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tion printed in lines 2 to 5 inclusive, the
amendment being to add the words "and
registered voter" in lines 28 and 32.
The other portion of the amendment is
not before you. A vote Aye is a vote in
favor of the amendment to add the words
"and registered voter". A vote No is a vote
against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 41 votes in the affirmative
and 84 in the negative, the motion is lost.
That portion of the amendment is rejected.
The question now arises under the second
question of this amendment, lines 7 and 8.
Delegate Cardin.
DELEGATE CARDIN: Delegate Mudd,
would there be any inconsistency if we did
not adopt this terminology in light of the
fact that Amendment 18 was adopted last
week?
DELEGATE MUDD: You mean by not
changing district to county?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Cardin.
DELEGATE CARDIN: Yes.
DELEGATE MUDD: We recognize by
virtue of the amendment last week that we
would have to change the word district to
county. We have no objection to that part.
It is the registered voter language to which
we object.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate L. Taylor.
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: I would like
to address a question to Chairman Mudd.
In Baltimore City, you have a popula-
tion of over one million people. Would
there be more than one district in Balti-
more City? Would "district" also cover
"city"?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: No, Delegate Tay-
lor. Elsewhere in the constitution, the word
county is defined to include Baltimore City.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Taylor.
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: In Baltimore
City, you would have several districts,
would you not?
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THE CHAIRMAN: Several what?
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR. Districts.
THE CHAIRMAN: Districts for what
purpose?
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: For the court.
THE CHAIRMAN: For the judicial
branch?
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: The number is de-
termined by the legislature under our
recommendation.
DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: Could you
have more than one district?
DELEGATE MUDD: Yes. The language
of our recommendation is that each dis-
trict shall be composed of one or more
counties, so Baltimore City being a county
within the definition of the Constitution
would be one district and could not be more
than one.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate James.
DELEGATE JAMES: Mr. Chairman
and delegates, it seems to me we might be
making a big mistake. The amendment we
made in section 5.10 provides for a mini-
mum of at least one district judge per coun-
ty. The amendment as adopted means that a
county would be likely to have maximum
representation. We have at the present
time an automatic appointment system
which comes into operation when a district
judge dies in spite of the fact that there
might be several from that area. Once a
multiple system is created within a county,
it will be perpetuated for time immemorial.
That is not necessary.
THE CHAIRMAN: Does any other dele-
gate desire to speak in favor of the
amendment?
Does any other delegate desire to speak
in favor of the amendment? Delegate
Sybert.
DELEGATE SYBERT: Mr. Chairman,
I would like to address a question to Sena-
tor James.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate James, will
you yield to a question?
DELEGATE JAMES: With appre-
hension.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sybert.
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