Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-28
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NE.rF 10 THE QUALIFIED YoT
. ERs on THE STATE ron ADof
TON OR REJECTION;
AssembIy d MeryIesd, That SECTION
AND Section 81 of Article 4 Of the Con
stitution of Maryland, title Judiciary De
partment", subtitle "Circuit Courts, b
and THEY ARE hereby repealed and re
enacted, with amendments, to read a. fol
). THE JUDGES OF THE SAID
SEVERAL COURTS SHALL BE ELECT
. ED IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN
EACH COUNTY, BY THE QUALIFIED
. VOTERS OF THE CITY AND OF EACH
G6UNTY RES REsP &c 1Nt, S EXCEPT
lJUDGES OF THE SEVERAL COURTS
SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE QUAIL.
FLED VOTERS IN EACH RESPECTIVE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AS HEREINAFTER
6ET9 p AL AZ rL 1c The Er SAFE THP
ON THE TUESDAY AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, AS
NOW PROVIDED FOR IN THE CON.
STITUTIoN; EACH OF THE SAID SAID
FOR FORTE The S TERH OF apF FIFTEEN a1s YEARS
FROM THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION,
AND UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS
ELECTED AND QUALIFIED, OR
UNTIL He SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
WHICHEVER MAY FIRST HAPPEN,
AND BE RE.ELIGIBLE THERETO
UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS, AND
NOT AFTER. IN CASE OF THE IN.
ABILITY Of ANY OF SAID JUDGES I,GE4S
EFFICIENCY. BY REASON OF CON.
TINUED SICKNESS. OR OF PHYSI;
CAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY, IT
SHALL BE IN THE POWER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TWO-THIRDS
3P THE MEMR WFSE Of Fash R9VSE
OF THE GOVERNOR, TO RETIRE
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE.
1856 there shall be IN THE THIRD,
FOURRTH. cFndFF;TH.s SIXTH AND and
third, fourth, fifth. sixth and seventh cir.
cuitsl each county, sUho shall BE- q resident
of the county in which he shall hold Office,
and who 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. Tin any Of said circuits in which
there shall be more than three judges Gin.
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 (including an additional
judge of the Court of Appeals, successor
to the additional judge of the Court Of APP
peals shall be appointed and elected as judge
Of said circuit The aforesaid number
of judges for any of the Lcircuits shall be
SGsst f or FOX HNY OF THE
counties may be increased or decreased by
The General Assembly from time to time
AND ANY VACANCY so CREATED
SHALL BE FILLED as provided in Sec:
ton Of this Article II except that IN
AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
there shall never be less than one Judge for
each county AND ALL OF THE CIR
CUTS THERE SHALL NEVER BE
less than three for each circHit The senior
judge in length Of service shall be the CHIEF
judge of the circuit L(unless there is an ad'
ditional judge Of the Court Of Appeals)l;
the other Judge or judges shall be associate
Judges. IN THE FIRST AND SECOND
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 or appointed, reside in any one
county. In THE FIRST AND SECOND
| JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, IN case any
candidate or candidates for judge at any
election shall receive sufficient votes to
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
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 sad cleo
by reason Of an equal vote for two. or more
candidates a sufficient number o. judges
duly qualified as to residence shall not be
elected at any election, then II shall be the
duty of the Governor to order new election
for such untitled Tfss or Offices Fk SSsS
THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN MONT.
GOMERY COUNTY AND NOT LESS
THAN TWO JUDGES RESIDENT IN
ANNE Arundel. COUNTY, AND IN IN
NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE CoUM-
TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARRETT,
MONTGOMERY, AND FRINGE
GEORGES COUNTY CREATED BY
THE ADOPTION OF THIS ,AM6 END
VIDED in SECTION S OF THIS
AN Nto5TfWN fi; ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE THE
VACANCIES IN ANNE ARUNDEL,
TIES PTs; CREATED BY THE ADOPTION
OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT
BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION OF THIS
ARTICLE; BUT AT THE FIRST BEN:
NAL GENERAL ELECTION FoR
AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS
ELECTED BY THE QUALIFIED voT.
Frs OF ANNE ARUNDEL, BAIT.
MORE, AND ST. MARY'S, COUNTIES
E RkSPENecIY!vFaEYk EACH TO co EHEF sHS9
OTHER VACANCY IN THE OFFICE
OF JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTIMORE,
AND ST. MARY'S, COUNTIES SHALL
BE FILLED AS PROVIDED IN SEC
The said judges shall hold such terms OF
the Circuit Court in each Of the counties
composing their respective circuits, al 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 Isaidl
seven circuits shall constitute 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
} Assembly relating to the Court Of Appeals
! or any other courts, and all rules hereto
: fore adopted by the Court Of Appeals, moi
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 Court:
shall continue to apply to all judges Tin
Guiding chief judges) Of the Circuit Couri
Iwho are not judges of the Court of Ap
pealsl. No member of the General As
a sembly at which this amendmentl either o.
c these amendments was proposed, If otherwis,
{ qualified, shall be ineligible for appointment