COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		once granted, shall not be diminished, nor
		increased, during the continuance of said
		Judges in office.
		Sec. 31 A. In addition to the authority
		granted to the Mayor and City Council of
		Baltimore by the preceding section to pay
		to each of the Judges of the Supreme Bench
		the annual sum of five hundred dollars,
		authority is hereby given to said Mayor and
		City Council to pay to each of said Judges
		such further annual sum as an addition to
		their respective salaries as the Mayor and
		City Council of Baltimore shall from time
		to time deem right and proper, provided,
		that any such sum being once granted shall
		not be diminished during the continuance
		of said Judges in office.
		Sec. 41 A....... [Judges of Baltimore City
		People's Court] shall receive from the Mayor
		and City Council of Baltimore City such
		compensation as shall be fixed by Law by
		the General Assembly, which shall not be
		diminished during continuance in office.
		For county People's Courts, See Art. IV,
		Sec. 41 B at Section 5.11.
		Sec. 41C(a)... . . [Municipal Court of
		Baltimore City] Authority is hereby given
		to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
		to pay to each of the Judges of the Court
		herein created such annual sum as an
		addition to their respective salaries as the
		Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall
		from time to time deem right and proper,
		provided that any such sum, being once
		granted, shall not be diminished during the
		continuance of said Judges in office.
	Section 5.25. Restriction of Non-Judicial	Declaration of Rights, Art. 33. That the
	Activities.	independency and uprightness of Judges are
	No judge shall practice law, or seek public	essential to the impartial administration of
	elective office other than the judicial office he	Justice, and a great security to the rights
	then holds, or contribute to or hold office in	and liberties of the People: Wherefore, the
	a political party or political organization, or	Judges shall not be removed, except in the
	participate in a partisan political campaign,	manner, and for the causes provided in this
	or serve as officer, director, or employee of	Constitution. No Judge shall hold any
	any business formed with the intention of	other office, civil or military, or political
	making a profit. No retired judge while prac-	trust, or employment of any kind, whatso-
	ticing law or holding any public office of	ever, under the Constitution or Laws of
	profit shall be paid any pension for his judi-	this State, or of the United States, or any
	cial service.	of them; or receive fees, or perquisites of
		any kind, for the discharge of his official
		duties.
	Removal of Judges
	Section 5.26. Commission on Judicial Disa-	Sec. 4A. (a) There is created a Com-
	bilities.	mission on Judicial Disabilities, composed
	The Commission on Judicial Disabilities	of five persons appointed by the Governor

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