424                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 269

CHAPTER 269
(Senate Bill 230

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1949
Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Courts", said new
section to be known as Section 230A, to follow immediately after
Section 230 of said Article, creating two additional judg£ships on
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City and providing for the
manner of filling such judgeships.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and the same is hereby added to Article 4 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City
Charter (1949 Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Courts",
said new section to be known as Section 230A, to follow immediately
after Section 230 of said Article and to read as follows:

230A. In addition to the present membership of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, there shall be two additional Associate
Judges of said Court. Said Associate Judges shall be selected in the
manner provided by Section 5 of Article 4 of the Constitution of
this State, and thereafter such Judges shall be elected by the legal
and qualified voters of Baltimore City at the election to be held on
Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, 1956. The said
Judges, when appointed or when elected, shall be subject to all of
the provisions of the Constitution and laws relating to the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City and the several Judges thereof.

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SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE, WORDS OR PART OF THIS
ACT SHALL, FOR ANY REASON BE ADJUDGED BY ANY
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE UNCONSTI-
TUTIONAL AND INVALID, SUCH JUDGMENT OR DECREE
SHALL NOT AFFECT, IMPAIR OR INVALIDATE THE RE-
MAINDER THEREOF, BUT SHALL BE CONFINED IN ITS
OPERATION TO THE PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE, WORDS
OR PART OF SAID ACT SO foUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL
AND INVALID, IT BEING THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT
ALL PHRASES, CLAUSES, SENTENCES, WORDS OR PARTS
OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SEVERABLE. IT BEING THE FUR-
THER INTENT OF THIS SECTION THAT IN THE EVENT
THAT SUCH COURT MAY ADJUDGE OR DECREE THAT THE
ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE JUDGES PROVIDED FOR BY THIS
ACT MAY NOT BE SELECTED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE IN
THE MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE 4 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, THEN SUCH ADDI-
TIONAL JUDGES SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE LEGAL AND
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF BALTIMORE CITY AT THE ELEC-

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.