HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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executors or administrators,] THE TENANT'S PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE, in order to stay any [executions] EXECUTION of
the judgment against them, giving, on such appeals, bond with
security, with condition to prosecute the appeal with effect, and
to answer to the landlord, [his executors and administrators] OR
THE LANDLORD'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, all costs and damages,
mentioned in the judgment, and such as shall be further incurred
and sustained by reason of said appeal and the delay [thence]
arising FROM THAT TIME.

9-30.

[Such] LANDLORD AND TENANT cases shall not be removable to
the [Baltimore City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY, at
any stage [thereof, save] EXCEPT by and upon appeal as
[aforesaid] AUTHORIZED UNDER COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
SECTION 12-403(B) THIS TITLE.

9-31.

No proceeding to dispossess a tenant holding over, had
before the District Court and removed by appeal to the [Baltimore
City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY, shall by such Court
be reversed or set aside for matter of form; and any case thus
removed by appeal, if the proceeding thereunder shall be set
aside or appear to be substantially defective, shall be proceeded
within said Court in the same manner and to the same effect, upon
the claim and complaint and merits, and upon evidence to be
adduced therein as it was or might have been competent to said
District Court to have proceeded therewith.

16. POLICE DEPARTMENT

16-5.

(a) The Police Commissioner of Baltimore City shall be
appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore City, subject to confirmation
by the City Council by a majority vote of its members, for a term
of six years, the first term to commence July 1, 1978, and
continue until a successor is appointed and qualified as herein
provided, but no person is eligible for the appointment unless
[he] THAT PERSON is a citizen of the United States, not less than
30 years of age, and has not HAD less than five years'
administrative experience THAT IS sufficiently broad, responsible
and technical to prepare [him] THAT PERSON to function
effectively at the desired level [of] AS police commissioner. In
determining and assessing the qualifications for appointment to
the office of police commissioner, the Mayor shall give full
consideration to the depth, breadth, quality and importance of
[pertinent] RELEVANT experience, the degree of progression
achieved therein, and in educational subjects related thereto,
and shall further consider evidence of demonstrated ability to
accept and successfully meet increasing responsibilities, as well
as evidence respecting excellence of character, professional
reputation and employment record. To assure selection of the