Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-16

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
years from the expiration of the preceding
term, and shall be filed as follows:
"a Any incumbent Judge of said Court
shall be eligible, ut the Congressional cleo
ton preceding the expiration farm ION
(aJ for a full term Of eight years, except
in 90 Gf or 90 Tor
before the end Of such term. No person
eligible for election to said Court.
(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
shall appoint to said Court, Judge who
S Sna the SiI thrtye day of December Inn
mediately following the first Congressional
election occurring six months or more after
the date Of his appointment. No Judge OF
succeed himself and not been elected, shall
thereafter be appointed to said Court, and
no Judge Of said who has to
appointed to succeed himself.
90 In order to qualify for election or
reelection an incumbent Judge shall file
with the Supervisors of Election of Balti-
fore the date Of the applicable election
certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis of his eligibility and
he is eligible for election. Thereupon, the
name Of such Judge, together with a state
ment 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 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; IL the votes
cast for the continuance i'll Office of such
Judge represent majority of all the votes
cast for or against his continuance in Office,
such Judge shall hold office for the uncX-
pired 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 appoint
ment or term until successor shall quail
ify. As used in this Section Congressional
election" means any of the biennial cleo.
tions at which members of the House OF
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
City,, with such right of appeal, thereGrom
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
said Court shall have. full power to regu-
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
thereof as body may be exercised by
majority Of the Judges thereof, and (2)
said Court shall not be Court Of Record.
There shall be a Chief Constable of said
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks of Court by Sec
tion 10 Of this Article and such other du
ties as shall be prescribed by law or by
rule of said Court. Such Chief Constable
Court; and such Chief Constable shall APP
point, in the manner hereinafter prescribed,
all original, 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 four.
clerks; the number of either may, on the
joint Recommendation of said Court and
said Chief Constable. be increased by the
no vacancy in the position of any CON
stable or clerk, however arising, shall be
filled by said Chief Constable unless the
Judges of said Court and said Chief Con
stable shall expressly lind that the filling
of such vacancy is necessary for the ci-
clent operation of said Court. The posi-.
such constables and clerks shall he posi-
tons in the Classified City Service of Balti-
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
ut the time this amendment becomes ctrec;;
tive shall continue and remain III said
position and Immediately become mCm-
Der of said Classified City Service of Bal
timorc; all such positions shall be classi-
fled by the City Service Commission and
all appointments, promotions, transfers,
rCinStatemcntS, and removals With respect
to such positions shall be made only in
NJ
regulations of said Classified City Service
in force from time to time. Such Chief
Constable and all of such other constablcs
and all such clerks shall receive from
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor ana City
Council shall prescribe. Such constitutes
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 II or Section ~ of this
Article Nv, 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 ut 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
! hcations, tenure, and method of selection
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
4 of civil cases In such county, or any part
thereof, city or town. and the right of
appeal therefrom; CD the number, Qualii-
cations, tenure, method OF selection, duties,
and compensation of all constables, clerks
or other employees for such Court; and a.
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 AZ Of the Constitu-
ton.
Sec. 9. And be 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing
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
vOfp on tho said nronnsad amandmant