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1969, CHAPTER 789—District Court System

State Administrative Board of Election Laws
Annapolis, Maryland

Pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 23-11 of Article
33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws does hereby certify that at the General
Election held in the State of Maryland on November 3, 1970, an Act
known as Chapter 789 of the Acts of 1969 was submitted to the voters
of the State of Maryland under the provisions of Article XIV of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, said Act being as follows:

AN ACT to propose certain amendments to the Constitution of
Maryland by the amendment of Sections 1, 2, 4A, 4B, and 18A
of Article IV, title "Judiciary Department," subtitles "Part
I—General Provisions" and "Part II—Courts of Appeal"; and
by the amendment of Section 6 of Article XV, title "Miscel-
laneous"; and by the repeal of Sections 41A, 41B and 41C
of Article IV thereof, subtitles "Part V-A—People's Courts"
and "Part V-B—Municipal Court"; and by the repeal of Sec-
tions 42 and 43 of Article IV, subtitle "Part VI—Justices of
the Peace"; and by the enactment of new Sections 41A to 41-1,
inclusive, in said Article IV, subtitle "Part VI—District
Court," PROVIDING THAT THE POWERS OF THE COM-
MISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES SHALL IN-
CLUDE THE POWER TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO TES-
TIFY AND PRODUCE EVIDENCE BY GRANTING THEM
IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION OR FROM PENALTY
OR FORFEITURE; THAT SAID COMMISSION MAY REC-
OMMEND TO THE COURT OF APPEALS THE REMOVAL
OR RETIREMENT OF A JUDGE; THAT THE COURT OF
APPEALS SHALL PRESCRIBE RULES CONCERNING
THE COMMISSION; THAT THE COURT OF APPEALS,
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION,
AFTER A HEARING AND UPON MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, MAY REMOVE A JUDGE FROM OFFICE,
CENSURE HIM OR RETIRE HIM FROM OFFICE; THAT
A JUDGE SO REMOVED AND HIS SURVIVING SPOUSE
SHALL HAVE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES ACCRUING
FROM HIS JUDICIAL SERVICE ONLY TO THE EXTENT
PRESCRIBED BY THE ORDER OF REMOVAL; THAT
A JUDGE SO RETIRED SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEGES PRESCRIBED BY LAW FOR OTHER
RETIRED JUDGES; THAT NO JUDGE SHALL SIT IN
ANY HEARING INVOLVING HIS OWN REMOVAL OR
RETIREMENT; creating a system of District Courts in this
State, providing for the appointment and confirmation by
the Senate of judges in these courts, making provision for
the jurisdiction, powers, duties, and operations of the several
District Courts, changing the powers and duties of certain
other officers and agencies with respect to the District Courts,
abolishing certain other courts and judicial officers being
superseded by the District Courts and its judges, relating gen-
erally to a system of District Courts in this State authorizing
procedures for the postponement of the creation of certain