Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08

years and expiring on the thirty -frst
day Of December Immediately following
Congressional election, as the law
creating such Office shall prescribe. II
any vacancy occurs during any sueh
original term. the Governor shall ap-
mainder Of such term. After the expi-
ration Of said original terms, the terms
Of Office Of said Court shall be for eight
years from the expiration OF the pre-
ceding term. and shall be filed as fol
lows:
~ Any incumbent Judge Of said
Court shall be eligible, at the Con
1 gFessiOual election Immediately proceed
ing the expiration Of his period OF ap-
pointment or term. for election or re
/ election to succeed himself lai for
| full term Of eight years. except as pro
vided In tbl hereof: or fhJ for the IN
! expired remainder Of the current eight
year term. II his appointment will ex-
pire before the end Of such term. No
| person other Than an incumbent Judge
| shall he eligible for election to said
| Court.
(2D Whenever a vacancy shall occur
I on said Court from any cause the Gov
| ernor shall appoint to said Court
| Judge who shall hold Office under such
| appointment until the thirty first day
| II December Immediately 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
succeed himself and not been elected,
/ shall 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
go In order to qualify for election
| or reelection an incumbent Judge shall
file with the Supervisors Of Elections Of
Baltimore City not later than thirty
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election a 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 name Of such
4 Judge, together with a statement 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 desig-
nation whatever and with no opposing
candidate, with space provided to per-
| NIT any voter to cast his vote for or
against the continuance In office Of such
Judge: II the votes cast for the con-
| tinuance In office OF such Judge repre-
| sent majority OF all the votes cast for
/ or against his continuance In Office.
such Judge shall hold Office for the un
expired remainder Of the term or for
the fun term OF eight years. as the
case may be.
Unless his Office shall have been abol-
| ished 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, Con gressiOnal election" means
any Of the biennial elections at which
members Of the House Of Representa-
tives are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdic-
| ton (which may be made exclusive as
| to any class or classes Of civil cases In
Baltimore City,, with such right Of ap-
peal, therefrom. 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
regulate by rules the administration,
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. I'm
less otherwise provided by law, ~ all
| law to said Court or the Judges thereof
| as a body may be exercised by a ma
/ jority 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
by law or 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 Constable shall appoint, in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, all origi-
nal, 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 fourteen such constables and
/ sixteen such clerks; the number of
either may. on the joint recommended
ton OF said Court and said Chief Con-
| stable, be increased by the Mayor and
City Council Of Baltimore City; no va
cancy In the position of any constable
or clerk, however arising, shall be filed
by said Chief Constable 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 constables and clerks
/ shall be positions in the Classified City
Service OF Baltimore and the provisions
| OF the Charter of said City with respect
| to said City Service are hereby express
| ly made applicable thereto, provided
| that, the Chief Constable at the time this
amendment becomes, effective shall con-
tinue and remain In said position and
/ Immediately become a member Of said
| Classified City Service of Baltimore; all
such positions shall be classified by the
City Service Commission and all APP
i pointments, promotions, transfers, re-
| instatements, and removals with respect
to such positions shall be made only
in accordance with the provisions. rules
and regulations of said Classified City
Service in force from time to time.
/ Such Chief Constable and all Of such
other constables and all such clerks
shall receive from the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore City such COM
pensation as said Mayor and city Coun-
ell 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 43 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 at the ex-
piration of such terms.
| Alb. The General Assembly shall
have power by law to establish a PeO-
pies Court In any county, or any part
thereof, Incorporated city or town in
this State, except Baltimore City, and
alter az the number, qualifications, ten
ure, and method OF selection Of the
Judges OF any such Court, and their
powers, duties and compensation, ex-
cept that the term OF Office or compen-
sation 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 cases in
such county. or any part thereof, city
or town. and the right OF appeal there
from; (3) the number, qualifications,
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 Governor shall not be required 70
appoint any particular number of JUS
tees OF the Peace In any county or In
any OF the several election districts