The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-11

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such office shall prescribe. 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
| shall be eligible, at the Congressional cleo
| tion Immediately preceding the expiration
| Of his period Of appointment or term, for
ea) for full term Of eight pc Years. except
| as provided In OBJ hereof or (b) for the
unexpired remainder Of the current eight
year term 1 II his appointment te viii expire
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court. e
(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the Governor
shall hold Office under such appointment
until the thirty first day. Of December i'm.
mediately following the first Congressional
the date Of his appointment. No Judge Of
said Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been elected shall
NO Judge Of said Court, who has failed to
stand for election when eligible, shall be
appointed to succeed himself. s
(3) 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 o
ns hs ss basis a1 81 s esbs ssn
the term or remainder Of term for which
he Is eligible for election. Thereupon, the
name Of such Judge, together with state
for which he is eligible, shall be placed
upon the ballot to be used In said City In
such election, with no party designation
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 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
Unless his office shall have been abolished
pursuant to this Section, each Judge. OF
the expiration Of his period Of appoint
ment or term until successor shall quail.
ify. As used in this Section Congressional
election" means any of the biennial cleo.
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
said Court shall have full power to regu-
late by rules the administration, procedure
and practice of said Court; such rules shall
30 q aG n Of ths
Assembly. Unless otherwise provided by
law, ~ all powers. granted by this Sec
ton or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof as body may be exercised by O
majority of the Judges thereof, and ~
said Court shall not be Court of Record.
There shall be Chief Constable Of said
Court. who shall perform therein the du-
ton 10 Of this Article and such other du-
ties as shall be prescribed by law or by
rule Of said Court. Such Chief Constable
De tSe ndees Of sad
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 work Of all such constables and clerks.
There shall be appointed originally four
clerks; the number Of either may. on the
joint Recommendation of said Court and
said Chief Constable, be increased by the
no vacancy in the position of any con-
filled by said Chief Constable unless the
stable shall expressly ind that the filing
Of such vacancy Is necessary for the en-
cient 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-
thereto, provided that, the Chief Constable
at the time this amendment becomes efec-
tive shall continue and remain in said
Der Of said Classified City Service of Bal
timOre; all such positions shall be CLASH
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointment, promotions, + fran nst
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
Council shall prescribe. Such constables
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 AZ OF this
Article ~, but constables in Office upon a
Office for the remainder of their terms, and
the constables first appointed under this
Section shall take office at the expiration
Of such terms.
nB. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish Peoples Court
in any county, or any part thereof, 1nc0r-
porated city or town in this State, except
Baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter a. 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 office; (2) 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; 90 the number, Qualif-
cations tenure, method of selection, duties,
and compensation OF all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and ~
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 AZ of the Constitu-
tion.
Sec. .. 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
vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot and
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