CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		of the applicable election a certificate of
		candidacy in a form to be supplied by the
		Supervisors.
		Unless his office shall have been abolished
		pursuant to this section, each Judge of said
		Court shall continue to hold office after the
		expiration of his period of appointment or
		term until a successor shall qualify. As used
		in this section, "Congressional election"
		means any of the biennial elections at which
		members of the House of Representatives are
		regularly chosen.
		Sec. 4 IB. 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 se-
		lection of the Judges of any such Court,
		and their powers, duties and compensation,
		except that the term of office or compensa-
		tion of any Judge shall not be reduced
		during his continuance in office; .....
		Sec. 41C. (b) The Governor shall ap-
		point to said Court, to take office on the
		first Monday of May, 1961, four Associate
		Judges for a term expiring December 31,
		1962; four Associate Judges for a term
		expiring December 31, 1964; and three
		Associate Judges, one of whom shall be
		designated Chief Judge, for a term expir-
		ing December 31, 1966; and upon the
		creation of any additional office in said
		Court by increase in the number of Judges
		pursuant to this section, the Governor shall
		appoint an Associate Judge for a term
		expiring on the thirty-first day of De-
		cember in the year of the first biennial
		general election for Representatives in Cong-
		ress after one year from the effective date
		of the legislation creating the additional
		office. If any vacancy occurs during any
		such original term, the Governor shall
		appoint a successor to serve for the re-
		mainder of such term. After the expiration
		of said original terms, the terms of office
		of said Court shall be for ten years from
		the expiration of the preceding term, and
		shall be filled as follows:
		(1) Any qualified person, including an
		incumbent Judge holding office by any such
		initial or subsequent appointment or elec-
		tion, shall be eligible for election for a term
		of ten years, at the biennial election for
		Representatives in Congress immediately
		preceding the expiration of a term of office.

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