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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [JUDICIAL BRANCH] COMPARISON

Headnotes

Present
Constitution

Constitution of
1867

Constitution of
1864

Constitution of
1851

Constitution of
1776

Amendments to
1776 Constitution

 

 

sembly when a Register shall
be elected to serve for four
years thereafter.

sembly, when a Register
shall be elected to serve for
six years thereafter.

be elected to serve for six
years thereafter.

elected to fill such vacancy.

 

 

 

 

Baltimore City
People's Courts:
Number of
judges; qualifi-
cations; com-
pensation; ap-
pointment; term;
vacancy; juris-
diction; regula-
tion of admin-
istration.

Chief Constable:
Appointment of
constables;
number of
clerks; classified
city service;
compensation.

County People's
Courts : Power
to establish
by General
Assembly.

Part V-A. People's Courts.

Sec. 41 A. There is hereby
created a People's Court of
Baltimore City. Said Court
shall consist originally of a
Chief Judge and two Asso-
ciate Judges; the number of
such Judges may thereafter
be increased or decreased by
the General Assembly by
Law but no such decrease
shall affect the term of any
Judge then in office or his
right to stand for election
for further terms as herein-
after provided. The Judges
of said Court shall have the
qualifications prescribed by
Section 2 of this Article and
shall have practiced Law in
the City of Baltimore for a
total period of at least five
years; shall hold office sub-
ject to the provisions of Sec-
tions 3 and 4 of this Article
with regard to retirement
and removal from office; and
shall receive from the Mayor
and City Council of Balti-
more City such compensa-
tion as shall be fixed by Law
by the General Assembly,
which shall not be dimin-
ished during continuance in
office.

The Governor shall ap-
point to said Court, to take
office on the first Monday
of May, 1941, one Associate
Judge for a term expiring
December 31, 1942, one As-
sociate Judge for a term
expiring December 31,1 944,
and a Chief Judge for a
term expiring December 31,
1946; and, upon the crea-
tion of any additional office
on said Court by increase in
the number of Judges pursu-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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