The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-10
CHAPTER 1853


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 new sub
title Part V-A-Peoples 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 qualhed
voters of the State for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths OF all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following two new sections,
to be numbered Ala and Alb under the new
subtitle Part V-A-People's Courts, and 70
follow Immediately after Section Al OF salG
Article, be and the same are hereby proposeu
an amendment to Article ~ of the oon'
stitution of the State of Maryland the same
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters Oh
the State as herein provided, to become parV
of said Article " of said Constitution and 70
be numbered and sub-titIed aforesaid
PART V-A-PEOPLE'S COURTS.
Ala. There is hereby created Peoples
Court of Baltimore City. Said Court shall con-
sist originally of a Chief Judge and two As.
sociate Judges; the number OF such duugeo
may thereafter be increased or decreaSeu !"
the General Assembly by law but no such ue,
crease shall affect the term of any Judge t1eH
in office his right to stand for election T lS
further terms as hereinafter provided .e i%
Judges of said Court shall have the quaiin.va1,
tions prescribed by Section of this A rtNpf
and shall have practiced law in the OlV ev ~.
Baltimore for total period OF at leas! :-; ns
years shall hold office subject to the proVisUnII
of Sections 3 and of this Article with resalJJ
to retirement and removal from ONCE anj
shall receive from the Mayor and Clty Oou'en
of Baltimore City such compensation as J,i"a
be fixed by law by the General Assembly, WHY,
shall not be diminished during contiiiu""''
in office. 4
The Governor shall appoint to said CONT our
to take office on the first Monday OF May ~ ~
one Associate Judge for term expiring
cember 81. 1912; one Associate Judge ~ Sb,f
term expiring December 81, 1914 and Uh
Judge for term expiring December o. .gcs
and, upon the creation of any additional u'" ~
on said Court by increase in the nuinpei m.
Judges pursuant to this Section, shdL n n
point an Associate Judge for such term ,be
exceeding eight years and expiring T fol
thirty-frst day of December Immediately i,
lowing a Congressional election, as tne go, ,o
creating such office shall prescribe II az" trm
cancy occurs during any such orlsIn"l awe
the Governor shall appoint successor W ~ ex-
for the remainder of such term AlIet u of
piration of said original terms, the te a .ooys
office of said Court shall be for e lis term,
from the expiration of the preceding
and shall be filled as follows; >, conr,
% Any incumbent Judge OF saiu ,o 0v5
shall be eligible, at the Congressional ns his
Immediately preceding the expiration % ar
period of appointment or term, for eectlon, ' If
reelection to succeed himself la) IoI d hi
term of eight years, except as provided IN Of
hereof or (b) for the unexpired rema lnnont.
the current eight year term if his app torr,.
ment will expire before the end OF sugm eball
No person other than an incumbent 'uue'
be eligible for election TO said Court nm
(2) Whenever vacancy shali oO'o sbau
said Court from any cause the Gover rhoIl hold
appoint to said Court Judge VINO 81. Il," thirty
office under such appointment until me fal %T
first day of December immediately ring ling sis
the first Congressional election occulI anpsoint-
months or more after the date of his app .toCd
ment No Judge of said Court. who has nnt beer been
for election to succeed himself ana and no ~ sid
elected, shall thereafter be appolnt.eu Who has
Court, and no Judge Of said CouE" "'