Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-14

AND Section 81 of Article : Of the Con
stitution OF Maryland, title Judiciary DE
partment', subtitle "Circuit Courts, b,
4, and THEY ARE hereby repealed and re
enacted. with amendments, to read as 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
TfH3STT a, II II TIE Hfsf FIRST lANb sE SS
IJUDGES OF THE SEVERAL COURTS
SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE QUAIL;
FLED VOTERS IN EACH RESPECTIVE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AS HEREINAFTER
| Judges 10 BE ELECTED AT THE
on NN TAE f TuEs sbY AFTER g The FHR
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER AS
NOW PROVIDED FOR IN THE CON
STIITuTToN; EACH OF THE SAID
FROM THE TINE OF HIS ELECTION,
AND UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS
IELECTED AND QUALIFIED, OR
| CETTI He SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
W4icHEVER MAY FIRST HAPPEN,
iiNTII HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS, AND
NoT hETER: IN CASE OF THE IN;
To PlSCaARG f. HIS P9TIE 4p WITH CnI
TiiIt;rb 1tKHEsS. OR OF pHYSi.
lCAl. OR MENTAL INFIRMITY, IT
SHALL RE IN THE POWER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TWO.THIRDS
TIT MEGR WRSH OF TH EA6P R0VSE
OF TIE GOVERNOR, TO RETIRE
SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICI.
p From and after January |. ll245l
! 1855, t'ere shall be IN THE THIRD,
EI0u%TH FIFTH.s SIXTH AND AND
ase on. ades for l,Ss 4f ss' sseon fs
third, fourth. fifth, sixth and seventh cir.
cut | zach county lUho shall be a resident
OF the county in which he shall hold office.
and a0hO shall be elected by the voters there
OF. TO he styled judges of the Circuit Court,
to he elected or appointed as herein pro-
vdcd. I'm any of said circuits in which
there shall be more than three judges lin.
Guiding the additional judge of the Court of
| Appeals), 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 Ap
peals shall be appointed and elected as judge
Of said chcuit.I The aforesaid number
of Judges for any Of the Icircuits shall be
CIRCUITS OR FOR ANY 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
TIT r% # ai5' F A5fs F ffsff SIXTH SIX
AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
there shall nevey BE- less than one Judge for
each county AND ALL OF THE CIR
CUTS THERE SHALL NEVER BE
less than three for each circuit The senior
Judge in length Of service shall be the chiet
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
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
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 III
any county Of the circuit, then and IN that
event there shall be declared elected only
in said county, in the order OF the votes
received, whose election would provide the
permitted number of judges ffrom 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 H. 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 l, 1888,
| THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT in MONT;
GOMERY COUNTY AND NOT LESS
THAN T TM9 JEpGtE9SU S SFS.D ANp IN
FRINGE GEoRGE'S COUNTY, AND
NOT LESS THAN THREE JUDGES
RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE CoUN-
TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARRETT,
MoNTTG6.ooMEEdRiYANj rv AN SPp.P PRING az {
T TIE ADoPfioN OF THIS AMEND.
MENT SHALL BE FILLED AS PRO;
VIDED IN SECTION OF THIS
IN NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS ARTiGLE III TIE
BALTIMORE, AND ST. MARYS, CoUN;
TIES CREATED BY THE ADOPTION
! OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT
BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION S OF THIS
NNTAI G-EfNERAL ELECTION FOR
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS,
AFTER THE. ADOPTION OF THIS
AMENDMENT A JUDGE ShALL BE
Ell ECTED BY THE QUALIFIED V0T'
ERS OF ANNE AR r IN d6i,, BAtFi'
V VAeFfS ! n n EACH coUNTY. ANY
OTHER VACANCY IN THE OFFICE
| OF JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTlMoRE'
BE FILLED As PROVIDED IN SEC.
TIONS AND S OF THIS ARTICLE.
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 lsaidl
seven circuits shall constitute a quorum tor
the transaction OF any business: and the
SAID Judges, OF 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 tt the Court OF Appeals
or any other courts, and all rules hereto
fore adopted by tile Court OF Appeals, no,
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 amendment either OF
/, these amendments was proposed, II otherwise
qualified, shall be ineligible for appointment
or election as Judge of the Court Of Appeals
or any other court by reason OF his mem
bership in such General Assembly. IAN
Court OF Appeals on January |, l9a5, shall