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680 MARYLAND MANUAL [Art. 4
Assembly, shall be decided or otherwise disposed of in the court in which pending on said date, despite any statutory provisions to the contrary. (f) All papers, dockets, files, books, records, monies, and other property belonging to or pertaining to or in any justice of the peace, (in his official capacity) People's Courts, the Municipal Court of Baltimore City or the Hous- ing Court of Baltimore County on the day before the first Monday in July, 1970, on the first Monday in July, 1970, shall be transferred to the District Court in the appropriate County or Baltimore City. (g) The provisions of Section 41D of this Article shall govern initial vacancies in the office of judge of the District Court. Each full-time judge of the People's Court of Balti- more City, the Municipal Court of Baltimore City, and of the People's Courts of Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George's, Wicomico Counties and Baltimore County who is in office on the effective date of these amendments shall continue in office as a judge of the District Court in his district and county of residence (or in Baltimore City) for the remainder of the term for which he was elected or appointed, and if his term expires prior to January 1, 1971, such judge shall be re-appointed by the Governor, if the Senate consents, in accordance with the provisions of Section 41D of this Article, subject to the Provisions of the Constitution respecting age, removal and retirement; pro- vided that the term of any such judge of a People's Court who would be ineligible for appointment as a judge of the District Court under this Article shall expire on the effec- tive date of these amendments. Thereafter, retention of any judge who is retained in office pursuant to the preceding provisions of this subsection shall be pursuant to Section 41D of this Article. After the effective date of these amend- ments in any district (including any postponed effective date pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 41-1), no People's Court judge, judge of the Housing Court of Baltimore County, or Justice of the Peace shall be appointed or elected or exercise any power or jurisdiction. (h) Each full-time clerk of a justice of the peace desig- nated as trial magistrate of a People's Court, of the Munici- pal Court of Baltimore City, and the chief constable of the People's Court of Baltimore City who is in office on the day before the first Monday in July, 1970, shall become a deputy clerk of the District Court on the first Monday in July 1970. The taking effect of the aforegoing amendments shall not of itself affect the tenure, term, status, retirement, |
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