The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-03

subsequently, elected an associate JHdge
of said Court; OF the Governor may de-
sigHate as Chief Judge the person GP-
pointed to FIJI the gacGncy on said Court
Hnder subsection 20 (2) herein.
.(c) The jurisdiction of said Court
shall consist originally of the jnrisdie-
ti0n yeSted on the day Immediately pre-
ceding the first Monday of May, 1861,
ir the Justices of the Peace of Baltimore
City, including the Police Magistrates,
the Chief Police Magistrate of Baltimore
City, the Magistrates Large of Bdlti-
more City, aud the Traffic Court of Bal
tinore City, and thereafter shall consist
of such greater or lesser jurisdiction
(sOhich may be made exclusive as to
any class or classes of eGses), 'eith such
right of apbeaI theretvoDi, as the Gen
eral Assembly shall prescribe from time
to time by lac. The Chief Judge and
the associate Judges thereof shall haze
SHch Po5Uers and duties as the General
Assembly shall prescribe from time to
fine BY lG7O. The Judges of said Court
shall haze full Pooger to regulate by
rules the administration, Procedure aud
practice of said Court, including, but
NOT limited to, the creation of divisions
Of said Court to hear erei"s,ve!y any
class or classes of cases and the assign
ment of particular Judge or Judges
exclusively to such decisions and the
resting of administrative duties in the
Chief Judge; such rHleS shall haze the
force of ia5v antH yeseinded or modified
BY said Judges or the General Assembly:
Unless otherlUise provided by IGgv, al
fosVevS granted BY this section or by
lG1V to said Court or the Judges
thereof as body may be exercised by
majority of the Judges thereof. SAID
Court shall not be Court of Record.
I'd There shall be Chief Clerk of
said Court SVho shall be dfPointed by
said Court and 7Ulo shall perform such
to time BY said Court or by lac by the
General Assembly. He shall be paid
such condensation from such sources as
the General Assembly shall prescribe
from time TO time by Lac. There shall
be such deputy and assistant clerks.
other employees as may be prescribed from
time to time BY the General Assembly
BY lac and such lGaV shall prescribe the
method of selection, amount and man
employees and that Sach employees and
the Chief Clerk shall be or become
members of the Classified City Service
of Baltimore or the Classified Service of
or merit system grhich may be hereafter
established. St.ch employees shall Per.
form such duties as may be Prescribed
from time to time by said Court OF by
lay BY The GenS,eI As5smbIyi THE THE
COURT COURT t OF BALTIMoRE y CITY
SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM
THE TRAFFIC COURT TO THE
MUNICIPAL COURT, AS OF THE
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY, 1901.
(e) after the day immediately pre-
eedin0 the first Monday ir Nav. 1861,
no Justice of the Peace of Baltimore
City, including the Police Magistrates
Of Baltimore City, the Chicf Police
Ma9istrates-at-Large for Baltimore City,
the Magistrates of the Traffic Court of
Baltimore City, and the Chief MdgiS-
trate of the Traffic Court of Baltimore
CHy, shall exercise any of the j~iSdic-
tioH or haze any of the Po1UerS or duties
conferred on the Court herein created.
II No member of the General As
senbIy at 7Uhich this amendment IS pro
posed, if othev7Uise qualified, shall be
ineligible for dPPointnient or election as
more City by reason of his membership
ii such General Assembly.
SEC. 2. lind be it further enacted,
That. the foregoing sections hereby pro-
posed as an amendment TO the Constltu-
general election to be held in this State
in November, 1860, be submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
XIV of the Constitution of Maryland,
and at the said general election the vote
on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words FOR constitutional Amendment
and Against Constitutional Amend
ment" as now provided by law and i'm
mediately 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
XIV of the Constitution and further
proceedings had in accordance with said
Article XIV.
EXPLANATION: Italics indicate nezU
matter added to existing lG1U.
cts
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER 444
AN ACT TO propose an amendment to
Article III of the, Constitution Of the
new Section 81, to follow Immediately
after Section 90 of said Article, pro-
viding THAT BY PUBLIC LOCAL
LAW THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RI MAJ ANb ban RMP F19 ( Any ny
COUNTY OR ANY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, OTHER THAN
BALTIMORE CITY TO CARRY
OUT URBAN RENEWAL PRO
ANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT
AND REHABILITATION OF
SLUM AREAS OR BLIGHTED
AREAS, INCLUDING THE &C,
QUESTION OF PROPERTY FOR
TAIN PROVISIONS IN REGARD
TO SUCH ACQUISITION BY
THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER
OF EMINENT DOMAINE; DE;
GLARING SUCH ACTIXITIES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO CON
STITUTE GOVERNMENTAL FUN
CTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF
WHICH THE GENERAL Assem-;
coRPoRATIoNs TO EXERCISE
THE POWER OF TAXATION, TO
EXPEND PUBLIC FUNDS AND
TO oI EX 11ES P PBh6p1 GREDI II
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
GRANT TO SUCH COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AD-
OPTIONAL POWERS AND AU-
THORITY NECESSARY OR PROP
SPECIFIC POWERS TO BE AU-
THORIZED AND TO PLACE RE
STRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
ON ANY powers MUCH THE
NICIPAL CORPORATION OR
OTHER PUBLIC BODY OR AGEN-
CY; PROVIDING AUTHORITY
TO CREATE PJUnBLsIC ROPES
EXISTING AGENCIES TO CARRY
OUT SUCH ACTIVITIES; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMIS-
SION OF SAID AMENDMENT
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS
OF THE STATE FOR ADOPTION
OR REJECTION.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eyal Assembly of Maryland, CThree-
ffths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses concurring), That
the following new Section 81, to follow
Immediately after Section 90 of Article
III, be and the same is hereby proposed
as an amendment to Article III of the
Constitution of Maryland, the same if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
of the State as herein provided, to be
come a part of the Constitution of
Maryland
ARTICLE III
Legislative Department
81. CAD THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY MAY AUTHORIZE AND
EMPOWER ANY COUNTY OR ANY
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BY
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW: