timore City not later than thirty days before the date of the
applicable election a certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis of his eligibility and the term or remainder of
term for which he is eligible for election. Thereupon, the name
of such Judge, together with a statement of the term or re-
mainder 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 whatever and with no opposing candidate, with
space provided to permit any 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 be.

Unless his office shall have been abolished pursuant to this
Section, each Judge of said Court shall continue to hold office
after the expiration of his period of appointment or term
until a successor shall qualify. As used in this Section, "Con-
gressional election" means any of the biennial elections at
which members of the House of Representatives are regularly
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, therefrom, and the Chief Judge
and Associate Judges thereof shall have such powers and duties,
as the General Assembly shall prescribe from time to time by
law. The Judges of said Court shall have full power to reg-
ulate by rules the administration, procedure and practice of
said Court; such rules shall have the force of law until rescinded
or modified by said Judges or the General Assembly. Unless
otherwise provided by law, (1) all powers granted by this
Section or by law to said Court or the Judges thereof as a
body may be exercised by a majority of the Judges thereof,
and (2) said Court shall not be a Court of Record.

There shall be a Chief Constable of said Court, who shall
perform therein the duties prescribed for Clerks of Court by
Section 10 of this Article and such other duties as shall be
prescribed by law or by rule of said Court. Such Chief Con-
stable shall be appointed, in the manner hereinafter prescribed,
by the Judges of said Court; and such Chief Constable shall
appoint, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, all original, sub-
sequent and additional constables and clerks employed pursuant
to this Section, and shall supervise and direct the work of all
such constables and clerks. There shall be appointed originally
fourteen such constables and sixteen such clerks; the number
of either may, on the joint recommendation of said Court and