The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
MIDLAND JOURNAL, RISING SUN, MD.

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such Office shall prescribe. If any vacancy
occurs during any such original term, the
Governor shall appoint a successor to serve
for the remainder Of such term. After the
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 elec-
: tion Immediately preceding the expiration
of his period Of appointment or term, for
election or reelection to succeed himself
(a) for a full term of eight years, except
unexpired remainder Of the current eight
year term, II his appointment will expire
before the end of such term. No person
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court.
:, ~ Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the Governor
shall appoint to said Court Judge who
shall hold office under such appointment
until the thirty first day of December i'm
mediately following the first Congressional
election occurring six months or more after
the date Of his appointment. Nc. Judge Of
succeed himself and not been elected 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 himself.
~ In order to qualify for election or
re election an incumbent Judge shall file
with the Supervisors of Election of Balti-
more City not later than thirty days be-
fore the date Of the applicable election a
stating the basis Of his eligibility and
the term or remainder of term for which
he is eligible for election. Thereupon, the
name OF such Judge, together with state
ment 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 election, with no party designation
whatever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided to permit any voter TO
cast his vote for or against the continu-
ance in office of such Judge; II the. votes
Judge represent a majority of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance in office,
such Judge shall hold office for the unex-
pired remainder Of the term or for the
full term Of eight years, as the case may
be.
Unless his Office shall have been abolished
pursuant to this Section, each Judge Of
said Court shall continue to hold office after
the expiration of his period of appoint
ment or term until a successor shall quail
ify. As used in this Section Congressional
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 as to any
class or classes of civil cases in Baltimore
City,, with such right Of appeal, therefrom,
anu Tie Sulel JuuSc duu ASSUCldCe JUICES
thereof shall have. such powers and duties,
as the General Assembly shall prescribe
from time to time by law. The Judges OF
said Court shall have full power to regu-
late by rules the administration, procedure
and practice Of said Court; such rules shall
have the force of law until rescinded or
modified by said Judges or the General
law. ~ all powers granted BY this Sec
ton or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof as body may be exercised by a
majority of the Judges thereof, and ~
said Court shall not be Court of Record.
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks of Court by Sec
ton 10 of this Article and such other du-
as az e s sd ss s by lay 5s
shall be appointed, in the manner herein
after prescribed, by the Judges of said
Court; and such Chief Constable shall APP
point, in the manner hereinafter prescribed,
all original, subsequent and additional con-
stables and clerks employed pursuant to
this Section, and shall supervise and direct
the tts work Of all such constables and clerks.
teen such constables and sixteen such
clerks; the number Of either may, on the
joint Recommendation of said Court and
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City;
no vacancy in the position of any con-
stable or clerk, however arising, shall be
1ndaes D s sad oert saS Re ne
stable shall expressly find that the filing
OF such vacancy Is necessary for the ell
Gent operation of said Court. The posi-
tons OF said Chief, Constable and of all
such cOnstables and clerks shall be posi-
tons In the Classified City Service of Balti-
more and the provisions Of the Charter of
said City with respect to said City .Sery-
ice are hereby expressly made applicable
thereto, provided that, the Chief Constable
at the time this amendment becomes effec-
tive shall continue and remain In said
Der of said Classified City Service of Bal
timore; all such positions shall be classi-
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointments. promotions, transfers,
reinStatements, and removals with respect
to such positions shall be made only In
accordance with the provisions. rules and
regulations Of said Classified City Service
Constable and all Of such other constables
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-
stable shall be appointed by the Mayor
suant to Section ~ or Section 4S of this
Article ~, 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 expiration
Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish a Peoples Court
in any county, or any part thereof, incor-
p0rated city or town In this State, except
Baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter ~ the number, quail
fcatiOns, 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-
tiOn 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
cations, tenure, method of selection, duties,
and compensation of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and az
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 q 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
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