The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-20

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SHALL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR
or AGAINST THE CONTTNTrANCE
IN OFFICE OF SAID NUDGE.
(21 Wberevor n yac,rcv eb,Ii occur
on said Court from anv cause the Gov.
ernor Sian an,oirt +o e5id Court n Tr,dge
who ebaii boid ofice ,,nJer s,,cb snnoint-
,,cnt ,,rt;i tbe +i,;r,,,.6ret Ia, ~ ne
cerher ;nnr,cdiatelv folioyv;ng the first
CongressionaI eIeStion occurring six
months or more after the date of his
appointinent. No Judge of said Court,
who has stood for election 10 succeed
himself and not been elected. shall the,e-
after be amounted 10 said Court. and no
Judge Of said Court, who has failed to
stand for election when elipiblc. shall
be appointed 10 succeed himself.
C31' In order 70 ou,I;fv for election
or re.clect;on Ia, incrmbent I,dgcI ali
candidates shall file with the Sunervisors
of Elections Of baltimore civ not later
than thirty DAYS before the date of the
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 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
ever and with no opposing candidate,
with space provided 10 hermit anv 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
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 a form to be SUPPLIED
BY the Supervisors.
Unless his office shall have been abol.
;eI,J
Judge of said Court shall continue 10
hold office after the expiration of his
period of appointment or term until
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 iurisdic-
ton (Which NAV be made exclusive as
to any class or classes of civil cases in
Baltimore Citv). with such right of an
neal. therefron' and the Chief Tudge
and Associate Judges thereof shall have
such powers and duties. as the General
Assemble shall nrescribe from, time IN
time bv law. Tie Judges of said Court
shall have full mower IN regulate NV
e rules the administration. D-ocedure .nI
practice of said Court; such rules shall
have the force of law until rescinded or
modified bv said Tudpes or the General
Assembly. Unless otherwise nrov;ded
bv law. IN ali mowers granted NV his
section or bv law to said Court 5r The
Judges thereof as body nav he ex-
ercised by a majority of the Judges
thereof and (2) said Court shall not he
a Court Of Record.
There sh,r ba , Cb;of Co,s,.tJe oe
said Court who shall rerfo~rn tbere;,
the duties 1rescribed for iCierl-e of Co.,
h., Scct;a, IN - ,iis A Ill .yi5 -
other duties rs shall he nrescribed Inv
Nv nv b,- r,,1e 81 iii Co,,-+ CT
Chief Constable eLaII he 9rro;r,oi =,
tbe manner bereinsfter ,retcribcd' H.,
the Tudres Of said Court. and s,,cb
Chief Constable eLau orrn;,t !, +ta
manner bereir,a fter TreecribeJ ali orig;-
nal. SUBSEQUENT and additional ronstaf,ies
and clerks cnnio,,ed ,,,,rs,1a,,t 70 liz
section and eb,II sI,rar,,;se a,d dirart
The work Of ali st,cb co,etai,ies anj
clerks. -Thcr, Shall he aDnoirt,J MI.
naIIv fo,,rtrr, sch corst5i,Ics ard ~;
teen surb cle-ls. tbe ,,,,1,Lo- 81 a;,tn-
may. on the ioint recofnrnanfat;on ~
said Court and SAID Chief Corlt9bIa he
increased bv the Mayor and Civ Town
I'll ~ R,ii;,,ora 80 80 Cou;,
the position of any constable or cIerii
however arising, shall be filled bv said
Chief Constable unless the T,fTes az
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 Balti-
more and the provisions of the Charter
of said City with respect TO said CITY
Service are hereby expressly made APP
plicable thereto. provided that. the Chief
Constable at the time this amendment
becomes effective shall continue and re-
main in said position and Immediately
become member of said Classified CITY
Service of Baltimore; all such positions
shall he classified by the City Service
Commission and all appointments, pro-
motions, transfers, re-instatcments, and
removals with respect 10 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 Con-
stable and all of such other constables
and all such clerks shall receive from
the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more City such compensation as said
Mayor and City Council shall prescribe.
Such constables and clerks shall per-
form such duties as may now or here.
alter be prescribed by law or rule of
After adoption of this section no con.
stable shall be appointed by the Mayor
and City Council Of Baltimore City. pur:
tb Tt Artcie ~ b,'t corst96 io i, oi
inns AItlcie ~! put Cohstapies IN once
XXI p oe e s1r VI r1i Ter' OF . sa
teru,s ~ +bn oo,'s,atios go ,oro;tad
TERMS anu the coilstdnies hTsl appointed
a,rp nf
eNeiId'ioIi Oh sucn terms;
~, SEC. & ma DC 81 IHrther enacted
Ihat, the aioregoing section hereby pro-
Icseu as an SilellulieIIi 10 tHe Cohsttu-
ton OF TINS state shall be- at the next
general election, to be held IN this state
IN me year i9ou, submitted to me legal
ana qualihed voters thereot Tor their
ADOPTION or rejection IN pursuance OF
dGirections contained IN Article ~ OF the
Consttuton OF TINS 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 TIE Constltu-
uonal Amendment and ., Against the
Consttuuonal Amendment as now pre-
scriDed by law, and imInedlately after
SAID election, due returns shall be made
10 the NovSrHor OF Ihe VOC lol ana
against sad proposed anenanent' as
ulIeeteu by SAD AtticIe ~ Oh tne Coh-
stituuoh'
EXPLANATION; ItdheS indicdfe nesv
matter added to efiSth9 lac.
lBracketsl indicate matter stricken
IRON exiStng law
CAPlIALS indicate amendments to