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Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
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mitted 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
following synopsis of said amendment captioned as follows:
"CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR
PEOPLE'S COURTS".
"This amendment provides for establishing People's
Courts in this State by adding two new sections numbered
41-A and 41-B to Article IV of the Constitution. The
first section (41-A) establishes a People's Court for Balti-
more City and regulates or provides for regulating all
matters relating to the Court, the Judges of the Court
and the Constables and Clerks. The second section (41-B)
authorizes the General Assembly to establish a People's
Court in any other county, incorporated city or town of
this State and to provide for all matters relating to said
Court and the Judges, Constables, Clerks and Employees
of said Court"; and below said synopsis shall be printed
the words "For People's Courts Amendment" and "Against
People's Courts 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.


 
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