The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

c,naryisors of Elections of Baltimore City not
later than thirty days before the date of the ap-
nicable election certificate signed and duly
cknowledged stating the basis of his egi-
bility and the term remainder of term for
which he Is eligible for election. Thereupon,
tba name Of such Judge together with a
statement Of the term or remainder of term
for which he is eligible, shall be placed upon
the ballot to be used in said City in such cleo
tion with no party designation whatever and
with no opposing candidate, with space pro-
yided to permit any voter to cast his vote for
mr. against the continuance in office of such
Judge: if the votes cast for the continuance
in Office of such Judge represent a majority
of all the votes cast for or against his con-
tnuance in office, such Judge shall hold Office
for the uneXpired remainder of the term or for
+be full term of eight years. the case may be.
Unless his office shall have been abolished
pursusnt 10 this Section, each Judge of said
Court shall continue to hold Office after the
expiration of his period of appointment OF
term until = successor shall qualify As used
in this Section, Congressional election
means any of the biennial elections at which
members of the House of Representatives are
regularly chosen.
said Court shall have such jurisdiction
(which may be made exclusive as to any class
mr. classes of civil cases in Baltimore City)
with such right Of appeal, therefrom, and the
Chief Judge and Associate Judges thereof
shall have such powers and duties as the Gem
eral Assembly shall prescribe from time to
time by law, The Judges of said Court shall
have full power to regulate by rules the adj
mnistration, procedure and practice of said
Court: such rules shall have the force of law
until resciuded modified by said Judges or
the General Assembly. Unless otherwise pro
yided by law. ID all powers granted by this
Section or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof a body may be exercised by a
majority of the Judges thereof. and (2) said
Court shall not be a Court of Record.
There shall be a Chief Constable of said
Court who shall perform therein the duties
prescribed for Clerks of Court by Section 10 of
this Article and such other duties as shall be
prescribed by law or by rule of said Court
Such Chief Constable shall be appointed in
the manner hereinafter prescribed, by the
Judges of said Court, and such Chief Con-
stable shall appoint, in the manner herein
after prescribed all original. subsequent and
additional constables and clerks employed purs
suant to this Section, and shall supervise and
direct the work of all such c0nstables ana
clerks. There shall be appointed originally
fourteen such constables and sixteen such
clerks the number OF either may, on the joint
recommendation of said Court and said Chief
Constable, be increased by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore City; vacancy in the
position of any constable or clerk, however
arising shall be filled by said Chief Consta-
bic unless the Judges of said Court and said
Chief Constable shall expressly find that the
filling Of such vacancy is necessary for the
esalicient operation of said Court. The positions
of said Chief Constable and of all such con-
stables and clerks shall be positions in the
Classified City Service of Baltimore and the
provisions of the Charter of said City with
pressly made applicable thereto. provided that
the Chief Constable at the time this amendment
becomes effective shall continue and remain
in said position and Immediately become a
member Of said Classified City Service of Bal
tmore all such positions shall be classified by
the City Service Commission and all appoint
ments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements.
and removals with respect to such positions
shall be made only in accordance with the pro-
Visions rules and regulations of said Classified
City Service in force from time to time Such
Chief Constable and all Of such other consta-
bIes and all such clerks shall receive from the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City such
compensation as said Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall prescribe, Such constables and clerks
shall perform such duties may now or here.
after be prescribed by law rule of Court
After adoption of this Section no constable
shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil of Baltimore City pursuant to Section AZ or
Section AZ OF this Article w. but constables
in office upon the adoption of this Section
shall hold office for the remainder of their
terms, and the constables first appointed
under this Section shall take office at the eX-
piraton Of such terms
ALB. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish a Peoples Court IN
any county, or any part thereof, incorporated
city or town in this State. except Baltimore
City. and to prescribe and from time to time to
alter ~ the number, qualifications, 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 re.
duced during his continuance in office; (2J
the jurisdiction of any such Court (which may
be made exclusive as to any class classes
Of civil cases in such county, any part
thereof, city or town. and the right of appeal
therefrom; (3) the number, qualifications
tenure, method of selection, duties and COM
penSation of all cons stables, clerks or other
employees for such Court; and (4) all ether
matters relating to such Court. After adoption
of this Section the Governor shall not be re-
CURED to appoint any particular number of
r. fhta
Of the several election districts of the coun-
ties as now provided in Section 42 of the Con-
stituton.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
tons hereby proposed amendment to the
constitution of the State of Maryland shall,
at the election to be held in November 1910,
De submitted to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejection in
pursuance of the directions contained in Ar
tlcle 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 PRO
VlDlNG FOR PEOPLES COURTS"
ms amendment provides for establishing
Peoples Court in this State by adding two new
sections numbered Ala and ALB to Article
~ of the Constitution. The first section (41-A)
Establishes a Peoples Court for Baltimore
oly and regulates or provides for regulating
all matters relating to the Court, the Judges
OIL the Court and the Constables and Clerks.
Inc second section (41-B) authorizes the Cen
eral Assembly to establish Peoples Court in
any other county, incorporated city or town
oil this State and to provide for all matters
reatlng to said Court and the Judges, Con-
stables, Clerks and Employees of said Court"
ana below said synopsis shall be printed the
words For Peoples Courts Amendment" and
Against Peoples 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 pro-
posed amendment as directed by Article NV
OF the Constitution and further proceedings
mad in accordance with said Article XIV.
Approved: April g. 1889.
CHAPTER 200
AN ACT to amend Section u of Article d
title Judiciary Department" subtitle Part
iii-Circuit Courts" of the Constitution OF
TINS State and to provide for the submission
OIL said amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, that three-fifths of al
lhe members elected to each of the two Houses
eohcurring, that the following section be ant
he same is hereby proposed as an amendment
section Il of Article 4, title judiciary De
psrtment, Subtitle Part III--Circuit Courts"
ol the Constitution of this State and if adopt
gu by the legal and qualified voters thereof a
iHere,n provided. it shall supercede and stant
Article A.
u. For each of the said circuits. except
Jug the eighth, the second, the third (and) the
? ith and the seventh, there shall be chic
;uGBe ana two associate Judges, to be STYLED
suuses OF the Circuit Court, to be selected OF
4ppolnted as herein provided, and for the sec
anu circuit the third circuit, { and) the sixth
h!eEiI ana the seventh circuit, there shall be
s.lSi Judge and three associate judges to be-
he IN 10 elected