Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03

Q congressional election, ~ the law
creating such once shall prescribe II
original term, the Governor shall ap-
point q successor to serve for the re-
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 r1.d Gf the pre-
lows:
~ ANY incumbent Judge OF said
Court shall be eligible, at the Con-
gregsiOnal election Immediately preced-
ing the expiration Of his period Of ap-
pointment or term, for election or re-
election to succeed himself (a) for q
full term OF eight years, except as pro-
vided in (b) hereof; or tb) for the un-
expired remainder Of the current eight
year term, II his appointment will ex-
pire 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 said Court from any cause the Gov
ernor shall appoint to said Court a
Judge who shall hold ONCE under such
appointment until the thirty first day
Of December Immediately following the
first Congressional election occurring
his Iii Appoint appointSent. No Judge of r's said Il
Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been elected,
shall thereafter be appointed to said
Court, and mo Judge Of said Court, who
has failed to stand for election when
sligiDle. s,GnDIe. shall be appointed to succeed
(S) In order to qualify for election
or reelection an incumbent Judge shall
6le with the Supervisors Of Elections Of
Baltimore City not later than thirty
days before the date Of the applicable
acknowledged, stating the basis OF his
eligibility and the term or remainder
Of term for which he IL eligible for
election. Thereupon,. the name of such
Judge, together with q statement Of
which he Is eligible, shall be placed
upon the ballot to be used In said City
in such election, with no party desig-
nation whatever and with no opposing
candidate, with space provided to per-
NIT any voter to cast his vote for or
Judge; If the votes cast for the con-
tinuance in office Of such Judge repre-
sent q majority Of all the votes cast for
or against his continuance In office,
such Judge shall hold ONCE for the un-
expired remainder Of the term or for
the full term of eight years. as the
Unless his Office shall have been abol-
ished pursuant to this Section, each
Judge OF said Court shall continue to
hold Office after the expiration Of his
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-
to any class or classes Of civil cases in
Baltimore City,, with such right of ap-
peal, therefrom, and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof shall
have such powers and duties. as the
General Assembly shall prescribe from
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
law to said Court or the Judges thereof
aB a body may be exercised by a ma
tOrity of the Judges thereof, and (2)
said Court shall not be q Court Of
There shan be q 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 Judges Of said Court; and such
Chief Constable shall appoint, in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, all origi-
nal, subsequent and additional con-
stables and clerks employed pursuant
direct - the s, work Of Of ali lis such constabies s
and clerks. There shall be appointed
originally fourteen such constabies and
sixteen such clerks; the number Of
either may on the Joint recOmmenda-
tion Of said Court and said Chief Con-
City Council Of Baltimore City; no va
cancy In the position Of any constable
or clerk, however arising, shall be filed
By said Chief Constable unless the
Judges Of said Court and said Chief
Constable shall expressly fnd that the
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
70 said City Service are hereby express.
ly made applicable thereto, provided
that, the Chief Constable at the time this
amendment becomes effective shall con-
tinue and remain In said position and
Immediately become q member Of said
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
in sccordsnss with the Prcyisions, rules ls
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
Council Of Baltimore City. such com.
ss n nrss9s ssS Mayor seS seS y SSSe
and clerks shall perform such duties
40 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 70 Section AZ or Section A3 Of this
Article Nv, but constables in ONCE upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
once for the remainder Of their terms
and the eonstables first appointed under
this Section shan take ONCE 1t the ex'
AlB. Tho General Assembly shall
have power by law to establish Peo.
pies Court In any county, or any part
thereof, incorporated city or town In
this state, except Baltimore City. and
alter ~ the number. qualifications, ten.
ure, and method Of selection Of ths
yudgps Of any such Court, and theiI
powers, duties and compensatien, ex.
cept that the term of once OF compen.
sation Of any Judge shall net be re.
duced during his continuance In once
(O the Jurisdiction Of any such Court
(which may be made exclusive as e
any class or classes of civil cases II
such county, or any part thereof, city
or town. and the right Of appeal there
from; az tho number, qualifications
tenure. method Of selection, duties, ant
compensation Of all constables, clerk
or other employees for such Court; ant
~ all other matters relating to sucl
Court. After adoption Of this Sectiox
the Governor shah not be required L
appoint any particular number Of Jus
tices Of the Peace in any county or II
any Of the several election districti
OF the counties a. now provided In Sec
tion AZ Of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted b.
the authority aforesaid, That the afore
going sections hereby proposed as al
amendment to the Constitution Of tn,