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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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Section 5.11, Composition.
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Sec. 41A. There is hereby created a
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The District Court shall consist of the
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People's Court of Baltimore City. Said
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number of judges prescribed by law. The
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Court shall consist originally of a Chief
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State shall be divided by law into districts.
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Judge and two Associate Judges; the number
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Each district shall consist of one county or
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of such Judges may thereafter be increased
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two or more entire and adjoining counties.
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or decreased by the General Assembly by
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The number of judges shall be allocated
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Law but no such decrease shall affect the
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among the districts by law. At least one dis-
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term of any Judge then in office or his right
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trict court judge shall reside in each county.
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to stand for election for further terms as
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Functional divisions of the District Court
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hereinafter provided.......
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may be established in any district.
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Sec. 41B. The General Assembly shall
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have power by Law to establish a People's
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Court in any county, or any part thereof,
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incorporated city or town in this State,
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except Baltimore City, and to prescribe and
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from time to time to alter (1) the number,
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qualifications, tenure, and method of se-
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lection of the Judges of any such Court,
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and their powers, duties and compensation,
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except that the term of office or compensa-
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tion of any Judge shall not be reduced
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during his continuance in office; .....
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Part V-B. Municipal Court.
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Sec. 41C. (a) There is hereby created
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a Municipal Court of Baltimore City. Said
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Court shall consist originally of eleven
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Judges; the number of such Judges may
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thereafter be increased or decreased by the
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General Assembly by Law, but no such
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decrease shall affect the term of any Judge
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then in office or his right to stand for
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election for further terms as hereinafter
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provided.......
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Section 5.12. Commissioners.
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Part VI. Justices of the Peace.
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There may be district court commissioners
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Sec. 42. The Governor, by and with the
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in the number and with the qualifications
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advice and consent of the Senate, shall
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prescribed by rule. Commissioners in a dis-
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appoint such number of Justices of the
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trict shall be appointed by and serve at the
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Peace, and the County Commissioners of the
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pleasure of that judge of the District Court
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several counties, and the Mayor and City
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who shall be designated by rule to appoint
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Council of Baltimore, respectively, shall
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commissioners therein. Commissioners may
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appoint such number of Constables, for the
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exercise powers only with respect to warrants
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several Election Districts of the Counties,
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of arrest, or bail or collateral or other terms
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and Wards of the City of Baltimore, as are
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of pre-trial release pending hearing, or incar-
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now, or may hereafter be prescribed by Law;
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ceration pending hearing, and then only as
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and Justices of the Peace and Constables,
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prescribed by rule.
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so appointed, shall be subject to removal by
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the Judge, or Judges having criminal juris-
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diction in the county, or city, for incom-
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petency, wilful neglect of duty, or misde-
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meanor in office, on conviction in a Court
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of Law. The Justices of the Peace and Con-
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stables, so appointed, and commissioned,
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shall be Conservators of the Peace, shall
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hold their office for two years, and shall
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have such jurisdiction, duties and compen-
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sation, subject to such right of appeal, in
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