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Y tf( oe se | e"h | r nﬂ;‘tn ti h’rf sixi ‘:lr?sggémlg al? I:f:‘ne dnsv :nt:‘;: lid ic n'- (}‘l Qisi(}'(:l:ogfe CI; c hOh ‘"l ew'ry 3 : wei"“q o oo'- joﬂj r r deog nf | ﬁur‘:’r tnoc hne m(’tu "::intl, i uhe : :p ]rc(zﬁ r yee: ? g hSh ; Ls a e ahti.h al;“;e"er:e n:):tgll); t li CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS —e R TR summoned ; they may alter or fix the times for holding any or all terms, until otherwise pre scribed, and shall adopt rules to the end that =ll business not requiring the interposition of the jury shall be, as far as practicable, dis posed of at said intermediate terms. The additional associate judge for the third circuit elected in accordance with the terms of the Constitutional Amendment heretofore submitted and adopted shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, hold his office for the same term of years, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the third circuit. The additional associate judge for the second circuit herein provided for shall be a resident of Cecil County, shall be appointed by the Governor after the expiration of six months after the adoption of this amendment and shall serve until the first general election for members of the General Assembly that shall be held in said circuit subsequent to the adoption of this amendment, at which election his successor shall be elected by the qualified voters of Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties, constituting the second circuit. The judge so appointed shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the second circuit, and the judge so elected shall be subject to the same constitutional provision, hold his office for the same term of years, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the second circuit. The additional judge for the sixth circuit herein provided for and elected by the qualified voters of Frederick and Montgomery Counties at the 1938 election in accordance with the terms of the Constitutional Amendment heretofore submitted and adopted shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the sixth circuit and his successors shall be appointed and for elected in accordance with the constitutional provisions relating to judges. The Chief Judge may be elected from either Frederick or Montgomery Counties, but when the Chief Judge is elected from Frederick County one of the associate judges shall be a resident of said county and the two remaining associate judges shall be residents of Montgomery County and when the Chief Judge is elected from Montgomery County one of the associate judges shall be a resident of said Montgomery County and the remaining two associate judges residents of Frederick County. In case any candidate or candidates for associate judge at any judicial election held in the sixth judicial circuit shall receive sufficient votes to cause such candidate or candidates to be declared elected, but the election of such candidate or candidates would cause more associate judges than herein permitted to reside in any county of said circuit, then and in that event only that candidate or those candidates, as the case may be, residing in said county in the order of the votes received shall be declared elected whose election would provide the permitted number of associate judges from said county and the candidate or candidates, as the case may be, residing in the other county, and not similarly disqualified, who shall have the next highest number of votes in said election shall be declared elected. If, by reason of such a condition or by reason of an equal vote for two or more candidates a sufficient number of associate judges duly qualified as to residence as above set out should not be elected at any election in said sixth judicial circuit, then it shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new election for such unfilled office or offices. The additional associate judge for the seventh circuit herein provided for shall be appointed by the Governor immediately after the adoption of this amendment and shall serve until the first general election for members of the General Assembly that shall be held in said circuit subsequent to the adoption of this amendment, at which election his successor shall be elected by the qualified voters of Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's Counties. No member of the General Assembly of 1939, otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible for appointment or election as such associate judge by reason of his membership in the General Assembly. The judge so appointed shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the seventh circuit, and the judge so elected and his successors shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, hold office for the same term of years, receive the same compensation, and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the seventh circuit. No two of the associate judges for the seventh circuit shall at the time of their election or appointment or during the term for which they may have been elected or appointed reside in the same county, except in Prince George's County, in which county two of said associate judges for the said circuit shall reside at the time of their appointment or election and during the term for which they may have been appointed or elected unless the chief judge of said circuit shall already reside in said county, in which event only one of said associate judges shall reside in Prince George's County and Prince George’s County shall at all times have Two resident Judges and no more, such Judges to be either the Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit and one associate Judge or two associate Judges of said Circuit. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the foregoing section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State shall be, at the next general election to be held in this State in the year 1940, submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in Article 14 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 Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment,” as now prescribed by law, and immediately after said election, due returns shall be made to the Governor of the State for and against said proposed amendment as directed by said Article 14 of the Constitution. Approved: May 11, 1939. CHAPTER 247. AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 15 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, title “Legislative Department,” regulating the period that the General Assembly may continue its session and the compensation of the members thereof, and to provide for the submission of said amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for adoption or rejection. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all the members of each of the two Houses concurring), That the following be and the same is hereby proposed as an amendment to Section 15 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, title ‘Legislative Department,’ the same, if adopted by the legally qualified voters of the State, as herein provided, to become Section 15 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland. The General Assembly may continue its session so long as in its judgment the public interest may require, for a period not longer than ninety days; and each member thereof shall receive a compensation of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per annum, payable quarterly, with a deduction of ten dollars per day for each day of unexcused absence from any session; and he shall also receive such mileage as may be allowed by law, not exceeding twenty cents per mile; and the presiding officer of each House shall receive an additional compensation of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per annum. When the General Assembly shall be convened by Proclamation of the Governor, the session shall not continue longer than thirty days, but no additional compensation other than mileage and other allowances provided by law shall be paid members of the General Assembly for Special sessions. isosllc. 2. And be it further enacted, that o yregoing section hereby proposed iﬁldam!t‘ﬂ;dr:ent to the Constitution of the State of Maryland shall, at the next general election to be held in November, 1940, be submitted to the legal and qualified voters of the State, for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the directions contained in Article 11 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and at the said general election the vote on the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed the words “For CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS the Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment,” as now provided by law, and immediately after said election due returns shall be made to the Governor of the vote for and against the said proposed amendment, as directed by said Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, and further proceedings had in accordance with said Article Fourteen. Approved: April 26, 1939. CHAPTER 371. AN ACT to amend Section 21 of Article 4, title “Judiciary Department,” sub-title “‘Part lll—Circuit Courts,” of the Constitution of this State, providing for the residential qualification and method of selection of Associate Judges in the Third Judicial Circuit and to provide for the submission of said amendment to the qualified voters of this State for adoption or rejection. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That (three-fifths of all members elected to each of the two Houses concurring) the following section be and the same is hereby proposed as an amendment to Section 21 of Article 4, of the Constitution of Maryland, title “Judiciary Department,” the same, if adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof as herein provided, to become Section 21 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland. For each of the said circuits, excepting the eighth, the second, the third and the sixth, there shall be a chief judge and two associate judges, to be styled judges of the Circuit Court, to be selected or appointed as herein provided, and for the second circuit, the third circuit and the sixth circuit, there shall be a chief judge and three associate judges to be styled judges of the Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed as herein provided. And no two of said associate judges, for any of the said circuits, except the third and sixth circuits, shall, at the time of their election or appointment or during the term for which they may have been elected or appointed, reside in the same county. If two or more persons shall be candidates for associate judge in the same county in any of the circuits, except the third and sixth circuits, that one only in said county shall be declared elected who has the highest number of votes in the circuit. In case any two candidates for associate judge in any one of the circuits, except the third and sixth circuits residing in the same county shall have an equal number of votes greater than any other candidates for associate judge in the circuit, it shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new election for one associate judge, but the person residing in any other county of the circuit and who has the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. The said judges shall hold not less than two terms of the Circuit Court in each of the counties composing their respective circuits, at such times as are now or may hereafter be prescribed to which jurors shall be summoned; and in those counties where only two such terms are held, two other and intermediate terms shall be held. To which jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter or fix the times for holding any or all terms, until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt rules to the end that all business not requiring the interposition of the jury shall be, as far as practicable, disposed of at said intermediate terms. In the Third Circuit, two of said Associate Judges shall at all times be bona fide residents of Baltimore County, and one of said Associate Judges or the Chief Judge be a bona fide resident of Harford County, and said Judges shall have been such residents six months prior to their appointment or election. The additional associate judge for the second circuit herein provided for shall be a resident of Cecil county, shall be appointed by the Governor after the expiration of six months after the adoption of this amendment and shall serve until the first general election for members of the General Assembly that shall be held in said circuit subsequent to the adoption of this amendment, at which election his successor shall be elected by the qualified voters of Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties, constituting the second circuit. The judge so appointed shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the second circuit, and the judge so elected shall be subject to the same constitutional provision, hold his office for the same term of years, receive the same compensation, and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the second circuit. The additional judge for the sixth circuit herein provided for and elected by the qualified voters of Frederick and Montgomery Counties at the 1938 election in accordance with the terms of the Constitutional Amendment heretofore submitted and adopted shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, receive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the sixth circuit and his successor shall be appointed and elected in accordance with the constitutional manner of electing the other associate judges. The other associate judges in the sixth circuit and his successor shall be resident of said county and the two remaining associate judges shall be residents of Montgomery County. and when the Chief Judge is elected from Montgomery County one of the associate judges shall be a resident of said Montgomery County and the remaining two associate judges resident of Frederick County. If, by reason of such a condition or by reason of an equal vote for two or more candidates, a sufficient number of associate judges duly qualified as to residence as above set out should not be elected at any election in said third and sixth judicial circuits, then it shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new election for such unfilled office or offices. See. 2. And be it further enacted, That the foregoing section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State shall be, at the next general election to be held in this State in the year 1940, submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in Article 14 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 Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment” as now prescribed 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 14 of the Constitution. Approved: May 11, 1939. CHAPTER 381. AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 1, of Article 11, title “Executive Department,” of the State Constitution, to provide that a Governor shall not be eligible to succeed himself for the term directly following that for which he was elected and to provide for the submission of said amendment to the qualified voters of this State for adoption or rejection. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That Section 1 of Article XI, title "Executive Department," of the State Constitution, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows: Section 1. The executive power of the State shall be vested in a Governor, whose term of office shall commence on the second Wednesday of January next ensuing his election, and continue for four years, and until his successor shall have qualified; and he shall be ineligible to succeed himself as Governor for the term directly following that for which he was elected. Section 2. And be it further enacted, that the foregoing section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State shall be, at the next general election to be held in this State in the year 1940, submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for their adoption of rejection in pursuance of directions contained in Article 14 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 Constitutional Amendment" and "Against the Constitutional Amendment," as now prescribed 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 14 of the Constitution. Approved: April 26, 1939, CHAPTER 771, AN ACT to propose an amendment to Article THE REPUBLICAN, OAKLAND, MARYLAND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all members of each of the two Houses concurring), That the following new section, to be numbered Section 35A, to follow immediately after Section 35A, be and the same is hereby proposed as an amendment to Article 111 of the Constitution of Maryland, the same if adopted by the legal and qualified voters of the State as herein provided to become a part of Article 111 of said Constitution, to be numbered as aforesaid. Section 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall exempt the salary or compensation of any judge or other public officer from the imposition by the General Assembly of a non-discriminatory tax upon income. Section 3. Nothing in this Constitution shall exempt the salary or compensation of any judge or other public officer from the imposition by the General Assembly of a non-discriminatory tax upon income. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the foregoing section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Maryland shall, at the election to be held in November, 1940, be submitted to the legal and qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of the directions contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and at the said general election the vote on the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by ballot and upon each ballot there shall be printed the words “For Constitutional Amendment” and “Against Constitutional Amendment,” as now provided 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 Article XIV of the Constitution and further proceedings had in accordance with said Article XIV. Approved: April 26, 1939. NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERBERT R. O’CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the direction contained in Section 1 of Article 14 of the Constitution of Maryland, do hereby order and direct that this proclamation containing a full, true and correct copy of the text of said Chapters 40, 163, 200, 247, 371, 381, and 771 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1939 be published in at least two newspapers in each of the counties of the State where so many may be published and where not more than one may be published then in that newspaper, and in three newspapers published in the City of Baltimore, one of which shall be published in the German language, once a week for at least three months next preceding the general election to be held in the State of Maryland on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 1940, at which election the said proposed amendments to the Constitution shall be submitted in form and manner prescribed by the General Assembly, to the legal and qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. DONE AT THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY. HERBERT R. O'CONOR By the Governor: GREAT SEAL IN FRANCIS PETROTT MARYLAND Secretary of State. CONSTITUTION AL REFERENDUM 1940 PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND STATE-WIDE REFERENDUM WHEREAS, At the January, 1939 session of the General Assembly of Maryland, an Act was passed known as Chapter 353, providing for the creation of a commission of fisheries, and prescribing its powers and duties, and providing for the inspection of oysters and the collection of the tax thereon; and WHEREAS, At the January, 1939 session of the General Assembly of Maryland, an Act was passed known as Chapter 732, to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title "Workmen’s Compensation," subtitle "State Industrial Accident Commission"; in words and figures as follows: CHAPTER 358. AN ACT to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Article 19A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1923 Supplement), title “Conservation of Natural Resources”; to repeal Sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 of Article 72 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title “Oysters,” sub-title “State Fishery Force”; to repeal Sections 80, 81, 84 and 87 of said Article 72, title “Oysters,” sub-title “General Measurers and Inspectors”; to repeal Sections 99, 115, 155 and 155A of said Article 72, title “Oysters,” sub-title “General Measurers and Inspectors”;  Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement) title “Oysters,” sub-title “Culling”; to add two new sections to Article 72 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title “Oysters,” sub-title “General Measurers and Inspectors,” said new sections to be known as Sections 81 and 84, providing for the inspection of oysters and the collection of the tax thereon; to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section 129 of Article 72 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title “Oysters,” sub-title “Oysters,” sub-title “Oyster Culture.” Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Article 19A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title “Conservation of Natural Reserves,” be and the same is hereby repealed. | Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 of Article 72 of the An - notated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title “Oysters,” sub-title ‘‘State Fishery Florce,” Sections 80, 81, 84 and 87 of said Article 72, title *‘Oysters,” sub-title “General Measurers and Inspectors,” Sections 99, 115, 155 and 1556A of said Article 72, title “Oysters,” sub title ‘‘Oyster Culture,” and Section 46 of Ar ticle 19 of said Code, title “State Auditor,” be and the same are hereby repealed. See. 3. And be it further enacted, That Chapter 165 of the Acts of 1906 be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That a new sub-title and sixteen new seetions be and the same are hereby added to Article 19A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Sup plement), title “Conservation of Natural Re sources,” said new sub-title to be known as “Commission of Fisheries,” and said new sec tions to be known as Sections 1,2, 8,4, 5,6, 18,9, 10, 11, 12, 124, 128, 12C amd 12D to follow immediately after said sub-title and to read as follows: “COMMISSION OF FISHERIES” 1. The Commission of Fisheries of the State of Maryland is hereby created and established. The said Commission shall be composed of five members, citizens and residents of this State, all of whom shall have practical knowledge of the tidewater fisheries. One of the members of said Commission shall be designated as the Chairman and shall be known as the “Commissioner of Fisheries.” The members of the Commission, including the Chairman thereof, shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of two years, beginning on the first day of June succeeding their appointment, the terms of the first members of said Commission to be appointed under this Act to begin on June 1, 1939. One associate member shall be a resident of that section of the Eastern Shore north of the Choptank River, one associate member shall be a resident of that section of the Eastern Shore south of the Choptank River, one associate member shall be a resident of that section of the Western Shore comprising the counties of St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles, one associate member shall be a resident of that section of the Western Shore comprising the counties of St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles. The Commissioner of Fisheries shall be chosen from the State at large. All vacancies among said members shall be filled by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner of Fisheries shall receive such salary not exceeding $4,500 per annum as may be fixed in the budget, and the associate members of the Commission shall each receive such salary not exceeding $2,400 per annum as may be fixed in the budget. On June 1, 1939, all the rights, powers, duties and functions heretofore conferred upon or exercised by the Conservation Commission with respect to oysters, shellfish, the State Fisheries Force or Oyster Navy and the Commander and personnel thereof, Chesapeake Bay and tidewater fish, fisheries and hatcheries and the State Biological Laboratory shall be transferred to and thereafter be exercised and performed by the Commission of Fisheries and thereupon the said Conservation Commission shall be abolished. The Commission shall have the general supervisory power, regulation and control over the following natural resources of the State, within the bounds of the tidewater, viz.: fish, crabs, terrapin, oysters, clams and other shellfish. The Commission shall be charged with the execution of all laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to any of the above subjects, and particularly with the enforcement of all laws relating to licenses and inspections. The Commission shall have control over the inspection of oysters, fish or crabs, wherever caught or sold in the State of Maryland, and of the enforcement of the cull laws and other protective measures. The Commission is empowered to provide such arms, ammunition and equipment as may be required for the vessels, boats and vessels owned by it or owned by the State of Maryland and subject to the control of the Commission. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Commission, shall be authorized to operate, sell, buy, lease, exchange, rent or repair such vehicles, vessels, boats, nets and other equipment as may be necessary for the work of the Commission. The Commission shall establish and maintain a permanent office in the City of Annapolis, where its meetings shall be held and where all books, records, charts, other official papers and documents relating to the work of the Commission shall be kept. The Commission shall meet during the first and third week of each month at its office, in Annapolis, and in addition shall meet upon the call of the Commissioner at such time and place as he may designate. The Commissioner may at any time permit or cause to be taken any fish or marine organism for scientific purposes or for fish or shellfish propagation. The Commission on or before the second Monday in January, in each year, shall prepare and present to the Governor a printed report showing the operations of the Commission during the preceding year, together with a financial statement showing its collections, receipts and disbursements. The said report shall include such statistical information relating to the seafood industry as may have been obtained by the Commission. Prior to each meeting of the General Assembly, the Commission shall make such recommendations to the Governor for the improvement of the condition of the fisheries as it shall deem necessary or advisable. The Commission, upon instructions from the Governor, shall cooperate with any Commission or other agency of the State Government appointed to study the welfare or improvement of the State Government. The Commission shall exercise all the powers herein conferred except that the Commissioner shall be wholly responsible for the enforcement of the fish and shellfish laws, and shall be in command of the Commission’s vessels, boats, and vehicles. Each associate member shall supervise the planting and transplanting of shells and oysters in the area in which he is a resident in accordance with policies determined by the Commission, and shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the Commission. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Commission, shall appoint a secretary, who shall be paid such salary not to exceed $3,800 per annum as may be fixed in the budget, a surveyor who shall be paid such salary not to exceed $3,000 per annum, as may be fixed in the budget, and a Director of the Marine Laboratory and Biological Research, who shall receive such salary as may be fixed in the budget, and a Director of the Marine Laboratory and Biological Research, who shall receive such salary as may be necessary, and the salaries of each of such employees shall be fixed by the Commission. The Commissioner, after consultation with the present director, and with the approval of the Commission, shall appoint or continue in employment a biologist and such other employees of the Marine Laboratory as he may deem necessary, and the salaries of each of such employees shall be fixed by the Commission. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Commission, shall employ such clerks and stenographers and other employees as may be necessary. All employees provided for in this Article shall hold their respective positions under the provisions of the Merit System, Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The Commission shall have power to require any employee of the Commission who handles funds, to furnish bond in such amount as the Commission may determine. 