Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

gressional election, as the law creating
such Office shall prescribe. II any vacancy
occurs during any such original term, the
Governor shall appoint successor to serve
for the remainder of such term. After the
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, Tor
election or reelection to succeed himself
as as provided ROY in lbl hereof; or Ibj for tie
unexpired remainder Of the current eight
year term If his aRpShintt%ent T e eSpige
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court.
(9 Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the ICY G0ver nS6
until the thirty-first day. Of December i'm;
mediately following the hrst congressional usaS!
the date Of his appointment. No Judge OF
said Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been ELECTED, snail nan
no Judge Of said Court, who has failed to
stand for election when eligible, shall be
appointed to succeed himself
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 q
sfatns the ss basis a1 of hs
the term or remainder OF term for which
he is eligible for election: Thereppon; the
ment Of the term or remainder or term
for which he is eligible, shall be placed
upon the ballot to be used in said city IN
such election, with no party designation
whatever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided to permit any voter to
cast his vote for or against the g.. Son thu
cast for the continuance in Office Of such
Judge represent majority Of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance ian IN once,
PRED remainder Of the term or for the
full term Of eight years, as the case may
be.
pursuant to this Section, each Judge Of
said Court shall continue to hold Office after
the expiration Of his period Of appoint
ify. As used in this Section Congressional
tons at which members Of the House OF
Representatives are regularly CHOSEN.
Said Court shall have such Jurisdiction
(which may be made exclusive as to any
City. with such right Of appeal, therefrom,
thereof shall have such powers and duties,
90 the. General Assembly shall prescribe
from time to time by law. The Judges OF
late 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
tion or by law to said Court or the Judges
ma steHt a. Of the ' Judges thereof. and @
said Court shall not be Court Of Record
There shall be O Chief Constable Of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ton ton 10 Of this Article and such other du-
rule Of said Court. such Chief Constable
r % By tSs Judges O. said
Court: and such Chief Constable shall ap-
point, In the manner hereinafter prescribed,
sSssss SoS
this Section, and shall supervise and direct
the work Of all such constables and clerks.
There shall be appointed originally four.
Joint Recommendation Of said Court and
a S chs hs II ~
NO vacancy. in the position Of any CON
stable Or clerk, howeyer ar,tsing, shall be be
stable shall expressly find that the filing
Of such vacancy 10 necessary for the Ell
Gent operation Of SAID Court. The posi-;
such congtables and clerks shall be posi-
lions In the Classified City Service Of Balti:
more and the provisions. Of the Charter Of
ice are hereby expressly made applicable
thereto, provided that, the Chief Constable
at the time this amendment becomes effec-
position and Immediately become a 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
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor and City
Council shall prescribe. Such constables
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
Article ~, but constables in Office upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
the constables first appointed under this
Section shall take Office at the expiration
Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish Peoples Court
in any county, or any part thereof, incor-
porated city or town in this State, except
baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter ~ the number, quail
ications, 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; 81 the number, Qualifi-
cations, tenure, method Of selection, duties,
and compensation of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and a.
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-
ton.
Sec. 2. 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