COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	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; (2) the
	jurisdiction of any such Court (which may
	be made exclusive as to any class or classes
	of civil cases in such county, or any part
	thereof, city or town) and the right of
	appeal therefrom; (3) the number, qualifi-
	cations, tenure, method of selection, duties,
	and compensation of all constables, clerks
	or other employees for such Court; and (4)
	all other matters relating to such Court.
	After adoption of this Section the Governor
	shall not be required to appoint any parti-
	cular number of Justices of the Peoce in any
	county or in any of the several election
	districts of the counties as now provided in
	Section 42 of the Constitution.
	Part V-B. Municipal Court.
	Sec. 41C. (a) There is hereby created	See those provisions of the proposed Consti-
	a Municipal Court of Baltimore City. Said	tution applicable to the District Court.
	Court shall consist originally of eleven
	Judges; the number of such Judges may
	thereafter be increased or decreased by the
	General Assembly by Law, but no such
	decrease shall affect the term of any Judge
	then in office or his right to stand for
	election for further terms as hereinafter
	provided. The Judges of said Court shall
	have the qualifications prescribed by Section
	2 of this Article, shall each have practiced
	law in the City of Baltimore for a total
	period of at least five years and shall devote
	their full time to the duties of said Court;
	they shall hold office subject to the provi-
	sions of Sections 3 and 4 of this Article with
	regard to retirement and removal from
	office; and they shall receive such compen-
	sation from such sources as shall be pro-
	vided by Law by the General Assembly,
	which shall not be diminished during their
	continuance in office. 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 dur-
	ing the continuance of said Judges in office.

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