Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03


ssck arsoNnt az an Appraiser affoiHtsa
BY Q Court of Record shau estiMate 10
be the fair market yaIMe of sHch PROP.
srty, Provided that the Council shall 81
cure the payment of any farther ssm
that Msay subsequently, Be otDarded BY q
Jury THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
APPLY IN MONTGOMERY COUN-
TY IF THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY
TO BE TAKEN INCLUDES BUILD
INGS' OR IMPROVEMENTS.
SIC, a. s1rd BE- - further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of this State shall be, at the next
general election, to Be held in this State
in the year 1860, submitted 10 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
directions contained in Article IA Of the
Constitution of this State. and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words "For the Ccnatitu-
tionsl Amendment" and against the
Constitutional Amendment, a. now pre-
scribed by law, and immediately after
said election, due returna shall be made.
to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, a.,
directed by said Article ~ of the Con-
stitution, and further proceedings had
in accordance with said Article IL.
EXPLANATION: Italics indieafs new
matter added to ssiStis0 Iasv.
gBracketsl indicate matter strieksn,
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate nmendments' 10
/ bill.
CHAPTER NO: 64a.
AN ACT to propose an amendment 10
Section II of Article 4 Of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department." subtitle Part ILL.,.
Circuit Courts, increasing the NUM-
Der Of Judges in Prince Georges
| County, RELATING TO THE ELI.
GIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE
OFFICE OF JUDGE, and correct-
| ing an error in and removing obsolete
language from said section and sub.
hitting this amendment to the qualified
voters. OF the State for adoption o.
rejection.
SEcrloN 1. Be y esscseS BY ne Ces.
eyal Aysembiy of Maryland, (Three-
ifths Of all Members elected to each Of
following section be and the same Is
! IL.
Section al of Article 4 Of the. Constitu-
ton Of Maryland, title Judiciary De.
partment', subtitle part, III--Circuit
Courts, the same If adopted by the legal
and qualified voters of the State as here.
in provided, to become Section 81 Of
Article 4 Of the Constitution Of Mary
land:
ri. From and after January I, 1855,
| there shall be in the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh circuits at least enc
judge for each county,. who shall be
resident Of the county In which he shall
hold Office, and who shall be elected by
the voters thereof, to be styled judges
of the Circuit Court, to be elected or
appointed as herein provided. The MUM
Der Of judges for any Of the circuits or
for any Of the counties may be increased
or decreased by the General Assembly
from time to time, and any vacancy 90
created shall be filed as provided In See.
ton Of this Article except that in the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
| than one Judge for each county and IN
all Of the circuits there shall never be
less than three for each circuit. The
senior judge in length of service shall
be the chief judge of the circuit; 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 can.
ddates for judge at any election shall
receive sufficient votes 10 cause sueh
candidate or candidates to be declared
elected, but the election Of such eandi.
date 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 can
didates residing in said county, in ths
order of the votes received, whose cleo
ton would provide the permitted numbei
Of judges from said county, and alss
the candidate or candidates residing II
some other county, and not similarly dis
qualified, who shall have the next high
est number of votes in said election. If
by reason Of such a condition or by Tea
son Of an equal vote for. two or NOR,
, candidates q sufficient number of judge
duly qualified Is 10 residence shall no
be elected at any election, then II shal
be the duty of the Governor to order I
new election for such untitled ofica o
offices. From and after December !
1854, there shall be not less than thre'
judges resident in Montgomery Count!
and not less than two judges resident II
Anne Arundel County, land in Prime
Georges County,l and not less than tire
. judges resident in Baltimore County
: From and after December 1, 1860, ther
shall BE- not Jsss thar FOUR Judge
yssident IN Pyinee Gsor0gs Count,
1.-THE vacancies in Garrett, Montgomery
: and Prince Georges County created b
the adoption of this amendment shall b
!: filed as provided in Section Of thi
! Article.
Notwithstanding any other pfovisio
Of this article the vacancies in Ann
Arundel, Baltimore, and St. Mary
! Counties created by the adoption of Chi
amendment shall not be filled, by appoinl
ment as provided in Section ) Of thi
; Article; but at the first biennial generi
= election for Representatives in Congress
! after the adoption Of this amendment
I Judge shall be elected by the qualihe
{ voters of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, an
J 81. Mary's Counties, respectively,
: gil such vacancy in each county. An
4 other vacancy In the Office Of Judge I
{ 1.-THE Circuit Court for Anne Arunde
Baltimore, and st. Mary's Counties shs
be filed a. provided IN Section } and
OF this articie.l
y The said judges shall hold such tern
!. Of the Circuit Court in each .of q
: counties composing their respective ei
]. cults, at such times 40 are now Pr
Y seribed or may hereafter. be preseribe
3 by rules or regulations by the Court I
q Appeals or otherwise by law. One judi
: in each of. the first seven circuits shs
T. constitute a quorum for the transactif
Of any business; and the said judges, ,
70 any Of them, may hold special terms !
their Courts, when in their discretio
% the business Of the several e0unti
renders such terms necessary.
V An provisions of the Constitution
Maryland and all Acts Of the Gener
Assembly relating to the Court Of A
10 peals or any other courts, and all Tul
n heretofore adopted by the Court of A
a. peals, not inconsistent with the proN
D. sions of the sections amended or add
m by this amendment, shall remain in II
W force and effect unless and until amen
d. ed or repealed by proper authority.
ae salaries now prescribed by law for Z
o. sociate judges of the Circuit. CouI
shall continue to apply 70 all judg
n. Including chief judges Of the Gre.
e. IOuft. NO nemDcf OF inc OcncIal n
Of sembly at which either Of these amen
he ments was proposed, OF 81 which .
is number OR SALARY of jsd0ss !
TO any of the EIGHT eMcsits Of for o
n. of the counter may be OR MAY HAN
w BEEN iscreGSfd Or dscYsassd BY .
10 General AsserbIy from time 10 time,
al Otherwise qualified, shall be ineligil
e. for appointment or election a. judge.
Of the Court of Appeals or any other co.
v. by reason of his membership. In ~
General Assembly.
Nd In the event and 10 the extent Of q
inconsistency between the provisions
no any section amended or added by th'
be amendments and any of the other pro
m. sions of this Constitution or the pro
en- sions of any existing law, the provisis
ng Of the sections. amended or added Oh
m. prevail, and such OTHER PROV
re SI0NS SHALL Be REPEALED (
re ADVOCATED TO the extent Of such
by consistency, except Section .3sA.
ii. Artiele; III of this Constitution; .
70. yided, however, that In the event Of Z
ers inconsistency between the provisions.