928 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 426

necessary. The additional associate judge for the third
circuit herein provided for (shall be elected by the quali-
fied voters of Baltimore and Harford Counties, at the first
election that shall be held in said counties subsequent to the
adoption of this amendment, and the judge so elected) shall
be subject to the same constitutional provisions, hold his
office for the same terms of years, receive the same compen-
sation and have the same powers as are herein provided
for the other associate judges in the third circuit.

The additional judge for the sixth circuit herein provided
for shall be elected by the qualified voters of Frederick
and Montgomery Counties at the first election that shall
be held in said counties subsequent to the adoption of this
amendment and none shall be appointed before that time.
The judge so elected shall be subject to the same constitu-
tional provisions, receive the same compensation and have
the same powers as are herein provided for the other asso-
ciate judges in the sixth circuit. 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 asso-
ciate judges shall be a resident of said Montgomery County
and the remaining two associate judges residents of Fred-
erick County. In case any candidate or candidates for asso-
ciate 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 cir-
cuit, 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 asso-
ciate judges from said county and the candidate or candi-
dates 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 asso-
ciate 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.