Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-17

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Q Congressional election, 40 the law
creating such ONCE shall prescribe. II
any vacancy occurs during any such
original term, the Governor shall APP
point q successor to serve for the re-
mainder Of such term. After the expi-
Of office Of said Court shall be for eight
years from the expiration Of the pre-
ceding term, and shall be filed as fol-
lows:
~ Any incumbent Judge Of said
Court shall be eligible, at the Con.
gressional election Immediately preced.
pointment or term, Tor election or re-
election to succeed himself (a) for a
full term OF eight years. except as pro-
vided In (b) hereof; or (b) for the un.
expired remainder of the current eight
pire before the end Of such term. No
person other than an incumbent Judge
shall be eligible for election to said
Court.
(2) Whenever q vacancy shall occur
on said Court from any cause the Gov
ernor shall appoint to said Court
Judge who shall holS once under such
Of December Immediately. following the
FIRST Congressional election occurring
six months or more after the date of
his appointment. No Judge Of said
Court, who has stood for election to
shall thereafter be appointed to said
Court, and no Judge Of said Court, who
has failed to stand for election when
eligible, shall be appointed to succeed
81 In order to quality for election
or reelection an incumbent Judge shall
nle with the Supervisors Of Elections Of
Baltimore City not later than thirty
days before the date Of the applicable
election. a certificate signed and duly
snS the term une or remsndeS T
election. Thereupon, the name Of such
Judge. together with a statement Of
the term or remainder Of term for
upon the ballot to be used in said City
In such election, with no party desig-
nation whatever and with no opposing
candidate, with space provided to per-
init any voter to cast his vote for or
against the continuance in Office Of such
tinuance In Office of such Judge repre-
sent a majority Of all the votes cast for
or against his continuance In office,
such Judge shall hold office for the un-
expired remainder of the term or for
the full term of eight years. as the
case may be.
Unless his Office shall have been abol-
ished pursuant to this Section, each
Judge Of said Court shall continue to
hold office after the expiration Of his
period Of appointment or term until
Section, Congressional election" means
any of the biennial elections at which
members of the House of Representa-
tives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdic-
ton (which may be made exclusive as
to any class or classes of civil cases In
Baltimore City. with such right Of ap-
peal, therefrOm, and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof shall
have such powers and duties, as the
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said Court shall have full power to
regulate by rules the administration,
procedure and practice of said Court;
such rules shall have the force Of law
Judges or the General Assembly. I'm:
less otherwise provided by law, ~ all
powers granted by this Section or by
law to said Court or the Judges thereof
as body may be exercised by a ma
jority Of the Judges thereof, and (2l
said Court shall not be Court Of
Record. &3s
There shall be Chief Constable Of
said Court, who shall perform therein
the duties prescribed for Clerks Of
Court by Section 10 Of this Article and
law or rae az q ad e sDeS
Chief Constable shall be appointed. In
the manner hereinafter prescribed, by
the Judges Of said Court; and such
Chief Constable shall appoint, in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, all origi-
nal, subsequent and additional con.
stables and clerks employed pursuant
to this Section, and shall supervise and
direct the work of all such constables
and clerks. There shall be appointed
originally fourteen such constables and
ufr anf al ke.n -
either may, on the joint recommended
ton Of said Court and said Chief Con-
stable, be increased by the Mayor and
City Council Of Baltimore City; no va
cancy In the position of any constable
by said Chief Constable unless the
Judges of said Court and said Chief
Constable shall expressly find that the
filing Of such vacancy IL necessary for
the efficient operation of said Court.
and Of all such constables and clerks
shall be positions in the Classified City
Service Of Baltimore and the provisions
Of the Charter Of said City with respect
to said City Service are hereby express
u made applicable thereto, provided
amendment becomes effective shall con-
tinue and remain in said position and
Immediately become q member Of said
Classified City Service Of Baltimore; all
such positions shall be classified by the
City Service Commission and all ap-
pointments, promotions. transfers, re-
indictments, and removals with respect
to such positions shall be made only
In accordance with the provisions, rules
and regulations Of said Classified City
such Chief Constable ana ali Of such
other constables and all such clerks
shall receive from the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore City such COM
pensation a. said Mayor and City Coun-
s s bs Sgeh .u sSns tables
a. may now or hereafter be prescribed
By law or rule Of Court. =, -.
After adoption OF this Section no con-
stable shall be eppointed BY the Mayor
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Article Nv, but, constables in ONCE upon
the adoption OF this Section shall hold
0fiice for the remainder OF their terms.
and the constables first appointed under
this Section shall take ONCE at the ex-
ALB. The General Assembly shall
have power ~ law to eatabiish Peo-
pies Court IN any county, or any part
thereof, Incorporated city or town IN
this STATE except Baltimore City. and
alter az the number. qualifications, ten
IRE, and method OF selection Of the
Judges q any such Court, and their
powers, duties and compensation, ex-
cept that the term OF ONCE or compen-
cation Of any Judge shall not be re-
duced during his continuance In ONCE;
~ the jurisdiction 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
from; az the number, qualifications,
tenure, method Of selection, duties, and
compensation Of all constables, clerks
e o.Ier employees, Tor such Court; and
Court. After adoption OF this Section
the Governor shall not be required to
appoint any particular number Of Jus-
tees Of the Peace In any county or In
any. OF the several election districts
Of the counties as now provided In Sec
tion ~ of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. And be u further. enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going sections hereby proposed ~ an
amendment To the COnetitufiOn Of the