Peace in any county or in any of the several election districts of
the counties as now provided in Section 42 of the Constitution.1]

Part. VI—Justices of the Peace.

SEC. 42. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall appoint such number of Justices of the
Peace and the County Commissioners of the several counties,
and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, respectively,
shall appoint such number of Constables, for the several election
districts of the counties and wards of the city of Baltimore, as
are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law; and Justices
of the Peace and Constables so appointed shall be subject to
removal by the judge or judges having criminal jurisdiction
in the county or city, for incompetency, willful neglect of duty
or misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a court of law. The
Justices of the Peace and Constables so appointed and com-
missioned shall be conservators of the peace; shall hold their
office for two years, and shall have such jurisdiction, duties and
compensation, subject to such right of appeal in all cases from
the judgment of Justices of the Peace, as hath been heretofore
exercised, or shall be hereafter prescribed by law.

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 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
terms.

Part VII—Sheriffs.

SEC. 44. There shall be elected in each county in every
second year, 1 one person, resident in said county above the
age of twenty-five years, and at least five years preceding his
election, a citizen of the State, to the office of Sheriff. He shall
hold office for two years' and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be ineligible for two years thereafter; shall
give such bond, exercise such powers and perform such duties
as now are or may hereafter be fixed by law. In case of a
vacancy by death, resignation, refusal to serve, or neglect to

(1) This amendment (Secs. 41A and 41B) was submitted by Ch. 163, 1939, and will be
voted upon by the people November, 1940.