The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


,,,s5 to stand for election when eligible, shall
10 appointed TO succeed himself.
f}l In order TO qualify for election or re.
.tatioD an incumbent Judge shall file with the
snpervi5ors Of Elections of Baltimore City not
1tsr than thirty days before the date Of the ap-
i;cabe election a certificate signed and duly
pEnowledged stating the basis of his eligi-
I;l;tv and the term remainder of term for
5irh he is eligible for election. Thereupon,
.be name of such Judge, together with a
4stennent Of the term remainder of term
~. which he is eligible shall be placed upon
Gs ballot to be used in said City in such cleo
tion with no party designation whatever and
With no opposing candidate. with space pro-
iJed 10 permit any voter to cast his vote for
w AGAINST the continuance in office of such
J,drp. If the votes cast for the continuance
IN office of such Judge represent majority
Of all the votes cast Tor or against his con-
tinnance in Office such Judge shall hold office
Cav tbe uneXpired remainder of the term for
+bs full term of eight years the may be.
Unless his office shall have been abolished
,,rs,,sur To this Section, each Judge of said
court shall continue to hold office after the
evniratiou Of his period of appointment or
term until successor shall qualify. As used
IN this Section, Congressional election
,neans any OF the biennial elections at which
members Of the House of Representatives are
regularly chosen
(which may be made exclusive TO any class
or classez of civil cases in Baltimore City,
with such right of appeal therefrom and the
chief Judge and Associate Judges thereof
sbaIl have such powers and duties as the Gen
oval Assembly shall prescribe from time to
time by law. The Judges of said Court shall
have full power to regulate by rules the adj
ministration procedure and practice of said
Court such rules shall have the force of law
mill rescinded or modified by said Judges or
the General Assembly. Unless otherwise pro
yided by law. ~ all powers granted by this
Section or by law to said Court the Judges
thereof as Il body may be exercised by a
& 81, T1Jrra
Court shall not be a Court of Record.
There shall be a 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 manner hereinafter prescribed. by the
Judges OF said Court, and such Chief Con-
stable shall appoint, in the manner herein
after prescribed all original, subsequent and
additional cunstables and clerks employed pur-
suant 10 this Section, and shall supervise and
direct the work of all such constables ano
clerks. There shall be appointed originally
fourteen such constables and sixteen such
clerks the number of either may, on the joint
recommendation of said Court and said Chief
Constable, be increased by the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore City; vacancy in the
position of any constable or clerk, however
arising shall be filed by said Chief Consta-
bic unless the Judges of said Court and said
Chief Constable shall expressly find that the
filling OF such vacancy is necessary for the
efficient operation of said Court The positions
of said Chief Constable and of all such con-
stables and clerks shall be positions in the
Classified City Service of Baltimore and the
provisions of the Charter of said City with
respect to said City Service are hereby ex-
pressly made applicable thereto, provided that
the Chief Constable at the time this amendment
becomes effective shall continue and remain
in said position and Immediately become a
member Of said Classified City Service of Bal
tmore all such positions shall be classified by
('pf1Fn sirr1 ,1nl oil
mentS, promotions, transfers, reinstatements.
and removals with respect to such positions
shall be made only in accordance with the pro-
visions, rules and regulations of said Classified
City Service in force from time to time. Such
Chief Constable and all of such other consta-
bles and all such clerks shall receive from the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City such
compensation as said Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall prescribe. Such constables and clerks
shall perform such duties as may now or here.
after be prescribed by law rule of Court.
After adoption of this Section constable
shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil of Baltimore City pursuant to Section AZ OF
Section AZ of this Article w. but constables
in office upon the adoption of this Section
shall hold Office for the remainder of their
terms, and the constables first appointed
under this Section shall take office at the ex-
piration of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish a Peoples Court in
any county, or any part thereof, Incorporated
city town in this State, except Baltimore
City, and to prescribe and from time to time to
alter ~ the number, qualifications, tenure,
and method of selection of the Judges of any
such Court, and their powers, duties anG
compensation, except that the term of Office
or compensation of any Judge shall not be re-
duced during his continuance in office; (2l
the jurisdiction Of any such Court (which may
be made exclusive as to any class classes
OF civil cases in such county, or any part
thereof, city or town. and the right of appeal
therefrom go the number qualifications.
tenure. method of selection dIitias nd
pensaton of all constables clerks or other
employees for such Court; and (4) all other
matters relating to such Court. After adoption
Of this Section the Governor shall not be re-
CURED to appoint any particular number of
justices of the Peace in any county or in any
Of the several election districts of the coun-
ties as now provided in Section AZ of the Con-
stitution.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
tons hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Maryland shall,
at the election 10 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 Ar
ucle NV of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland and at the said General Election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
constitution shall be by ballot and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the following
SYNOPSIS OF said amendment captioned as
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
, NiDING FOR PEOPLES COURTS"
ms amendment provides for establishing
feople Court in this State by adding two new
sections numbered Ala and ALB TO Article
~ OF the Constitution The first section (41-A)
establishes Peoples Court for Baltimore
ClY and regulates provides for regulating
al. matters relating to the Court, the Judges
oil oil the Court and the Constables and Clerks.
Inc second section GLIB authorizes the Gem
efal Assembly to establish Peoples Court in
any other county, incorporated city or town
OI TINS State and IN oil toy
Ieatlh% TO said Court and the Judges Con-
stables Clerks and Employees of said Court !;
anu below said synopsis shall be printed the
WORDS For Peoples Courts Amendment" and
AgalhSt Peoples Courts Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately after said
ececuoh due returns shall be made to the
governor of the vote for and against said pro-
pSSeq amendment directed by Article NV
III tne Constitution and further proceedings
HSe IN accordance with said Article XIV.
approved: April 26. 1889.
CHAPTER 200
AN ACT to amend Section Il of Article 4,
IlJle judiciary Department" subtitle Part
Il-Clrcuit Courts" of the Constitution of
inns State, and 10 provide for the submission
OF SAID amendment to the qualified voters
OF TINS State for adoption rejection.
oectlon l. Be it enacted by the General As
se'hbly of Maryland, that three-ffths of ali
ule members elected to each of the two Houses
t1hcurrlng, that the following section be and
Wv we same same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
W section p of Article d. title Judiciary De-
psftment, subtitle Part III--Circuit Courts
Vi the Constitution of this State and if adopt
u by the legal and qualified voters thereof as
ieleih provided, it shall supercede and stand
Article A.
I'll, For each of the said circuits. except
lug Vhe eighth, the second, the third (and) the
? Atn and the seventh, there shall be chief
!uIge and two associate Judges to be styled
SuugeS OF the (,irpuit m he sppctpd Or