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

any vacancy occurs during any such
original term. the Governor shall ap-
maInder Of such term. After the expi-
ration Of said original terms, the terms
Of office Of said Court shall be for eight
years from the expiration Of the pre-
cedinR term. and shall be filed as fol-
lows:
III Any incumbent Judge OF said
Court shall be eligible, at the Con.
gressiOnal election Immediately preced-
Ing the expiration Of his period Of APP
DOintment or term, for election or re-
election to succeed himself (al for a
vided in ID hereof; or (b) for the I'm
expired remainder OF the current eight
year term, II his appointment will ex-
pire before the end OF snch 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 q
Judge who shall hold ONCE under such
appointment until the thirty first day
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
succeed himself and not been elected,
has failed to stand for election when
eligible, shall be appointed to succeed
(sl IN order to quality for election
or reelection an incumbent Judge shall
ale 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
STATING Ss tsrn the Pas4 e s
Of term for which he Is eligible for
election. Thereupon, the name Of such
Judge, together with a statement of
the term or remainder Of term for
which he is eligible, shall be placed
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
Judge; II the votes cast for the con-
tinuance In office of such Judge repre-
sent 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
period of appointment or term until a
successor shall qualify. As used In this
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 APP
d JUDGES nd the t6 Shs ' gSa
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
regulate 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 Assembly. I'm
less otherwise provided by law, ~ all
powers granted by this Section or by
as a body may be exercised by a ma
| jOrity Of the Judges thereof, and (2)
said Court shall not be q 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 Constable shall appoint, In the
manner hereinafter prescribed, ill 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
sixteen such clerks; the number of
tion 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
or clerk, however arising, shall be filed
Judges of said Court and said Chief
| Constable shall expressly find that the
filling Of such vacancy 10 necessary for
the efficient operation Of said Court.
The positions Of said Chief Constable
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
that, the Chief Constable at the time this
amendment becomes effective shall con-
tinue and remain In said position and
Immediately become 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-
| instatements, and removals with respect
| to such positions shall be made only
ana with n the rules S
Service In force from time to time.
| Such Chief Constable and all Of such
other constables and all such clerks
shall receive from the Mayor and City
pensation a. said Mayor and City Coun-
ell shall prescribe. Such constables
| and clerks shall perform such duties
as may now or hereafter be prescribed
b.. law or rule Of Court.
I "A I'D nA d
stable shah be appointed BY the Mayor
| and City Council Of Baltimore City pur-
suant to Section ~ or Section z3 Of this
| Article Nv, but constables In oftice upon
office for the remainder Of their terms.
and the constables first appointed under
this Section shall take Office at the ex-
piration Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall
ps eSust p s sw to sscs sny Ps3
thereof, incorporated city or town In
this State, except Baltimore City, and
70 prescribe and from time to time to
alter ~ the number, Qualifications, ten
Judges Of any such Court assV ana 0' their as
powers, duties and compensation, ex-
cept that the term Of ONCE or compen-
eation Of any. Judge shall not be re-
duced during his continuance in once
3D. the jurisdiction Of any such Court
any class or classes of civil cases in
such county, or any part thereof. city
or town. and the right OF appeal there
tenure, method Of selection, duties, and
compensation Of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and
20 all other matters relating to such
Court. After adoption Of this Section
the Governor shall not be required to
appoint any particular number of Jus.
tices Of the Peace In any county or In
any Of the several election districts
ton AZ OF the Constitution.
Sec. 2. And be u further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the afore.
going sections hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
| State OF MARYLAND shall. at the cleo.