Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-27

gressIonal election, as the law creating
such Office shall prescribe. II any vacancy
occurs during any such original term, the
Governor shall appoint successor to serve
for the remainder Of such term. After the
expiration Of said original terms, the terms
Of Office Of said Court shall be for eight
years from the expiration Of the preceding
term, and shall be filed as follows:
~ Any incumbent Judge Of said Court
shall be eligible, at the Congressional cleo
ton Immediately preceding the expiration
Of his period Of appointment or term, fSr
sc Sr Of "f Eight eReep
as provided in OBJ hereof; or (b) for the
unexpired remainder Of the current eight
year term, II his appointment viii expire
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court.
~ Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
sSid from IN the guSSe WSo
shall hold Office under such appointment
until the thirty first day Of December i'm:
mediately following the first Congressional
the date Of his appointment. No Judge Of
said Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been ELECTED, shall
adse ae sa9R TO %ho
stand for election when eligible, shall be
appointed to succeed himself.
81 In order to qualify for election or
reelection an incumbent Judge shall hie
more City not later than thirty days be-
fore the date Of the applicable election q
certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
the be term '1 or r U Of term for which
he is eligible for election. Thereupon, the
name Of such Judge, together with 2 state,
%ent Of tns eebe be
upon the ballot to be used in said City In
such election, With no party designation
whatever and with NO opposing candidate,
lad In En1ff a
cast his vote for or against the continu-
ance in Office Of such Judge; Il the votes
cast for the continuance in Office of such
cas dg for 81 AGAINST bis in ONCE
such Judge shall hold Office for the unex-
PRED remainder Of the term or for the
full term Of eight years, as the case may
be.
Unless his Office shall have been abolished
said Court shall continue to hold office after
the expiration Of his period Of appoint
Fly. As used in this Section congregational
election" means any. OF the biennial cleo.
tons at which members OF the House OF
Representatives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such Jurisdiction
(which may be made exclusive az to any
class or classes Of civil cases in Baltimore
CITY,. with such right Of appeal, therefrom,
thereof shall have, such powers and duties,
az the General Assembly shall prescribe
from time to time by law. The Judges Of
said Court shall have full power to regu-
and practice Of said Court; such rules shall
have the force Of law until rescinded or
modified by said Judges or the General
law. u all powers granted 81 this Sec.
tion or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof as Q body may BE- exercised by
saa cdSSr q sa hs g ct
There shall be q Chief Constable Of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks Of Court BY Sec
son 70 & FL; h Ar: aaS such SS other d Sy
rule i q said Court. SusS cSief ccnStabis
:s b: :DHSpnssd In The Inaes: a'r Ella
point, IN the manner hereinafter prescribed,
al original, subsequent and additional con.
stables and clsrk! employed. pursuant TO
wcss al sueh ana csrs
There shall be appointed originally four:
ten such eonstables and sixteen such
Soint ls coz q said Court and md
Mayor and City Council Of baltimore City;
no vacancy L The positicn, ., Of any , con 2:
sfisd BY said chis T' constabie snlsss the
Judges Of said Court and said Chief Con
table sha nd that t. the sha Rs
Client operation Of said Court. The posi-:
lions Of said Chief Constable and OF all
sSsa &c tSs anS a1 sai B
more and the provisions Of the Charter Of
ice are hereby expressly made applicable
at the time this amendment becomes effec:
tive shall continue and remain In said
position and Immediately become o mem
timore; all such positions shall be classi.
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointments. promotions. transfers,
reinstatements, and removals va with respect
accordance with the provisions. rules and
regulations Of said Classified City Service
in force from time to time: Such Chief
and all such clerks shall receive from
the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor and city
and clerks shall perform such duties as
may now or hereafter be prescribed by
law or rule OF Court.
After adoption Of this Section no con-
cy 1s pp q by es y Mayqr
suant to Section AZ or Section 40 Of this
Article ~, but constables In office, upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
the constables trst appointed under this
Section shall take Office at the expiration
OF such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power ny INV 10 e6LdDilbu u IeOple OOuTL
In any county, or any part thereof, incor-
porated city or town In this State, except
Baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter a. the number, quail
hcations, tenure, and method Of selection
of the Judges Of any such Court, and their
powers, duties and compensation, except
that the term of Office. or compensation
Of any Judge shall not be reduced during
his continuance In office; (2) the jurisdic-
ton Of any such Court (Which may be
made exclusive as to any class or classes
Of civil cases In such county, or any part
thereof, city or town. and the right OF
appeal therefrom; 90 the number, Qualif-
cations, tenure, method Of selection, duties,
and compensation Of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and "a
all other matters relating to such Court.
After adoption of this Section the Gov
ernor shall not be required to appoint any
particular number of Justices of the Peace
In any county or In any of the several
election DISTRICTS of the counties as now
provided in Section AZ Of the Constitu-
ton.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing
sections hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State Of
Maryland shall, at the election to be held
In November, 1910, 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 Mary
land and at the said General Election the
vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot and