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

w @0tA9s HustA Sft~etfe ~ ttNa WN0tftAF 0H2
tor the sang iHtervsl, devoIve sboM he
TINE SUCH VACANCY OCCUR.
lRED; and IN case there Be no Comptrol
ler of the State, or IN the case Of his
refusal to Serve, and IN the case of his
death, resignatioM; FenovaI from the
State ~ ether disQN0lif eation sghiIe dr.
ehsgeina the dNfies of said Office of Coz.
svmor, thew the dHtiss of SAID Office shall,
~ hks saNssr ard for the same imtsrvol
dfvolve sfos the attorney General Of
the State, AT THE TIME SUCH
VACANCY OCCURRED. And the
Legislature may provide by law, for the
impeachment. Of the Governor, and In
lease Of his conviction, or his inability,
ImAy; declare what person shall perform
The Executive dutiesi and for any va.
lcancy In. said Office not herein provided
for, provision may be made BY law; and
| H. such vacancy should occur without
lsuch provision being made, the Legis-
lature shall be convened by the Secre.
ltary Of State. for the purpose of filing
such vacancy.
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 to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance Of
directions contained In Article IL 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.
Amendment, and Against the Consti.
lttitio,aaI Auuendf.@f,tU aa vovu xpesor;h.1
| 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, as directed by
said Article II Of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article II.
EXPLANATIONS: ItsIics imdieSte asw
waiter added 10 s<isfinO lou.
IBracketsI indicate matter, stricken
from existing law.
| CAPITALS indicate amendments 10
CHAPTER NO. 56i
Sectioa I'll q Article ~ ~ Tie 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
4 the hrst biennial general election for
Representatives in Congress- after the
PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL
S cIAL ciscu uhs s sEf1TR oP Po
THE ELIGIBILITY OF MEM.
| BERS OF THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY FOR THE OFFICE OF
JUDGE, AND SUBMITTING THIS
| AMENDMENT TO THE QUAIL.
4 FLED VOTERS OF THE STATE
II FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION.
Il SECTION !. Be u enacted BY the Gen
sgsl AsssmbIy of Maryisnd, (three-ffths
OF all members elected to each Of the
the two Houses eoncurring), That the
following Section b and the same Is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 81 Of Article Nv Of the consti.
tuition Of Maryland, title Judiciary De.
partment", subtitle "Part III-Circuit
Courts, the same, II adopted by the
Illegal and qualified voters Of tie State
Is herein provided. TO become Section
q Of Article Nv Of the Constitution Of
Maryland.
J 81. From and after January I. 1855,
there shall be in the third, fourth, fifth.
NiAAA NAt0 ptVGsAN4 ElAtDIto NJ NEN8t DUE
Judge for each county, who shall be Q
resident Of the county In which be 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 IS 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 80
created shall be filled as 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 ali
Of the TcrcuitsI CIRCUITS there shall
never. be less than FOUR for each cir
cult. The senior judge in length Of service
shall be the Chief Judge Of the Circuit;
the. other judge or judges shall be as.
sociate judges, In the FIRST and second
judicial circuits no two of said judges
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 ease any candidate or candi.
dates for Judge 1t any election shall
> receive SUFFICIENT votes to cause such
candidate or candidates 10 be declared
|. elected. but she election Of such eandi'
date or candidates would cause more
judges than herein permitted to reside
y 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 thu
order OF the votes received, whose cleo
ton would provide the permitted mum
Der Of judges, from said county, and ais
the candidate or candidates residing Il
y some other county, and not similarly
J, disqualified, who. shall have the, mex
highest number Of votes In said election
: II, by reason of such q condition or By
: reason Of an equal vote for two or NOR,
! candidates ! sufficient number Of Judge
9 duly qualified ~ 70 residence shall no
1 be elected at any election, then It shal
! be the. duty Of the Governor to order
- new election for sueh untitled Office o
y Offices. From and after December !
1884, there shall be not less than lthre
q judges resident in Montgomery Count
and not less thanI two judges fesiden
Pin Anne Arundel County, and in Primo
GEORGES County and not less than tire
Judges resident In Baltimore County
10 1.-THE vacancies IN Garrett, Montgomery
le and Prince Georges County created b
T. the adoption Of this amendment shall b
" filled As provided in Section 5 OF thi
u Artiele.I From end after December J
IN 1850, there shall BE- rot less than fs
NJ isd0ss yssidssf !. Montgomery Count,
lsl Notwithstanding any other proyisio
ieI OF this Article the Vacancies in Ann
ie Arundel, Baltimore and st: Mary
countlesl yafoney " Mon.gom',y eo ~
0. amendment shall not be filled by appoin
Of ment as provided in Section 5 Of hi
Ne Article, but at the first biennial generi
BY election for Representatives in Congress
8 after the. adoption Of this amendment
Of Judge shall be elected by the qualife
!, voters Of IAnne Arundel, Baltimore ar
ldl st. Mays Countless. respectively
inl Montgomery County to FIJI such vacant
a.. in leach SHeh county. Any other v
cancy in the office of Judge Of the CT
a. cult Court for LAnne Arundel, Bali
al more, and St. Mary's Countiesl Nor
a, QomTyy County AND ANY VACANC
Or IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL Gil
ct CUT shall be filed as provided
v. Sections ) and Of this Article, r.
or cEPT THAT THE PERSON in
en- TALLY AIPPoINTED To - I'll
M RESIDENT OF KENT COUNTY.
Inc .bdlu Judges onAu hviu SuSh WI
'n Of the Circuit Court in each OF I
,et Counties composing their respective g
NJ. cults, at such times as are now p
i0yI scribed or may hereafter be prescrib
I'd. by rules or regulations by the Court
he Appeals or otherwise by law. One jud
Of in each Of the first seven circuits sh
he constitute . quorum for the transact
i'd fof any business; and the said Judges,
as any. Of them, may hold special terms
he their courts, when. IN their discretis
sill the business Of the several counties =.
lie, lders such terms necessary.
les All provisions of the Constitution
nd Maryland, and all Acts of the Gene
The Assembly relating to the Court Of !
IL peais or any other courts, and all ~
~, heretofore adopted by the Court OF !
bly, peals, not inconsistent with the pro
sSs sions of the sections amended or ado
feyl by this amendment, shall remain In !
ss-A force and effect unless and until ausel
N. ed or repealed by proper. authority.
the salaries now prescribed by law for /,
eysI sociate judges Of the Circuit Courts Oh
the continue 70 apply TO all judges (incl
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