Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06

such office shall prescribe. If any vacancy
occurs during any such original term, the
Governor shall appoint successor to serve
for the remainder of such term. After the
expiration of said original terms the terms
ee of said sh Of t6 be ppe
term, and shall be filed as follows:
~ Any incumbent Judge Of said Court
shall be eligible, at the Congressional cleo
ton Immediately preceding the expiration Ia lon
e eaS FOR full term Of eight years except
as provided in 9 FL or G5 TOR ehe
year term, If his appointment will expire
before the end Of such term. No person
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the Governor
shall appoint to said Court a Judge who
shall hold Office under such appointment
nn tell Following the first Congressional
election occurring six months or more after
the date Of his appointment. No Judge OF
succeed himself and not been elected, shall
thereafter be appointed to said Court, and
no Judge Of said Court. who has failed I to
s stand s5 ei sseee Th sm sgO shall De
(S) In order to qualify for election or
reelection an t9cumbept Judge shall ne
more City not later than thirty days be-
fore the date OF the applicable eieG ie61ad
stating the basis Of his eligibility and
the term or remainder of term for which
name Of such Judge, together with a state
ment Of the term or remainder Of 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 contlnu-
in nf md
cast for the continuance in Office of such
Judge represent a majority Of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance in Office,
such Judge shall hold Office for the unex-
pired remainder Of the term or for the
full term Of eight years, as the case may
be.
Unless his Office shall have been abolished
pursuant to this Section, each Judge OF
said Court shall continue to hold office after
the expiration Of his period of appoint
ment or term until q successor shall quail:
Hy. AS used In this Section congressional
election" means any Of the biennial cleo.
lions at which members of the House Of
Representatives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such Jurisdiction
class or classes of civil cases in Baltimore
City,, with such right of appeal, therefrom,
and the Chief Judge and Associate Judges
Srescrbe
from time to. time by law: The Judges Of
said Court shall have full power to regu-
and practice Of said Court; such rules shall
have the force of law until rescinded or
modified by said Judges or the General
Unless otherwise Ir0tyblGdeds by
tion or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof as q body may be- exercised by
1aa q sha not g Of
There shall be q Chief Constable Of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
Dies prescribed for Clerks Of Court BY Sec
ton 10 Ct tf Article and such other d S1
rule Of said Court. Such Chief Constable
shall be appointed, In the manner herein
s1eS es Se' shall "a sae
point, in the manner hereinafter prescribed,
all original, subsequent and additional con-
stables and clerks employed pursuant INTO to
the work Of all such c0nstables and clerks.
There shall be appointed originally four.
teen such constables and sixteen such
Joint Recommendation Of said Court and
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore City;
stable or clerk, however arising, shall be
filed by said Chief Constable unless the
Judges Of said Court and said Chief Con-
Of such vacancy Is necessary. for the eff
Gent operation Of said Court. The posi-:
tions OF said Chief Constable and OF all
lions in the Classified City Service of Balti:
more and the provisions of the Charter Of
said City with respect to said City Sery-
ice are hereby expressly MADE rie applicable
at the time this amendment becomes effec-
tive shall continue and remain In said
position and Immediately become mem
timore; all such positions shall be classi-
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointments, promotions, transfers,
to such positions shall be made only in
accordance with the provisions. rules and
regulations Of said Classified City Service
Constable and all Of such other constables
and all such clerks shall receive from
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor and City
Council shall prescribe. Such constables
and clerks shall perform such duties as
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 AZ of this
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
Office for the remainder Of their terms, and
the constables Erst appointed under this
Section shall take office at the expiration
Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish q Peoples Court
IN any county. or any par, I thereof S' incor.
Baltimore City. and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter l1) the number, quail
fcations, 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, Qualif-
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 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing
sections hereby proposed as an amend:
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