The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


be appointed to succeed himself.
90 In order to qualify for election or re-
election an incumbent Judge shall file with the
Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City mol
later than thirty days before the date OF the ap'
plicabe election a certificate signed and duly
acknowledged stating the basis of his eligi-
bility and the term remainder OF term Tor
which he is eligible for election. Thereupon
the name of such Judge together with a
statement 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 cleo
ton, with no party designation Whatever ana
with no opposing candidate with space pro
vided to permit any voter to cast his vote for
or against the continuance in office OF such
Judge; if the votes cast for the continuance
in office of such Judge represent majority
of all the votes cast for or against his con-
tnuance in office, such Judge shall hold office
for the unexpired 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 appointment or
term until a successor shall qualify. As used
in this Section, Congressional election
means any of the biennial elections at which
members of the House of Representatives are
regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdiction
(Which may be made exclusive to any class
or classes of civil cases in Baltimore City,
with such right of appeal, therefrom, and the
Chief Judge and Associate Judges thereof
shall have such powers and duties, the Cen
eral Assembly shall prescribe from time to
time by law. The Judges of said Court shall
have full power to regulate by rules the ad,
ministration, procedure and practice of said
Court; such rules shall have the force of law
until rescinded modified by said Judges or
the General Assembly. Unless otherwise pro
vided by law, ~ all powers granted by this
Section or by law to said Court the Judges
thereof as a body may be exercised by a
majority of the Judges thereof and ~ said
Court shall not be a Court of Record.
There shall he 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 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 constabes and clerks employed pur-
suant TO this Section, and shall supervise and
direct the work of all such constabes and
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 clerk, however
arising, shall be filled by said Chief Consta-
BILE 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
CIass;fed cir, Service Of RaItiroore and tbe
provisions of the Charter of said City with
respect to said City Service are hereby eX-
pressly made applicable thereto, provided that
becon,as efFec+ivo sbsII contipne md renoain
in said position and Immediately become u
member of said Classified City Service of Bal
the CIT, Servica Commission and oil ,nnoint
ments nromotione transfers rainstatanentS
and removals with rasnect to snch nosit;ons
shall be made oni,, in accordance with tho mo
visions rnios and ragniations Of said classified
CT, Ser,,ice in fo,ce from tip,e 20 tir,o such
Cb;of CopstobIo and oil If s,,cb o+bar corsto
bIee and oil slcb cIerke shall receive fron, the
Mavor and civ Council of Baltimore Ci+v such
car9no,sat;o, o. Ia Mavo,. ,,lI C;t,, 60,
ell sbaiI nrescrbo Sncb consts ,, and cIo
shall narfor,,, sucb duties az rna,, nov N. hero
.,fto,. - ,,,.a.,,.;t,d b.. In,, -. ILL., f Go
After adontion Of tbis Section no constshIo
shall he annoin+ed Nv The Mavor and CIV Connr
eli of RaIfin1nra C,ity nursnant 10 Scc+;on 40 or
Section AZ of tbis Article " hu+ constsbIes
in ofice ,,non tho ,dontion or tbis Scctinn
shall hold ofico Gov tbe rep,a i,,fa,. Of +hoir
terme and tbe cnrstsbIas frst .nno;ntod
under this section shall take ofice AZ tba ev
niration of sucb TOWNS
AIR The GeneraI Assembly shall have
mower nv law to establish a Peon1e's Court in
80 a,,I;4 ~ ,' go .kS r. . - ~
cty o town in hi St.tn eSc,lt R,Itr "or
civ and IN nroscrihe and from, tinoe 70 tine IN
aIter ~ tbe nun,hor n,iaiifco+inrs tmnro
and metbod of selection Of the Jndgos If INV
eucb Court ana tboi,. n,,,e,s d,t;,s az az
compensation. excent that the form, Of Office
or communication Of any, Jndge sbou not he ro
duced during his continuance in ofice. -,
tbe iurisdirtion Of an,, s,,cb Corrt l,,biob 49,
he made exclusive az to nnv cIass nv cIssseg
Of civil c.sos in sucb co,,n+,, ~. .n,, 49,
thereof city or town. and tbe rirb+ Of anneai
therefrom: (3) the number Qualifications
tenure method of seIection duties and cow
pensation of aT constahles clerks ar ntber
employees for such Court. and AZ ali other
of This Section the Governor sbaii mot he no,
ouired 10 apnoint any narticuIar nunber IF
Justices of tbe Peace in anv count, ~. in any,
Of tbe several eIection distr;cts ~ tbo oo,,,
ties as now provided in Serti1n AZ or tho Con-
stitution
seq . And ho Il furtber or,c+od b, +bo
authority aforesaid That The sforocoin5S 500
tons hereby PROMISED as an amendment to tho
% tba Oh If ' bd 1 Gayama SG Gsa
be submitted 70 The lcral and o,toIi6nd ,o+ors
of the STATE for their adontion or reiection in
rurru,roo &c a. J;.o,,f,,,,. ,-...:..''I -
ticle XIV of the CONSTITUTION Of tbe site Of
MARYLAND and at the said General F,Iertion tho
vote on the said PROMISED amendment IN Tho
Constitution shall be bv ballot and lInon zach
ballot there shall he nrintod +bo foII,v,;,,,
synonsis of said amendment antionod ne
follows: 60
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDNTNT PRO
VIDING FOR PEOPLES COITRTS -"
This amendment providos for ns+abI;s bip,,
peonie's Court in tbi Sto+ h, d5; tr ' ,
sections nun,bered IA and s1R 20 hrt;oio
w Of the Cons+;tu+inn Tho firs+ sa,+ion IiI1AS
establishes a Pennies Court for Raltrore
C;tv anJ ,or,,1+ ~, ~ oro,,;i 20 i. ~:
ali matters raiatinc, 70 ne go +ba I,a
of the Court and tbe Constants and Ciori,
Tho second saction IA N .rtb,o,.i,a, +b 60
eraI Assemble 10 ostablisb = Paonio 60 IL;
anv Other countv incornor.t rod ni+,, ~ t,,r
of this State and 70 nrolide for I'll r,.ttor
relatinp ~ said Court and +be Tdo -,
stables. Clerks and EMPLOYEES of said Court".