The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-06

gressionai election, rs the law creating
such Office shall prescribes II any vacancy
occurs during any such original term, the
Governor shall appoint a 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
ti0n Immediately preceding the expiration
of his period of appointment or term, for
election or reelection to succeed himself
p lSr IN Ul b er tbe
uhexpired remainder Of the current eight
year term, IL 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 q vacancy shall occur ON
shall appoint to said Court, Judge who
until the thirtyiir day Of December I'm.
mediately 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
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.
(S) In order. to qualify for election or
reelection 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
certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis Of his eligibility and
the. term or remainder Of term for WHICH
name of such Judge, together with a 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
uisn IN vyft M nor ri " n N
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; If the votes
cast for the continuance in Office of such
Judge represent a majority Of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance In office,
such Judge shall hold office for the unex-
fun term Of eight years, as the case may
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 successor shall quail
ify. As used in this Section Congressional
a. wSeh ang OF os the
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
and the Chief Judge and Associate Judges
thereof shall have such powers and duties,
as the General Assembly shall prescribe
to tine Dy aT mne Judges Of
late by rules the administration, procedure
and practice Of said Court; such rules shall
have the force of law until rescinded or
Assembly. Unless otherwise provided by
law, a. all powers granted by this Sec
tiOn or by law to said Court or the Judges
as may Dc by
said Court shall not be Court OF Record.
There shall be Chief Constable Of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks of Court by Sec
ties as shall be prescribed by law or by
rule Of said Court. Such Chief Constable
shall be appointed, in the manner herein.
Os sr abeS sy es HdsS shall Of said
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 work Of all such constables and clerks.
There shall be appointed originally four
teen such constables and sixteen such
joint Recommendation Of said Court and
said Chief Constable, be increased by the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore City;
no vacancy In the position of any con-
filled BY said Chief Constable unless the
Judges of said Court and said Chief Con-
stable shall expressly find that the filing
CT Of safS Court The pes
tions Of said Chief Constable and, Of all
such constables and clerks shall be posi-
lions In the Classified City Service of Balti..
said City with respect to said City Serv-
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
position and Immediately become q MEM
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
regulations Of said CLASSIFIED City Service
in force from time to time: Such Chief
Constable and all of such other constables
and al such clerks shall receive from
such compensation as said Mayor and City
Council shall prescribe. Such c0nstables
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
and City Council of Baltimore City pur-
suant to Section AZ or Section 43 of this
i Article Nv, but lcOnstables in office upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
office for the remainder Of their terms, and
the c0nstables first appointed under this
Section shall take office at the expiration
Of such terms.
4 I1B.. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish Peoples Court
In any county, or any part thereof, tncor-
p0rated city s0r town In this State, except
Baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter ~ the Number, quail
fcati0ns, 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 officej ~ 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; ~ the number, quaiih-
cations, tenure, method Of selection, duties,
and compensation Of ali 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 ~ Of the Constitu-
ton. Sfs9 es.sf ss4ks- ~ s
Sec. q And be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the aforegoing
ment to the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland shall, at the election to be held
in November, 1g40 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 Mt the said General Election the