Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03

CANDIDATE; AND THE VOTERS
SHALL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR
| OR AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE
IN OFFICE OF SAID JUDGE.
| Ia Whenever a vacancy shall occur
on said Court from any cause the Cow
4 ernor. shall appoint to said Court . Judge
who shall hold Office under such appoint
ment until the thirty-frst day Of De-
cember 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 there
after be appointed to said Court, and no
Judge Of said Court, who has failed 10
stand for election when eligible, shall
be appointed to succeed himself.
i (3) In order to qualify for election
or reelection Ian incumbent Judged eli
eondidates shall file with the Supervisors
lof Elections of Baltimore City not later
than thirty days before the date of the
applicable election .. certificate Tsigned
and duly acknowledged, stating the basis
Of his eligibility and the term or re-
for election. Thereupon, the name of
such Judge, together with statement
Iof 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 what
lever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided to permit any voter
to cast his vote for or against the
continuance 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
Tor against his continuance in Office, such
l lee kali Latl "a. H. L.. -
remainder of the term or for the full
term Of eight years, as the case may be. I
OF edndidSey IN a form to be supplied
| BY the Supervisors.
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 q
successor shall qualify. As used in this
section, Congressional election" means
any of the biennial elections at which
members of the House of Representa-
tives are regularly chosen.
4 Said Court shall have. such jurisdic-
ton (Which may be made exclusive as
to any class or classes Of civil eases in
Baltimore City), with such right of APP
lpeal, sherefrom, and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof shall have
lSuNA poWNAb AllQ uutiCse IS tlC AGnCl a
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
ipractice 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 law, ny all powers granted by this
section or by law to said Court OF the
Judges thereof AZ body may be ex.
ercised by q majority Of the Judges
thereof, and (2) said Court shall not be
"a Court Of Record.
| There shall DO q Chief Constable Of
said Court; who shall perform therein
the duties prescribed for Clerks Of Court
by Section 10 Of this Article and such
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-
Z nal, subsequent and additional constables
and clerks employed pursuant TO this
section, and shall supervise and direct
! the work Of all such constables and
clerks. There shall be appointed origi.
nally fourteen such eonstables and six.
" teen 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 Coun-
Gil Of Baltimore City; no vacancy in
the position of any constable or clerk
however arising, shall be filled by said
, Chief Constable unless the Judges Of
said Court and said Chief Constable
shall expressly find that the filing Of
such vacancy is necessary for the efficient
operation Of said Court. The position.
of said Chief Constable and of all sucl
; constables and clerks shall be positions
in the Classified City Service Of Balti
! more and the. provisions Of the Chartei
/. Of said City with respect to said CITY
! Service are hereby expressly madel ap
: plicable thereto, provided that, the Chic
. Constable at the time this amendment
! becomes effective shall continue and re
main in said position and Immediate,
: become member of said Classified Cit
Service of Baltimore; all such position
shall be classified BY the City Servicl
: Commission and all appointments, pro
motions, transfers.. Te-instatements, an
!. removals with respect to such position
: shall be made. only in accordance witt
! the provisions, rules and regulations o
= said Classified City Service in fore
!. from time to time. Such Chief Con
: stable and all of such other constable
7 and all such clerks shall receive fror
the Mayor and City Council of Bait
:. more City such compensation as sal
Such .eonstablcs and clerks shall pei
y form such duties as may now or here
after be prescribed by law or rule Q
Court.
After adoption of this section no cor
: stable shall be appointed by. the Mayo
: and City Council of Baltimore City pun
! suant to Section AZ or Section 43 Q
J. this Article w, but constables in ofhc
= upon. the adoption of this section sha
: hold Office for the remainder of thei
y terms, and the eonstables first appointe
= under this section shall take Office at th
Y expiration of such terms.
" SEC. o.. And be Il further e1Getst
That the aforegoing section hereby pr
!. posed as an amendment to the Constit,
- ton Of this State shall be, at. the ne,
\. general election, to be held in this Stat
. in the year 1860, submitted TO the leg
z and qualified voters thereof for the
!. adoption or rejection in pursuance I
J directions contained in Article IL of II
!. Constitution of this State, and at Il
= said general election, the vote on Il
= said proposed amendment shall be l
i. ballot, and upon each ballot there sha
y be printed the words "For the Constiti
tional Amendment and Against ii
>. Constitutional Amendment, az now pr
- seribed by law, and Immediately aft,
- said election, due returns shall be mac
y to the Governor of the vote for m
= against said proposed amendment,
:. directed by. said Article IL of the Co
!. stitution.
= EXPLANATION: Italics Indicate NJ
matter added to exiting IGw.
- [BracketsI indicate matter striek'
- from existing law,
y CAPITALS indicate amendments
II bill
H. CHAPTER NO. 6o4
ve AN ACT to propose an amendment
he Section 40A of Article of the Co
i'd five Department1. .to provide an I
We tional procedure for land acquisiti
of for County road or street Tight-of-w
as in Montgomery County, Marylar
al and to submit this amendment TO I
ed qualified voters Of the State for ado
ton or rejection.
i'd SEcrIoN j. Be ii enacted BY the ca
ay erGI Asssmbly of Maryland, (Thr'
or fifths of all members elected to each
ne the two Houses concurring), That
De- following section. be and the same
or hereby proposed as an amendment:
Is; Section 40A Of Article Of the O.
ial stitution Of Maryland, title "Legislati
he Department, subtitle Eminent !
co main, the same, If adopted by the LEI
ge and qualified voters of the State as he
IRIS in provided, to become Section 40A
Of Article Of the Constitution Of Ma
M land.
ng AoA. Ssme-Baltimors City IL Q
va. Montgomery County.
nal The General Assembly shall enact
NC. law authorizing private property 20
Of taken for public use without Just c.
AID pensation, TO be agreed upon betw,
aid the parties, or awarded by a Jury, be-
the FIRST paid or rendered to the party
md titled to such compensation, but VIII
-, such property Is situated in Baltim
aid City and Is desired by this State or
-es- the Mayor and City Council of Ba
the more, the General Assembly may :
ent vide for the appointment Of apprais