The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27

In the event and to the extent of any
inconsistency between the provisions of
any section amended or added by these
amendments and any of the other pro
visions of this Constitution or the pro
visions of any existing law, the provi-
sions of the sections amended or added
shall prevail, and such other provisions
shall be repealed or abrogated TO the
extent of such inconsistency, except Sec
ton 35A of Article III of this Constitt-
ton, provided, however, that in the event
of any inconsistency between the provi-
sions of the Sections thus amended or
added and any of the other provisions
of the sections thus amended or added
and any of the other provisions of this
Constitution as amended by any other
amendments which may be adopted at the
same time or times as these amend
ments, lie. at the election held in No
vember, 1914, or at the election held in
November, 1854, or at the election held
by these amendments and all such other
amendments TO this Constitution shall all
be given effect.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro
posed as an amendment 10 the Consttu-
ton of this State shall be, at the next
general election, to be held in this State
in the year 1860, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of
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 Consti-
tutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election, due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Article II of the Con-
stitution, and further proceedings had
in accordance with said Article IA.
ExPLANATIoN: Italics indicate ne1U
matter added TO exiS.inG Lac.
IBracketsl indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. II
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section Il of Article " of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department"''- subtitle Part Il
Court Of Appeals, to increase the
of Maryland, to provide for their
selection from appellate judicial cir
cults and for the terms of Office
of present and new members of the
Court, to provide for quorums and the
number of judges necessary for a
this amendment to the qualified voters
of the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Cen
erdl assembly Of Maryland, (Three-
ffths of all the Members elected to each
of the two Houses concurring), That
the following section be and it is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section IA
of Article " of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Judiciary Department,
subtitle Part II-Court of Appeals,
if adopted by the legal and qualified
voters of the State as herein provided,
to become a part of the Constitution of
Maryland:
IA. 1.-THE Court of Appeals shall be
composed of five Judges, two from the
City of Baltimore; one from the First
Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting of
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline,
Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester
and Somerset Counties; one from the
Second Appellate Judicial Circuit, con-
sisting of Hartford, Baltimore, Anne
Arundel, Prince Georges, Charles, Cal
vert and St. Mary's Counties; and one
from the Third Appellate Judicial Cir
Montgomery, Frederick, Washington,
Allegany and Garrett Counties. The
City of Baltimore shall, for the purposes
of this section, be designated as the
Fourth Appellate Judicial Circuit. The
Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be
erected by the qudliHeq voters OF their
respective Appellate Judicial Circuits,
their terms to begin on the date of their
qualification.l The Court of appeals
shall be composed of seVen Judges, one
from the FTSt APpeHdte judicial CIR
cut consisting OF Cecil, Kent, Queen
dimes, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester,
Wieonteo, worcester and Somerset
counties; one from the Second APPEL
LATE !HdictG! CvcHtt consisting Of
DdHnore ana EdfJord 6ohhtteS5 one
from the lhVd APPeidte Judicial CIR
cut, consisting OF AHe9dHy, FREDERICK,
Garrett, montgomery and Washington
counties; one from the Fourth 4APbei!dte
Jhdieiat Crchit, CONSISTING, OF Prince
George S, CAREER, Charles and ST; Mays
COUNTESS one from the ruth APPELLATE
Judicial Circuit, consisting of dune
arundel CdfroH ana tfofudrd counties;
and tg0o from the SIXTH 14bPeiIate Jttdi-
6Iq1 Circuit, consisting Of baltimore City.
re re, JHa9eS or me Court OF APPedts
Shd" DC feSidehtS OF ana 6e elected by
ne qnahfed ToterS OF Their respective
HPPe4qte J"dtcidI CirchitS. ne term Of
edeH Judge OF the Court OF Appeals shall
oegin on the date Of nus qualification eF-
cePf that eqeh OF re J4dgeS OF the Court
Of APpeals ~ ogice at re time this
oniendment to the CONSTITUTION. takes
The balance of the term for spllici he goas
elected or APPOINTED or MtiI he shall
maze attained the age of seventy years,
59hicheVer may frSt haPbeH. One of the
Judges OF the Court OF Appeals shall be
qesignated, by the Governor rs the Chief
Judge. Inc jurisdiction OF the Court of
Appeals shal be co-eXtensiye with the
UNITS rs. OF the state and such as now is
OF may hereafter be prescribed by law.
a snall hola us sessions IN the City OF
Annapohs at such tune or times as it
snah IRON time to time by rule pre-
Us ~ session o[ sessions shail con
tiiiue no! ~ iesS llidl zen Fnohtns IN each
year, II the business before 1t shall so
Iequife; ana II shaii De competent tor
tHe Judges temporarily 10 transfer their
SIIiitliles ELSEWHERE upon sufhcient cause.
me salary OF each Judge OF the Court
OF Appeals shaii De mat now or here
dItgr prescribed by me General Assembly
anu shal NOT De dlninisned during his
T T IN once. I1hree OF the
!uuees shaH constitute quorum, and
tIle concurrence OF majority OF
qlolui shdl De sufhGlent Tor the deer
sjoii Vi any cause.l F'Ve OF me ihdqeS
s.'JI eoiS5iFHte quorum ana fge
]t'age5 SnaH , Sit ~ edGH case unless the
coIt HGH dHect HFdt an dddflondI
Inage or JHa9eS SH Tor any case. Inc
toie Ht yer OF majority OF those SIT
aMlg sna'1 oe SHg IS JoT re occasion OF
Wy cause AND AN Equal DIVI-
SION 0t THOSE SITTING in A
G 15fnt1rI Has liz EtFEGT OF AZ
BIZ kI4 ~ r,d ne DEGiSl0N AP-
4 6 M r ;. fkOM r. IHERE IS NO
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