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cur, or the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, as the
case may be, shall appoint
a person to serve as Con-
stable until the next regular
election thereafter for said
officers. An appeal shall lie in
all civil cases from the judg-
ment of a Justice of the
Peace to the Circuit Court,
or to the Court of Common
Pleas of Baltimore city, as
the case may be, and on all
such appeals, either party
shall be entitled to a trial by
jury, according to the laws
now existing, or which may
be hereafter enacted.
And the Mayor and City
Council may provide, by
ordinance, from time to
time, for the creation and
government of such tempo-
rary additional police, as
they may deem necessary to
preserve the public peace.
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Justices of the
Peace and Con-
stables:
Appointment
to fill vacancy.
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Sec. 43. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of a
Justice of the Peace, the
Governor shall appoint a
person to serve, as Justice
of the Peace, for the residue
of the term; and in case of
a vacancy in the office of
Constable, the County Com-
missioners of the county in
which the vacancy occurs,
or the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, as the
case may be, shall appoint a
person to serve as Constable
for the residue of the term.
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Sec. 43. In the event of
a vacancy in the office of a
Justice of the Peace, the
Governor shall appoint a per-
son to serve, as Justice of
the Peace, for the residue of
the term; and in case of a
vacancy in the office of Con-
stable, the County Commis-
sioners of the county in
which the vacancy occurs, or
the Mayor and City Council
of 'Baltimore, as the case may
be, shall appoint a person
to serve as Constable for the
residue of the term.
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Sec. 48. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of a
Justice of the Peace, the
Governor shall appoint a
person to serve as Justice of
the Peace for the residue of
the term, and in case of a
vacancy in the office of Con-
stable, the County Commis-
sioners of the county in
which the vacancy occurs,
or the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, as the
case may be, shall appoint
a person to serve as Con-
stable for the residue of the
term.
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Sheriffs:
Election;
qualifications;
term; powers;
vacancy;
compensation.
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Part VII, Sheriffs.
Sec. 44. There shall be
elected in each county and in
Baltimore City in the year
1946 and in every fourth
year thereafter, one person,
resident in said county, or
City, above the age of twen-
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Part VII. Sheriffs.
Sec. 44. There shall be
elected in each county, and
in the City of Baltimore, in
every second year, one per-
son, resident in said county
or city, above the age of
twenty-five years, and at
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Part VII. Sheriffs.
Sec. 49. There shall be
elected in each county, and
the city of Baltimore, in
every second year, one per-
son, resident in said county
or city, above the age of
twenty-five years, and at
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Sec. 20. There shall be
elected in each county and in
the city of Baltimore, every
second year two persons for
the office of sheriff for each
county, and two for the said
city, the one of whom hav-
ing the highest number of
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42. That sheriffs shall be
elected in each county by
ballot every third year, that
is to say, two persons for the
office of sheriff for each
county, the one of whom
having the majority of votes,
or if both have an equal
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Proposed by Act of 1798,
chapter 115. Ratified 1799.
Sec. 2. All and every part
of the Constitution and form
of government, relating to
the Judges, time, place and
manner of holding elections
in the City of Baltimore, and
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