Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-29

| years ana expiring ON the tnlrIy"utwt
day Of December Immediately following
q Congressional election, az the law
creating such Ofice shall prescribe. If
any vacancy occurs during any such
| original term, the Governor shall APP
point successor TO, to serve Iof tn the re-
ration Of said original terms, the terms
| OF Office Of said Court shall be for eight
| years from the expiration of the pre-
| ceding term, and shall be filed as fol-
| lows:
a. Any Incumbent Judge Of said
Court shall be eligible, at the Con-
gressional election Immediately preced-
| ing the expiration of his period of APP
pOintment or term. for election or re-
election to succeed himself (a) for a
vided in (b) hereof; or (b) for the un-
expired remainder Of the current eight
| year term, IL his appointment will ex-
| pire before the end of such term. No
| person other than an incumbent Judge
shall be eligible for election to said
| Court.
~ Whenever vacancy shall occur
| on said Court from any cause the Gov
ernor shall appoint to said Court a
Judge who shall hold once under such
appointment until the thirty-frst day
OF December Immediately following the
first Congressional election occurring
six months or more after the date Of
his appointment. No Judge Of said
| Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been elected,
Court, and no Judge Of said Court, who
i has failed to stand for election when
eligible, shall be appointed to succeed
"a In order to qualify for election
or reelection an incumbent Judge shall
] file with the Supervisors of Elections Of
| Baltimore City not later than thirty
days before the date Of the applicable
election a certificate signed and duly
eligibility and the term or remainder
OF term for which he Is eligible for
election. Thereupon, the name of such
Judge, together with a statement of
the term or sha q term nar ro5
upon the ballot to be used in said City
in such election, with no party desig-
nation whatever and with no opposing
candidate, with space provided to per-
against the continuance in Office of such
Judge; II the votes cast for the con-
| tinuance in Office of such Judge repre-
sent majority of all the votes cast for
or against his continuance in Office,
such Judge shall hold office for the un-
expired remainder of the term or for
the full term of eight years, as the
case may be.
Unless his Office shall have been abol-
ished pursuant to this Section, each
hold Office after the expiration Of his
period of appointment or term until q
successor shall qualify. As used in this
Section, Congressional election" means
any of the biennial elections at which
members of the House of Representa-
| tives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdic-
ton (which may be made exclusive as
| to any class or classes of civil cases In
Baltimore CITY,, with such right Of ap-
peal. therefrom. and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof shall
have such powers and duties, as the
| General Assembly shall prescribe from
time TO time by law. The Judges of
regulate by rules the administration,
procedure and practice of said Court
such rules shall have the force of law
until rescinded or modified by said
Judges or the General Assembly. I'm
less otherwise provided by law, ~ all
powers granted by this Section or by
law to said Court or the Judges thereof
as a body may be exercised by ma
jOrity Of the Judges thereof, and ~
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 Constable shall appoint, in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, all origi
nal, subsequent and additional con-
| stables and clerks employed pursuant
to this Section, and shall supervise and
direct the work of all such constables
and clerks: There shall be appointed
originally fourteen such constables and
sixteen such clerks; the number Of
either may, on the joint recommended
| ton OF said Court and said Chief Con-
stable, be increased by the Mayor and
cancy In the position Of any constable
| or clerk, however arising, shall be filled
| by said Chief Constable unless the
Judges of said Court and said Chief
filing Of such vacancy is necessary for
the efficient operation of said Court.
| The positions of said Chief Constable
and of all such constables and clerks
shall be positions in the Classified City
Of the Charter of said City with respect
| to said City Service are hereby express
| ly made applicable thereto, provided
that, the Chief Constable at the time this
amendment becomes effective shall con-
Immediately become a member Of said
| Classified City Service Of Baltimore; all
| such positions shall be classified by the
City Service Commission and all APP
|
instatements, and removals with respect
| to such positions shall be made only
| In accordance with the provisions, rules
and regulations Of said Classified City
Service In force from time to- time.
Such Chief Constable and all Of such
other constables and all such clerks
shall receive from the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore City such COM
pensation as said Mayor and City Coun-
| ell 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 43 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-
| ptration Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall
have power by law to establish a Peo-
pies Court In any county, or any part
thereof, Incorporated city or town in
this State, except Baltimore City, and
! to prescribe and from time to time to
alter ~ the number, qualifications, ten
ure, and method Of selection of the
Judges Of any such Court. and their
cept that the term of Office or compen-
sation Of any Judge shall not be re-
duced during his continuance in Office;
~ the Jurisdiction 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 there
from; (3) the number, qualifications,
tenure, method OF selection, duties, and
compensation of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and
az all other matters relating to such
Court. After adoption OF this Section
appoint any particular number of ms.
4 tices OF the Peace In any county or in
any Of the several election districts
| Of the counties as now provided In Sec
ton AZ OF the Constitution.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted by
| the authority aforesaid, That the afore-