CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	appointed, in the manner hereinafter pre-
	scribed, by the Judges of said Court; and
	such Chief Constable shall appoint, in the
	manner hereinafter prescribed, all original,
	subsequent and additional constables and
	clerks employed pursuant to this section,
	and shall supervise and direct the work of
	all such constables and clerks. There shall
	be appointed originally fourteen such con-
	stables and sixteen such clerks; the number
	of either may, on the joint recommendation
	of said Court and said Chief Constable, be
	increased by the Mayor and City Council
	of Baltimore City; no vacancy in the posi-
	tion of any constable or clerk, however
	arising, shall be filled by said Chief Con-
	stable unless the Judges of said Court and
	said Chief Constable shall expressly find
	that the filling of such vacancy is necessary
	for the efficient operation of said Court.
	The positions of said Chief Constable and
	of all such constables and clerks shall be
	positions in the Classified City Service of
	Baltimore and the provisions of the Charter
	of said City with respect to said City Service
	are hereby expressly made applicable
	thereto, provided that, the Chief Constable
	at the time this amendment becomes
	effective shall continue and remain in said
	position and immediately become a member
	of said Classified City Service of Baltimore;
	all such positions shall be classified by the
	City Service Commission and all appoint-
	ments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements,
	and removals with respect to such positions
	shall be made only in accordance with the
	provisions, rules and regulations of said
	Classified City Service in force from time
	to time. Such Chief Constable and all of
	such other constables and all such clerks
	shall receive from the Mayor and City Coun-
	cil of Baltimore City such compensation
	as said Mayor and City Council shall pre-
	scribe. Such constables and clerks shall
	perform such duties as may now or hereafter
	be prescribed by Law or rule of Court.
	After adoption of this section no con-
	stable shall be appointed by the Mayor and
	City Council of Baltimore City pursuant
	to Section 42 or Section 43 of this Article IV,
	but constables in office upon the adoption
	of this section shall hold office for the
	remainder of their terms, and the constables
	first appointed under this section shall take
	office at the expiration of such terms.
	Sec. 41B. The General Assembly shall	See those provisions of the proposed constitu-
	have power by Law to establish a People's	tion applicable to the District Court.
	Court in any county, or any part thereof,

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