The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-01

/ 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
Of office Of said Court shall be for eight
years from the expiration Of the preceding
| term, and shall be filed as follows:
az Any incumbent Judge Of said Court
shall be eligible, at the Congressional cleo
ton Immediately preceding the expiration
election or reelection to succeed himself
| (a) for a full term of eight years, except
as provided in (bl hereof; or ID for the
year term, II his appointment win expire
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
shall appoint to said Court Judge who
shall hold office under such appointment
until the thirty first day Of December inn
election occurring six months or more after
the date Of his appointment. No Judge Of
said Court, who has stood for election to
thereafter be appointed to said Court, and
no Judge OF said Court, who has failed to
stand for election when eligible, shall be-
appointed to succeed himself.
tal IN order to qualify for election or
with the Supervisors Of Election Of Balti-
more City not later than thirty days be-
fore the date Of the applicable election q
SEATING The s Dsss a1 q f lis sb ssna
the term or remainder of term for which
he 10 eligible for election. Thereupon, the
ment Of the term s', or s's remainder Of term
for which he 10 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 continu
ance in Office OF such Judge; II the. votes
Judge represent majority of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance in Office,
such Judge shall hold Office for the unex-
full term Of eight years, as the case may
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 successor shall quail
1y. As used in this Section Congressional
election" means any of the biennial cleo
Representatives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such Jurisdiction
(which may be made exclusive as to any
class or classes Of civil cases in Baltimore
and the Chief Judge and Associate Judges
thereof shall have such powers and duties,
as the General Assembly shall prescribe
from time time to on tine BY LAW The Judges Of
late by rules the administration, procedure
and practice Of said Court; such rules shall
have the force Of law until rescinded or
Assembly. Unless otherwise provided by
law, a. all powers granted by this Sec
ton or by law to said Court or the Judges
majority Of the Judges thereof, and (2)
said Court shall not be Court Of Record.
There shall be q Chief Constable Of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks Of Court by Sec
tt0n 10 Of this Article and such other du-
ties as shall be prescribed by law or by
rule Of said Court. Such Chief Constable
shall be appointed, In the manner herein-
Court; and such Chief Constable shall APP
point, In the manner hereinafter prescribed,
all original, subsequent and additional con-
Staples ana CLERKS sh. to
the work Of all such constables and clerks.
There shall be appointed originally four
teen such constables and sixteen such
joint recommendation of said Court and
said Chief Constable, be increased by the
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-
stable shall expressly ind that the filling
Client operation of said Court. The posi-
tions OF said Chief Constable and Of all
such sonstables and clerks sea shall be post
more and the provisions Of the Charter Of
said City with respect to said City Serv-
ice are hereby expressly made applicable
thereto, provided that, the Chief Constable
at the time this amendment becomes effec-
tive shall continue and remain in said
position and Immediately become q mem
ee SAID saes pes Sy s sssf Be- Ct ea
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointments, promotions, transfers,
reinstatements, and removals with respect
accordance with the provisions, rules and
regulations Of said Classified City Service
In force from time. to time: Such Chief
and all such clerks shall receive from
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor and City
saa sba
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
suant to Section AZ or Section As Of this
Article Nv, but constables in Office upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
the constables first appointed under this
Section shall take office at the expiration
Of such terms.
alb. The General Assembly shall have
power by law to establish Peoples Court
In any county, or any part thereof, incor-
porated city. or town in this State, except
Baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time. to time to alter ~ the number. quail
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
thereof, city or town. and the right Of
appeal therefrom; (3) the number, qualifi-
cations, 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 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 q Of the Constitu-
ton.
See. .. And be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegotng
sections hereby proposed as an amend.
ment 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 Article XIV
OF the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land 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