The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-31
CHAPTER 162

CHAPTER 1913
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Article
~ of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, adding thereto two new sections, to be
numbered Ala and ALB under 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 qualified
voters of the State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffth of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following two sections,
to be numbered Ala and ALB under the new
subtitle Part V-A-Peoples Courts" and to
follow Immediately after Section Al of said
Article, be and the same are hereby proposed
as amendment to Article " of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland, the same,
IL adopted by the legal and qualified voters of
the State as herein provided, to become a part
of said Article " of said Constitution and to
be numbered and sub-ttled as aforesaid:
PART V-A-PEOPLE'S COURTS.
Ala. There is hereby created a Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court shall con-
sist originally of Chief Judge and two As
sociate Judges the number of such Judges
may thereafter be increased or decreased by
the General Assembly by law but no such de-
crease shall affect the tenn of any Judge then
in office or his right to stand for election for
further terms hereinafter provided The
Judges of said Court shall have the qualifca-
tions prescribed by Section 2 of this Article
and shall have practiced law in the City of
Baltimore for total period of at least five
years shall hold office subject to the provisions
of Sections and of this Article with regard
to retirement and removal from office; and
shall receive from the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore City such compensation as shall
be fixed by law by the General Assembly, which
shall not be diminished during continuance
in office.
The Governor shall appoint to said Court,
to take office on the first Monday of May l94l,
one Associate Judge for term expiring De-
cember 81, 1912; one Associate Judge for a
term expiring December 81 1914, and a Chief
Judge for term expiring December 81 1916
and, upon the creation of any additional office
on said Court by increase in the number of
Judges pursuant to this Section, shall APP
point an Associate Judge for such term, not
exceeding eight years and expiring the
thirty-frst day of December Immediately fol-
lowing a Congressional election, as the law
creating such office shall prescribe. If any va
cancy occurs during any such original term,
the Governor shall appoint a successor to serve
Tor the remainder of such term. After the ex-
plration 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 filled follows:
~ Any incumbent Judge of said Court
shall be eligible, at the Congressional election
Immediately preceding the expiration of his
period of appointment or term, for election or
reelection to succeed himself (a) for a full
term of eight years, except as provided in M
hereof; or OBJ for the unexpired remainder Of
the current eight year term if his appoint
ment will expire before the end of such term.
No person other than an incumbent Judge shall
be eligible for election to said Court.
W Whenever vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the Governor shall
appoint to said Court Judge who shall hold
office under such appointment until the thirty
first day of December Immediately following
the first Congressional election occurring six
months or more after the date of his appoint
ment. No Judge of said Court who has stood
for election to succeed himself and not been
elected, shall thereafter be appointed to said
Court, and no Judge Of said Court, who has