The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-13

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shall be repealed or abrogated to the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
tion 3SA of Article III of this Constitu-
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
vcmber, 1914, or at the election held in
November, 1854, or at the election held
81 November, 1860, the changes made
by these amendments and all such other
amendments to this Constitution shall all
be given effect.
SEC. 2. lind be 1t further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment 10 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 u 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-
tutonal 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 Ia OF the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had
in accordance with said Article II.
EXPLANATION: Italics indicate ne1U
matter added TO existing lac.
IBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. II
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Section II OF Article " of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title Judiciary
Department, subtitle part IL
Court OF Appeals, to increase the
membership of the Court of Appeals
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
decision of the Court, and submitting
this amendment TO the qualified voters
OF inc Otdte lot aQOIt1On Ic1eCtlOT.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Mdryland, (Three-
fifthS 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 II
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
Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting of
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline.
Talbot Dorchester, Wicomco Worcester
and Somerset Counties; one from the
Second Appellate Judicial Circuit, con-
sisting Of Hartford, Baltimore, Anne
vert and St. Mary's Counties; and one
from the Third Appellate Judicial Cir
cult, consisting of Carroll, Howard,
Montgomery, Frederick, Washington,
Allegany and Garrett Counties. The
City of Baltimore shall, for the purposes
Fourth Appellate Judicial Circuit. The
Judges of the Court Of Appeals shall be
elected by the qualified voters of their
respective Appellate Judicial Circuits,
their terms to begin on the date of their
qnaiihcaton.l Inc Court Of Appeals
ShdH DC COMPOSED OF 5even Judges, one
from the FIRST APPelIGte Judicial Cir
cut consisting of CeeiI, Kent, Queen
AInne'F, CdToii'e, Talbot, Dorchester,
Wteomico, Worcester and Somerset
counties, one from the Second APPEL
LATE I"dtctG! CWeMt consisting Of
RaHtmoTe and HdTt0rd counties; one
from the Third APpeliate Judicial Cir
cut. cOttsistt11 of diIe0auv Frederick
GdTveI' montgomery ana " dShington
5onnfieJJ; one fro" the foA'tH ,APbeiidte
JHdt9'dt SroHit, Consisting Of fTInte
george 5, CARER, ChdrfeS end ST. Mdry5
1onntifJ; one from the ruth APPELLATE
Imd'cIa' Cre"t, consisting Of dime
ond t5oo rom me sum 4Pfeildte Judi
ca CIRCUIT consisting Of baltimore City.
IRE y"dgeS OF the Court OF APPediS
JhdH De residents Of and be elected by
re 9hdhGed 0oterS OF hetr respective
HPPe'He IHdieIq1 Greats ne term Of
ofgn on me date or ms QUALIFICATION er-
efp' thgt gaeh OF re Judges Of the Court
81 APPed!5 ~ once at the time tJtiS
omendnient to the constitution takes
greg 5faH continue to hold Once for
me balance OF the term for 90hich he 70Gs
haze attained the age Of 5eVenty years.
5ghtcheVerr may FIRST hdpPen. One of the
Judges OF the Court of Appeals shall be
qesgnateG by the Governor as the Chief
Judge Inc jurisdiction OF the Court of
1hPPedls shal De co-eXtenslve with the
limits OF the state and such as now is
or may hereafter be prescribed by law:
4 u SIaH hold IT'S sessions IN the City of
Ailm,iaP9hs at such time or times as it
s snail IRON IN. tline 10 time by rule pre-
tin,,o ~ ~ session ION or sessions snail con
no iesS nan zen fnohths IN each
yedi, the business 0eiofe IL snail so
!tequite, ana IL shaii be competent tor
eHe !uuseS temporarily 10 transfer their
srt elSewnete upon sufhcient cause.
sdldIy OF Sacn Judge OF the court
~. Npl Ie sllait DC that now or mere
aIlgr pteScIiOed by me General Assembly
anu s.idl nor DC giiiiihlsned during ms
I 1..,ue IN once. llhree OF the
uuses shdH constitute quorum, and
t.ie concur ehTe OF majority OF
f f;l,' va. slia'i pe s,i'lTieIt LOT the decl-
sioj i, VI any Cause'I FtVe OF me Judges
? :,,J 'o h,i a quorum, ana rye
I"uHt' Stui i, 81 N euIH case HniCS5 me
..'y S't'' ""ttt Ha' an GddHio1idf
y ,''.,s', ~ J""gtS S' =" any case me
t! 3,'. W, ~ % a majWHp OF those SIT.
r ,,!, 9Ma't 0e SH an J0r re aee'5ion OF
~ ,I"HSFs GND an EQOAL DlNI-
SSt w 0f II0SE SITTING IN A
II15t tiAo r1 nE 1870 OF AZ
i,l ~ i1EE InE DEGlSlON AP-
T nT,i i' r rkOM II II Exc IS NO
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