Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

gressional election, as the law creating
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 filed 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
election or reelection to succeed himself
as provided In % hereof; or (b) for the
unexpired remainder of the current eight
year term, IL his appointment will expire
other than an incumbent Judge shall be
eligible for election to said Court.
~ Whenever q vacancy shall occur on
said Court from any cause the Governor
shall appoint to said Court a Judge who
until the thirty-frs day. Of December i'm:
mediately following. the first Congressional
election occurring six months or more after
said Court, who has stood for election to
succeed himself and not been elected, shall
be appointed to aiS and
appointed to succeed himself.
(3) In order to qualify for election or
reelection an incumbent Judge shall file
with The Supervisors Of EeSt1n Of salti
fore the date of the applicable election q
certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis Of his eligibility and
Ss is eligible for eResto1 the
name Of such Judge, together with a state
ment of the term or remainder Of term
for which hs he b6 sd shall h i b t ID
such election, with no party designation
whatever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided to permit any voter to
ance In Office Of such Judge; II the votes
cast for the continuance In office of such
Judge represent majority, Of all the votes
such Judge shall hold Office for the unex-
pired remainder Of the term or for the
full term OF eight years, as the case may
be.
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 a successor shall quail
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
class or classes of civil cases in Baltimore
City,, with such right Of appeal, therefrom,
and the Chief Judge and Associate Judges
as the General Assembly shall prescribe
from time to time by law. The Judges of
said Court shall have full power to regu-
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 provided by
tion or by law to said Court or the Judges
thereof as O body may be exercised by a
majority OF the Judges thereof, and (2)
said Court shall not be Court Of Record.
.I.nIH
Court, who shall perform therein the du-
ties prescribed for Clerks Of Court by Sec
tion 10 Of this Article and such other du-
sfs az e a d c ss saes S lay ST by
shall be appointed, In the manner herein
after. prescribed. by the Judges of said
Court and such Chief Constable shall APP
all original, subsequent and additional con-
stables and clerks employed pursuant to
this Section, and shall supervise and direct
There shall be appointed originally four.
teen 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;
no vacancy. In the position Of any con-
ad b o. sdTk arising shall be
Judges Of said Court and said Chief Con-
stable shall expressly find that the filling
Of such vacancy Is necessary. for the eff
tions OF said Chief Constable and OF all
such constables and clerks shall be posi-
tions in the Classified City Service OF Balti--
said City with respect to said City SerY-
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
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,
and removals with respect
to such positions shall be made only In
res1iatioHs % Of said ciassifieS City Service
In force from time. to time: Such Chief
and all Of such other constables
the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
such compensation as said Mayor and City
Council shall prescribe. Such constables
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
c tS sessoa q or seefon Is Sf
Article Nv, but constables in Office upon
the adoption Of this Section shall hold
otilce for the remainder Of their terms and
Section shall take office at the expiration
Of such terms.
Alb. The General Assembly shall have
power Dy law TO eStaDlsn People'S court
In any county, or any part thereof, incor-
porated city or town In this State, except
City, and to prescribe and from
time to time to alter ~ the number, quail
tenure, and method Of selection
Of the Judges Of any such Court anu 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; (3) the number, qualif-
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. 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 Of Of Morv-