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

al In order TO qualify for election or re.
election an incumbent Judge shall hle win the
Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore Clty not
later than thirty days before the date OF the ap-
plicable election a certificate signed and duly
acknowledged stating the basis OF MS ellgl
biity and the term or remainder OF term lor
which he is eligible for election. Ihereupoh'
the name of such Judge, together WIN a
abatement 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 elec-
ton, with 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 MS con-
tinuance in office, such Judge shall hold office
for the unexpired remainder of the term or Tor
the full term of eight years, as the case may pc.
Unless his office shall have been abolshet,
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, Gong ressional 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 Thereon
shall have such powers and duties as the Gem
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until rescinded or modified by said Judges or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 or the Judges
thereof as a body may be exercised by a
majority of the Judges thereof, and ~ said
Court shall not be Court of 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 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 constables ano
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 or 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 con-
Classified City Service of Baltimore and the
provisions of the Charter of said City with
respect to said City Service are hereby eX-
pressly made applicable thereto provided that
the Chief Constable at the time this amendment
becomes effective shall continue and remain
in said position and Immediately become a
member of said Classified City Service of Bal
timore; all such positions shall be classified by
the City Service Commission and all appoint
ments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements
and removals with respect to such positions
shall be made only in accordance with the pro-
Visions rules and regulations of said Classified
City Service in force from time to time. Such
Chief Constable and all of such other consta-
bles and all such clerks shall receive from the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City such
compensation as said Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall prescribe. Such constables and clerks
shall perform such duties may now or here
after be prescribed by law or rule of Court.
After adoption of this Section constable
shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Baltimore City pursuant to Section AZ or
Section AZ 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
piration of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish Peoples Court in
any county, any part thereof Incorporated
city or town in this State, except Baltimore
City. and to prescribe and from time to time to
alter "a the number qualifications tenure,
and method of selection of the Judges of any
such Court, and their powers, duties and
compensation, except that the term of office
compensation of any Judge shall not be re-
duced during his continuance in office; (2)
the jurisdiction of any such Court (Which may
be made exclusive as to any class or classes
of civil in such county, any part
thereof, city or town. and the right of appeal
therefrom 90 the number. qualifications,
tenure, method of selection, duties, and COM
pensation of all constables, clerks other
employees for such Court; and (4) all other
matters relating to such Court. After adoption
of this Section the Governor shall not be re-
quired to appoint any particular number of
Justices of the Peace in any county or in any
of the several election districts of the coun-
ties provided in Section AZ of the Con-
stitution
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
lions hereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of 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 Ar
ticle XIV of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland and at the said General Election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the following
synopsis of said amendment captioned as
follows:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
VIDING FOR PEOPLES COURTS"
This amendment provides for establishing
Peoples Court in this State by adding two new
sections numbered Ala and ALB to Article
" of the Constitution. The first section (41-A)
establishes Peoples Court for Baltimore
City and regulates or provides for regulating
all matters relating to the Court, the Judges
of the Court and the Constabes and Clerks.
The second section abb authorizes the Cen
eral Assembly to establish Peoples Court in
any other county, incorporated city or town
of this State and to provide for all matters
relating to said Court and the Judges Con-
stables, Clerks and Employees of said Court
and below said synopsis shall be printed the
words For Peoples Courts Amendment and
Against Peoples Courts Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment directed by Article XIV
of the Constitution and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article XIV.
Approved: April 26. 1899.
CHAPTER 200
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 4
title Judiciary Department" subtitle Par
1II-Circuit Courts" of the Constitution OF
this State, and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voter,
of this State for adoption rejection
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, that three-ffths of al
the members elected to each of the two Houses
concurring, that the following section be anC
the same is hereby proposed amendment
to Section 81 of Article A, title Judiciary De
partment, Subtitle Part III--Crcuit Courts"
of the Constitution of this State and if adopt
ed by the legal and qualified voters thereof al
herein provided, it shall supercede and stan,
in the place and stead of Section Il of sale
Article 4.
81. For each of the said circuits, except
ing the eighth, the second the third (and) tn,
sixth and the seventh, there shall be chic
judge and two associate judges, to be stylet
judges of the Circuit Court. to be selected o
appointed herein provided. and for the sec
ond circuit, the third circuit, { and the sixth
circuit, and the seventh circuit there shall be
chief imdpe and thrnp assnciate indpns 10 b