofore
adopted BY the Court of Appeals, mot in
consistent with the provisions Of the sections
amended OF added BY this amendment, shall
remain in full force and effect unless and
thority. All salaries now prescribed BY law
TOR associate judges Of the Circuit Courts
shall continue to apply to all judges Gin
Guiding chief judges) Of the Circuit Courts
who are not judges Of the Court of Appeals.
No member Of the General Assembly at
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 1, 1915,
the Court a. hereby constituted.1 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be repealed or abrogated TO the extent of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,
sistency between the provisions Of the sec
tons thus amended or added and any of the
other provisions of this Constitutions eel
amended by any other amendments which
may be adopted at the. same time a. this
amendment, i e., At the election held in
by this amendment and all such other amend
ments to this Constitution shall all Be Riven
effect and further provided that il the
amendments proposed BY Choptn 66f Of thsl
Acts Of the General Assembly Of MwyEoNdi
the ConstitStion of Maryland are Sdobfsd 81
the voters of the State at the sIsctioM held 10
November, 1854, the Gnendments frob0sedI
herein to said Section II shall BE- MXH eW6l
vcid and OF no effect whatsoever GMi ak0IIl
not Be incl~ded 80 any future COPY ~ SditioNj
Of the Constitution Of MaryIo1d ~ ksotN6
i1 any tvGy as IT effective.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed ~ AMI
amendment to the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland shall at the next general cleo
mitted to the legal and qualified voters Of
the State, for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the directions contained in
Article II of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, and at the said general electionI
the vote on the proposed amendment TO the
each ballot there shall be printed the worlds
"For the Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
now provided by law, and Immediately AFTER
said election, due returns shall be made 10
the Governor of the vote for and against
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitutional
and further proceedings had in accordancel
with said Article Fourteen.
CHAPTER NO. So
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 81 of Article w of the Constitutional
of Maryland, title Judiciary Department" y
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,
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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 il enacted BY fhs Csnsrsl
the members elected to each of the twol
Houses concurring), That the followingI
amendment be and it is hereby proposed tol
Section 81 of Article " of the Constitution
of Maryland, title Judiciary Department,
same, if adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State as herein provided, to
become Section FL of Article w of the
Constitution of Maryland.
81. From and after January /, 1e45I
three judges for the first, second, [third,l |
fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh circuits,
and at least four Judges in the third circuit !
to be styled judges of the Circuit Court, to-
be elected or appointed as herein provided.
lin any of said circuits in which there shall
be more than three judges (including the
additional judge of the Court of Appeals),
no successor to the additional Judge of the
Court Of Appeals shall be appointed or elect,
ed as judge of said circuit In any Of said
circuits in which there shall be only three
judges Gncluding an additional judge of the
Court Of .Appeals) successor to the addi-
tional judge of the Court of Appeals shall
be appointed and elected as Judge of said
circuit The aforesaid number of judges
for any of the circuits shall be subject to
increase or decrease by the General Assembly
Flaw as provided in Section of this Artcle.I
The senior Judge in length Of service shall
be the chief judge of the circuit I(unless
there is an additional judge of the Court of
Appeals)l; the other judge or judges shall
be associate judges. No two of said 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 ap-
pointed, reside in any one county other than
Baltimore, Montgomery, Prince Georges or
Allegany County, and not more than two in
any county except IGf there is an additional
Judge Of the Court of Appeals)I Baltimore
County. In case any candidate or candi-'
dates 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 per-
mitted to reside IN any county Of the circuit,
then and in that event there shall be de.
clared 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 said county, and also the candi-
date or candidates residing in some other
county, and mot similarly disqualified, who
shall have the next highest number of votes
| in said election. If, by reason of such .
condition or by reason Of an equal vote for
two or more candidates q 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 4 new
election for such untitled Office or Offices.
From and after December !, 1854, there
shall BE- not less than three Judges resident
IN. Baltir,Oy: Cosrty. Notwithstanding any