a Judge who shall hold office
under such appointment un-
til the thirty-first day of De-
cember immediately follow-
ing 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
thereafter 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.
(3) In order to qualify
for election or re-election 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 of candidacy in a
form to be supplied by the
Supervisors.
Unless his office shall have
been abolished pursuant to
this section, each Judge of
said Court shall continue to
hold office after the expira-
tion of his period of appoint-
ment or term until a suc-
cessor shall qualify. As used
in this section, "Congres-
sional election" means any
of the biennial elections at
which members of the House
of Representatives are regu-
larly chosen.
Said Court shall have such
jurisdiction (which may be
made exclusive as to any
class or classes of civil cases
in Baltimore City), with
such right of appeal, there-
from, and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof
shall have such powers and
duties, as the General As-
sembly shall prescribe from
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