Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-21
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MENT TO THE QUALIFIED vo1
ERS OF THE STATE FOR ADOP
} TON OR REJECTION.
SECTION /. Be Il enacted BY the Genera
9 Assembly Of MARYLAND. That SECTION
AND Section 81 Of Article of the Con
partment', subtitle "Circuit Courts, b
land THEY ARE hereby repealed and re
enacted. with amendments, to read as fol
, ' ). THE JUDGES OF THE SAIL
. ED IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN
EACH COUNTY, BY THE QUALIFIED
. VOTERS OF THE CITY AND OF EACH
, COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY, EXCEPT
THAT IN THE FIRST AND SECOND
JUICES TB5fas6 OF The SEVERAL coG SRTE
FLED VOTERS IN EACH RESPECTIVE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AS HEREINAFTER
PROVIDED, ALL OF THE SAID
IHg11GFPSs TO :, Be BErI ELEcT TG a At The
on TAE E 4ufsp2Y AZ AFTER Fl H FHR
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, AS
NOW PROVIDED FOR IN THE con.
| STITUTION. EACH OF THE SAID
| JUDGES SHALL HOLD HIS OFFICE
FOR THE TERN OF FIFTEEN YEARS
AND NG~ Until INT 'M HIS : sUcScE5soRR us IS
ELECTED AND QUALIFIED, OR
UNTIL He SHALL HAVE kTTAfNED
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS,
WHICHEVER MAY FIRST HAPPEN,
AND BE RE;ELIGIBLE THERETO
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS, AND
ABILITY OF ANY OF SAID JUDGES
TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES WITH
EFFICIENCY, BY REASON OF CON.
TINUED SICKNESS. OR OF PHYSI.
SHALL BE in THE POWER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TWO-THIRDS
OF THE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE
CONCURRING, WITH THE APPROVAL
OF THE GOVERNOR, TO RETIRE
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE. 1890
1855, there shall be IN THE THIRD,
SEVENTH CIRCUITS at least Three
judgesI one nudge for 1.-THE FIRST, second.
third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh cir
cuitsl each county, HUho shall Be resident
and tUho shall be elected by the voters there
of. to he styled judges Of the Circuit Court,
to be elected or appointed as herein pro-
vided. lin any of said circuits in which
there shall be more than three judges Tin.
Guiding the additional judge of the Court OF
Appeals), no successor to the additional
Judge of the Court Of Appeals shall be ap-
pointed or elected 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), a successor
to the additional Judge of thu; Court Of Ap-
Of said circuit The aforesaid number
of judges for any Of the Icrcuits shall be
subject to increase or decrease by lawl
CIRCUITS OR FOR ANY OF THE
counties may be increased or decreased BY
the General Assembly from time TO time
AMI ANV NACANCV SO CREATED
SHALL BE FILLED as provided in Sec.
ton of this Article IL except that IN
THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH,
AND SEVENTH. JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
there shall nevey be less than one Judge for
CULTS THERE SHALL NEVER BE
less than three for each civeHt. The senior
Judge in length CT service shall be the chief
judge of the circuit I(unless there is an adj
ditional judge Of the Court Of Appeals)l;
the, other Judge or Judges shall be associate
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 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 OF appointed reside in any one
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS. IN case any
candidate or candidates 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 permitted 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
received, whose election would provide the
permitted number of judges from. said
county, and also the Candidate or candidates
-esiding in some other county, and not
similarly disqualified, who shall have the
next highest number Of votes in said cleo
ton. If, by reason of such 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. FROM
AND AFTER DECEMBER I, 1853,
THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES ESE KESI aHn NOT ~ M fESs
THAN TWO JUDGES RESIDENT IN
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AND IN
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, AND
NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE G0UN-
G G4 r { " Country CREATED BY
The ADOPTION OF THIS AMEND.
MENT SHALL BE FILLED AS PRO
vIaRED IN SECTION S OF THIS
an NSto5TTW1TiTHsTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE THE
VACANCIES IN ANNE ARUNDEL,
BALTIMORE, AND ST. MARYS, COUN:
TIES CREATED BY THE ADOPTION
OF THIS AMEMDMEMdT, SHALL IT NOT
PRoVfDED IN SECTION OF THIS
NAL GENERAL ELECTION FOR
REPRESENTATIVES. IN CONGRESS,
AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS
AMENDMEST 4 JUICE n2fh r SHALL vd BE-
Frs OF ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTI-
MORE, AND ST. MARY'S, COUNTIES,
|; ct TO co FIJI SU USH
OTHER VACANCY IN THE OFFICE
OF JUDGE OF THE GlRG All Tf EoERI
AND ST. MARY'S, COUNTIES SHALL
BE FILLED AS PROVIDED IN SEC.
TONS 3 AND OF THIS ARTICLE.
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 here
after be prescribed by rules or regulations
by the Court Of Appeals or otherwise by
law. One Judge in each of the first IsaIdI
seven circuits shall constitute quorum tor
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
Assembly relating tC the Court Of Appeals
or any other courts, and all rules hereto
fore adopted by the Court of Appeals, not
inconsistent with the provisions OF the sec.
tons 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
for associate Judges of the Circuit Courts
shall continue to apply to all judges Tin
Guiding chief ludges) OF the Circuit Court
Iwho are not judges of the Court OF Ap.
pealsI. No member OF the General AS.
sembly at which this amendmentl either OF