The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27

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SHALL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR
OR AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE
IN OFFICE OF SAID JUDGE.
(2) Whenever vacancy shall occur
on said Court from any cause the Gov
ernor shall appoint TO said Court a Judge
who shall hold office under such appoint
ment until the thirty-hrst 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 TO
stand for election when eligible, shall
be appointed to succeed himself.
go In order to qualify for election
or reelection IAN incumbent JudgeI all
candidates shall file with the Supervisors
of Elections of Baltimore City not later
than thirty days before the date of the
applicable election a certificate Tsigned
and duly acknowledged, stating the basis
of his eligibility and the term or re-
mainder of term for which he is eligible
for election. Thereupon, the name of
such Judge, together with a statement
of the term or remainder of term Tor
which he is eligible, shall be placed upon
the ballot 10 be used in said City in such
election, with no party designation what
ever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided 10 permit any voter
TO cast his vote for or against the
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 unexpired
remainder of the term or for the full
term of eight years, as the case may bel
Of candidacy in 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 10
hold Office after the expiration of his
period of appointment Or term until a
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.
Said Court shall have such jurisdic-
tion (Which may be made exclusive as
TO any class or classes of civil cases in
Baltimore City,, with such right of APP
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. Unless otherwise provided
by law, % all powers granted by this
I.'ji'nI III 3t uy Jaw 10 IdlI CouIt ol tlle
1880 t,. eoi as Douy may 9e eN-
1850 Dy CoI HidJ9Ii'S OF nc me- Judges
a Court of Record.
There shall be a Chief Constable of
sHu Court VINO Snall perform therein
inc 9uties prescribed Tor CleTks OF Court
ny oeSIlon ~ OF tnls Arucle ana such
othef uuties as ShaH pc preScriDeq by
law or py rue OF sad Court Such
liner Oonsta9le snaii be appointed IN
NC manner hereinafter prescrIbed' ny
nc Judges o. sara Court and suGh
NIlel O1nstaDle snaH appoint IN the
manner hereinafter l prS5crlhed' ali oTlgi-
nal s oio9 ana additIonai coasta6 ,i
and clerks employed pursuant TO this
section, and shall supervise and direct
the WORE X, OF an Such constabies and
CleIks' mere shaH De appointed origi-
many loIr'eSn suon Coilslanies ana SIX
zen SllCh Siefks; the number OF either
my my on ule JollI 5 rgcoiili I. OF
;,.u NoJ' ai.t ~ NnleI or llDle, ue
n M 9y the mayor ana Wy Couil-
cll OF baltimore City; no vacancy in
Inc position o. any Constable rs a1, or clerk;
CL;ef ro,litai,ia ,i!i ~ say
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Service are hereby ex0resei,, r.ade -
nlirabIe therefo nroy;Jsd 49, IL CUE
ConstsbIe AZ a. 80 - ,o -.
becomes EFFECTIVE ebaii co,,t;,,,,n -
main in said nos;tion snd ;r,r,@d;s.ai,,
become member Of said CI.es;6eJ Gu,
shall he cIaeei6eJ b, tbe ~, PSnr,,;to
Commission and ali ,nno;r,t1,s s Nc W.
motions transfers. re-;netater,ents III
removals with resoert ~ e,,cb -,os;+; 'l,1c
shall be made only i, accordance VIII
tbe nrov;e;o,s IL ~ -on,,iat;,, Wy "
said Siassied S;ty ''t Ser.ice "'r'oil F VI
from time to time Such Chief Con.
stable and ali Of eucb o+bar cols+abi.e
and ali such clerks shall reccive frnr,
the Mavor and Civ Council Of Rai4i-
more City such conversation as said
Mavor and civ ConnriI shall nrescr iil,e-
Such constabiee .nJ cfe-i,s Xii -
form such duties as NAV now or here
after be prescribed nv law or r,,Ie ~
Court
After ,don+;on of ,b;s sac,;or No rom
s,abie chill he .,Jo;,,ted h., ,he NJ
and CT To,,ec; ~ RsIt;,,6re Sty ~.
suant to Section AZ or Section 43 of
this Article ~, 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
expiration of such terms.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of this State shall be, at the next
general election, to be held in this State
in the year 1860, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words "For the Constitu-
tional Amendment and against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election, due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Article IA of the Con-
stitution.
EXPLANATION: Italics indicate sezo
matter added to eristin0 Id1u
IBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law,
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
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