said Chief Constable, be increased by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore City; no vacancy in the position of any
constable or clerk, however, arising, shall be filled by said
Chief Constable unless the Judges of 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
Baltimore and the provisions of the Charter of said City with
respect to said City Service are hereby expressly made ap-
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 a member of said
Classified City Service of Baltimore; all such positions shall be
classified by the City Service Commission and all appointments,
promotions, transfers, re-instatements, and removals with
respect to 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 Constable
and all of such other constables and all such clerks shall receive
from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City such com-
pensation as said Mayor and City Council shall prescribe. Such
constables and clerks shall perform such duties as may now or
hereafter be prescribed by law or rule of Court.

After adoption of this Section no constable shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City
pursuant to Section 42 or Section 43 of this Article IV, but
constables in office upon the adoption of this Section shall hold
office for the remainder of their terms, and the constables first
appointed under this Section shall take office at the expiration
of such terms.

41-B. The General Assembly shall have power by law to
establish a People's Court in any county, or any part thereof,
incorporated city or town in this State, except Baltimore City,
and to prescribe and from time to time to alter (1) the number
qualifications, tenure, and method of selection of the Judges of
any such Court, and their powers, duties and compensation,
except that the term of office or compensation of any Judge shall
not be reduced during his continuance in office; (2) the juris-
diction of any such Court (which may be made exclusive as to
any class or classes of civil cases in such county, or any part
thereof, city or town) and the right of appeal therefrom; (3)
the number, qualifications, tenure, method of selection, duties,
and compensation of all constables, clerks or other employees
for such Court; and (4) all other matters relating to such Court.
After adoption of this Section the Governor shall not be re-
quired to appoint any particular number of Justices of the