The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-03
CHAPTER 1913


AN ACT to propose amendment to Article
" of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, adding thereto two new sections, to be
numbered Ala and Alb under new sub
title Part V-A-People's Courts" and to
follow Immediately after Section Al of SAID
Article, providing for the establishment Of
Peoples Courts and to provide for the sub.
mission of said amendment to the quallhed
voters of the State for adoption or rejection
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following two new sections
to be numbered Ala and ALB under the new
subtitle Part V-A-PeopleS Courts, and 70
follow Immediately after Section al of sald
Article, be and the same are hereby proposed
amendment to Article ~ of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland, the same.
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters Of
the State herein provided, to become part
of said Article ~ of said Constitution and 70
be numbered and sub-titled as aforesaid:
PART V-A-PEOPLE'S COURTS.
Ala. There is hereby created Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court shall con-
sist originally of a Chief Judge and two AS
sociate Judges the number of such judges
may thereafter be increased or decreased Dy
the General Assembly by law but no such de-
crease shall affect the term of any Judge tneh
in office or his right to stand for election Ior
further terms as hereinafter provided. Inc
Judges of said Court shall have the qualihca-
tions prescribed by Section 2 of this Article
and shall have practiced law in the City ol
Baltimore for a total period of at least I'VE
years shall hold office subject to the provisions
of Sections and of this Article with regdrII
to retirement and removal from office; ana
shall receive from the Mayor and City Counc,i
of Baltimore City such compensation as sn !h
be fixed by law by the General Assembly, WINCH
shall not be diminished during continuance
in office.
The Governor shall appoint to said Court
to take office on the first Monday of May lylI'
one Associate Judge for term expiring pe,
cember 81, 1912; one Associate Judge IC L
term expiring December 81, 1914, and a o iiei
Judge for a term expiring December 81, lSa 49,
and, upon the creation of any additional oinef
on said Court by increase in the hummer VI
Judges pursuant to this Section, shali ap
point an Associate Judge for such term uU,
exceeding eight years and expiring on t Si'
thrty-first day of December Immediately III iol
lowing a Congressional election, as tne Ia"
creating such Office shall prescribe: II any va
cancy occurs during any such Original Ue. ,
the Governor shall appoint successor 70 seIs'
for the remainder of such term. After the eN
piration of said original terms, the Ieril Ioors
office of said Court shall be for elght yeal'
from the expiration of the preceding ter"
and shall be filled as follows ., c.,,.l
shall be eligible, at the Congressman eiee'Lb 's
Immediately preceding the expiration OF m 40
period of appointment or term, Tor election nl
reelection to succeed himself ta) ior i GI
term of eight years. except as proVlueu ~ II
hereof or (b) for the unexpired remaliluei 4.
the current eight year term, if his apponns
ment will expire before the end of suen oe hai
No person other than an incumbent Judge s""'
be eligible for election TO said Court on
(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur hIl
said Court from any cause the Governor shs ,i
appoint to said Court Judge who snail ,i nt.
office under such appointment until t9e t d,irc
first day of December Immediately lo ! liz
the first Congressional election occurring, .aso;nt-
nff
ment No Judge of said Court who mas . I Socn
for election to succeed himself and not D I'D
elected. shall thereafter be appointed 70 u has
Court, and no Judge Of said Court WIZ