Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-27

lseiS Office Of Governor, fAsn ~ S.s;ss
lof said Office shall, in Ike psannfy and
for the sdnie interval, devoIvs vbon thu
lComftroller OF the State, AT THE
TINE SUCH VACANCY OCCUR.
lRED; and ~ case there be no Co,nbtvol.
4 LEI. Of the State, or IN the case of his
H refusal TO ssrvs, ard IN the case of his
dedfh, reJi0HdttOA, memorial from the
State or other disqualification tOhils dis
charging the dHtiss of said Office of Coz.
ernor. then the dsties of said Office shall,
~ like manner and for the same infsrvaI
devoiys sPon the attorney General of
re STATE, AT THE TIME SUCH
VACANCY OCCURRED. And the
Legislature may provide by law, for the
Impeachment Of the Governors; and in
case of his conviction, or his inability.
may declare what person shall perform
the Executive duties; and for any va.
cancy in. said Office not herein provided
for, provision may be made by law; and
II such vacancy should occur without
such provision being made, the Legis-
lature shall be convened by the Secre-
tary Of State. for the purpose Of filing
such vacancy.
Sac. Q. Ard BE- 4 further srsetsS.
That the aforegoing section hereby pro.
posed as an amendment to the Constitu.
tion 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 print.
ed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Consti.
Itutional Amendment, as now prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton, due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against
SAID proposed amendment, a. directed by
SAID Article II of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article IA.
EXPLANATION; haiies indicate nrv
matter added 10 srisfinc Ian.
IBracketsl indicate matter. stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments %
bill.
CHAPTER NO. ISL
AN ACT to propose an amendment 70
Section Fl of Article ~ of. the Con.
stitution Of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department subtitle Part H.
Circuit Courts, to provide for an adj
ditional Judge of the Circuit COURT
IN Montgomery County, to be elected
by the qualified voters of said County
At the FIRST biennial general election for
Representatives in Congress after the
adoption of the said amendment. TO
PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL,
JUDGE IN THE SECOND JUDI.
GGIAL CIRCUIT, RELATING TO
THE ELIGIBILITY OF MEM
SEMBLY FOR THE OFFICE or
JUDGE, AND SUBMITTING THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE QUAIL.
FLED VOTERS OF THE STATE
FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION.
SEcrioN J.. Be IL enacted BY the Cen.
fyaI Assembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths
OF all members elected to each Of the
the two Houses eoncurring), That the
following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed As an amendment to
Section 2l of Article w Of the Consti-
tuition Of Maryland. title Judiciary De-
partment", subtitle Part III-Circuit
Courts, the same. II adopted BY the
legal and qualified voters Of the State
as herein provided, to become Section
q Of Article w of the Constitution Of
Maryland.
81 rIutu ana Aftof January IL ly99,
there shall be in the third. fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh circuits az least one
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 ap-
pointed a. herein provided. The number
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 20
created shall be filled a. provided in Sec
ton Of this Article except that in the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
judicial circuits there shall never be less
than one judge for each county and IN all
of the Iercuitsl CIRCUITS there shall
never Be less than FOUR for each cir
cult. The senior judge in length of servies
shall be the Chief Judge of the Circuit;
the other Judge or judges shall be as
sociate judges. In the krst 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 eandi.
dates for judge at any election shall
receive sufficient votes TO cause such
candidate or candidates 10 be declared
elected, but the election Of such candi-
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 the
order Of the votes received, whose cleo
tion would provide the permitted mum.
Der Of judges from said county, and also
the candidate or candidates residing in
some other county, and not similarly
disqualified, who shall have the next
highest number of votes in said election.
If, by reason Of such Q condition or by
reason Of an equal vote for two or more
candidates a sufficient number of Judges
duly qualified a. to residence shall not
be elected at any election, then IL shall
be the duty Of the Governor to order q
new election for such untitled Office or
Offices. From and after December /,
1854, there shall be not less than three
judges resident in Montgomery County
and not less thanI two judges resident
/ in Anne Arundel County, and in Prince
Georges County and not less than three
Judges resident in Baltimore County.
1.-THE vacancies In Garrett, Montgomery,
and Prince Georges County created BY
the adoption Of this amendment shall be
filled as provided in Section S Of this
Afticle.I From snd after December I,
1850, there ghdH b. not Isgs fh0H five
jSdoss yfsidenf in MONTGOMERY Copnty.
Mountaineering any other provision
of this Article the Vacancies IN Anne
Arundel, Baltimore and St. Marys
CountiesI vacancy IN Montgomery Cosr-
~ created by. the adoption Of this
amendment shall not be filed by appoint
ment as provided in Section S Of this
Article, but At the first biennial general
election for Representatives in Congress,
Judge shall be elected by the qualified
voters Of IAnne Arundel, Baltimore and
ST. Mays Counties, respectively
Montgomery County to I'll such vacancy
in feachI sSeb county. Any other va
cancy in the Office Of Judge Of the Cir.
cult Court for IAnne Arundel, Balti.
more, and St. Mary's CountiesI Mont.
Qom<ry County AND ANY VACANCY
IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIR.
CUT shall be filled as provided in
Sections and Of this Article, tx.
CEPT THAT THE PERSON mi.
TALLY. APPOINTED TO FILL
THE VACANCY IN THE SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE A
IAN$OADGANA OE hENl SOON liz
The said judges shall hold such terms
Of the. Circuit Court in each Of the
Counties composing their respective cir.
cults, at such times as are now pre-
scribed or may hereafter be prescribed
by rules or regulations by the Court Of
Appeals or otherwise by law. One judge
in each Of the first seven circuits shall
constitute . quorum for the transaction
fof 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 counties rem,
ders such terms necessary.
All provisions Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. and all Acts Of the General
Assembly relating 70 the Court Of Ap-
peals or any other courts, and all rules
heretofore adopted by the Court of Ap-
peals, not inconsistent with the proyi.
sions Of the sections amended OF added
by this amendment, shall remain In full
\ force and effect unless and until amend.
ed or repealed BY proper authority. AL