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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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of the applicable election a certificate of
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candidacy in a form to be supplied by the
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Supervisors.
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Unless his office shall have been abolished
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pursuant to this section, each Judge of said
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Court shall continue to hold office after the
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expiration of his period of appointment or
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term until a successor shall qualify. As used
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in this section, "Congressional election"
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means any of the biennial elections at which
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members of the House of Representatives are
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regularly chosen.
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Sec. 4 IB. 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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Sec. 41C. (b) The Governor shall ap-
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point to said Court, to take office on the
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first Monday of May, 1961, four Associate
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Judges for a term expiring December 31,
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1962; four Associate Judges for a term
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expiring December 31, 1964; and three
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Associate Judges, one of whom shall be
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designated Chief Judge, for a term expir-
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ing December 31, 1966; and upon the
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creation of any additional office in said
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Court by increase in the number of Judges
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pursuant to this section, the Governor shall
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appoint an Associate Judge for a term
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expiring on the thirty-first day of De-
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cember in the year of the first biennial
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general election for Representatives in Cong-
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ress after one year from the effective date
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of the legislation creating the additional
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office. If any vacancy occurs during any
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such original term, the Governor shall
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appoint a successor to serve for the re-
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mainder of such term. After the expiration
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of said original terms, the terms of office
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of said Court shall be for ten years from
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the expiration of the preceding term, and
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shall be filled as follows:
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(1) Any qualified person, including an
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incumbent Judge holding office by any such
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initial or subsequent appointment or elec-
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tion, shall be eligible for election for a term
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of ten years, at the biennial election for
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Representatives in Congress immediately
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preceding the expiration of a term of office.
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