Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-30


such office shall prescribe. II 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 filled as follows:
~ Any incumbent Judge Of said Court
shall be eligible, at the Congressional cleo
ton Immediately preceding the expiration
of his period of appointment or term, for
(a) for full term of eight years, except
as provided in (bl hereof; or (b) for the
unexpired remainder OF the current eight
before the end Of such term. No person
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court.
(2) Whenever a 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;
mediately 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
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.
(S) In order. to qualify for election or
recollection an incumbent Judge shall file
with the Supervisors Of Election of Balti-
more City, not later than thirty days be-
IOTc tue udte VI luc uUDllCduAS SAcStlOh
certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis of his eligibility and
the term or remainder of term for which
he Is eligible for election. Thereupon, the
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; if the votes
cast for the continuance in office of such
Judge represent a 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
be.
Unless his office shall have been abolished
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
Representatives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdiction
(Which may be made exclusive as to any
City,, with such right of appeal, therefrom,
and the Chief Judge and Associate Judges
thereof shall have such powers and duties.
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
modified by said Judges or the General
Assembly. Unless otherwise provided by
law, a. all powers granted by this Sec
thereof as body may be exercised by a
majority Of the Judges thereof, and 81
said Court shall not be Court OF Record.
There shah be Chief Constable Of said
ties preseribed for p Clerks Of Court By Sec
ton 10 Of this Article and such other du-
ties az shall be prescribed by law OF by
after prescribed, by the Judges of said
Court; and such Chief Constable shall ap-
point, in the manner hereinafter prescribed,
stables and clerks employed pursuant to
this Section, and shall supervise and direct
the work Of all such constables and clerks.
teen such constables and sixteen such
clerks; the number Of either may, on the
joint Recommendation Of said Court and
Mayor and City Councii Of Baltimore city;
no vacancy in the position of any con-
stable or clerk, however arising, shall be
filled by said Chief Constable unless the
stable shall expressly find that the filling
Of such vacancy Is necessary for the etii-
cient operation Of said Court. The posi-;
such constables and clerks shall be posi-
lions 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
at the time this amendment becomes effec-
position and Immediately become a mem
Der of said Classified City Service >of Bal
timore; all such positions shall be classi-
fed by the City Service Commission and
all appointments, promotions, transfers,
reinstatements, and removals with respect
to such positions shall be made only in
accordance with the provisions, rules and
in force from time. to time: Such Chief
Constable and all of such other constables
and all such clerks shall receive from
such compensation as said Mayor and City
Council 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 q Of this
the adoption of this Section shall hold
office for the remainder of their terms, and
the .constables Erst 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-
baltimore City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter a. the number, quail
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
of civil cases in such county, or any part
thereof, city or town. and the right of
appeal therefrom; 90 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 AZ Of the Constitu-
ton.
Sec. 2. And be it 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
vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot and