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

Dear Sir:
There will appear on the gen.
eral election ballot of November
2, certain proposed amendments
to the Constitution of Maryland
which will be voted on by all of
the people of Maryland. It has
been the situation in the past that
very often that proposed amend
ments are not voted on in any
way by the voters, possibly be-
cause they are not familiar with
the terms of the same and in
many cases there have been very
important matters contained
within the amendments. There
will appear upon the ballot on
November q, three proposed
amendments which the Bar Asso-
citation dor Montgomery County
deem very important to the adj
ministration of justice through.
out this State and as a result
thereof went into detailed study
by committee concerning these
proposed amendments and the en-.
tire organization has adopted GER
tain resolutions concerning them.
Three proposed amendments all
concern the creation of certain
judgeships throughout the State
of Maryland. The first of these
amendments to the Con-
will appear on the ballot
substantially as follows: "An act
to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 3 and 1 of Article 4 of the
Constitution of Maryland, title,
Judiciary Department, Circuit
Court" (This is also known as
Chapter GOT of the Act of 1858. NJ
The. second will appear on the
ballot in substance as follows:
"An act to propose an amend.
ment to Section 81 of Article q
of the Constitution of Maryland,
title, Judiciary Department, sub
title, Part 3 Circuit Courts" This
IS also known as Chapter IS of
the Acts of 1954.) The third will
appear in substance as follows:
An act to propose an amendment
to Section 81 of Article a of the
Constitution of Maryland, titled,
Judiciary Department, subtitle
part 3, Circuit Courts" (This is
also known as Chapter 68 of the
Act of 1954.)
The first of these Constitution
al amendments in substance
would provide for a Circuit
Court Judge in each County ex-
cept those on the eastern shore
Of Maryland where such Judge
IS evidentially not required at the
present time and the judges
would be selected by the voters
Of each county in the future, if
the amendment were passed. It
also provided an additional Judge
n both Montgomery and certain
other counties.
The second of the proposed
amendments applies only to
Montgomery County, Maryland
the same would provide an add.
'ional Circuit Judicial Court
Judge in Montgomery County, |
Maryland. However, if the first
Of the proposed amendments
we're passed this amendment
would have no effect because it
would not be necessary. The
third of the said proposed amend
nents provides for an additional
Circuit Court Judge for Balti-
more County and like the amend
nent pertaining to Montgomery
County would have no effect if
he first amendment were passed
IS it would be of no use or value.
The Montgomery County Bar
Association unanimously adOp.
ted the following resolutions
relative to the above proposed
constitutional amendments. Re.
solved: That the Bar AssOcia.
ton Of Montgomery County be-
lieves that the adoption of
Chapter 607 of the Acts of 1853
as an amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn of Maryland, has a
forward step in the Admins.
tratiOn of Justice in this State
and do recommend to the vo.
tiers the adoption of this amend.
ment and IL is further resolved
that the Bar Association of
Montgomery County, Mary.
land, further approved the.
adoption of Chapter 65 and
Chapter 68 of the Act of 1854
as amendments to the Consti.
tuition of Maryland in order to