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Proceedings and Debates of the 1850 Constitutional Convention
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"the Police court of Baltimore city," to consist of one judge,
who shall hold his office for the term of ten years, and who shall be
subject to all the provisions of this constitution with regard to the
election and qualification of judges and their removal from office;
and the said court shall have jurisdiction in all prosecutions for
assault and battery; for keeping disorderly houses; for larceny
where the property stolen does not exceed in value the sum of
twenty dollars; in all prosecutions for receiving stolen goods, and
knowing them to be stolen; and for selling goods without license;
and it shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for quarterly
sessions of said court for the purpose of trying those cases in which
a trial by jury may be demanded by the accused: and! also to pro
vide that the said court shall hold frequent sessions for the trial of
cases, subject to its jurisdiction, in which the accused may not
demand a jury trial. And the judge of said court shall receive
an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars.

Sec. 19. There shall also he a clerk of the court of Common
Pleas in Baltimore city, who shall also he the clerk of the superior
court of Baltimore city, and the register in Chancery of the
chancery court of the city of Baltimore; and there shall also be
a clerk of the criminal court of Baltimore city, who shall also l)e
the clerk of the Police court of Baltimore city, and each of said
clerks shall be elected by a plurality vote of the qualified voters
of the city of Baltimore, and shall hold his office for six years
from the time of his election and until a new election is held, and
be re-eligible thereto, subject in like manner, to be removed for
wilful neglect of duty or other misdemeanor in office by present
ment of a grand jury and conviction or a petit jury of said city.
In cases of a vacancy in the office of a clerk, the judge or judges
of the court, of which he was clerk, shall have the power to ap
point a clerk until an election can be held, which shall take place
under the directions of the sheriff, upon giving thirty days public
notice thereof.

Sec. 20. There shall be a register of Wills for the city of Bal
timore, to be elected by a plurality vote of the qualified voters of
said coun ties and city repestively, and who shall hold his office
for six years from the time of his election, and until a new elec
tion shall take place; and be re-eligible thereto subject to bere-
moved for wilful neglect of duty, or other misdemeanor in office, in
the same manner that, the clerks of the county courts are removable
The Legislature shall provide by law suitable annual salaries for
such Registers of Wills, in lieu of the fees and perquisites as now
established by law. In the event of a vacancy in the office of
Register of Wills, said vacancy shall he filled by the judge of the
court, until the next general election for Delegates to the Legisla
ture shall be held, when his term of office shall expire.

Sec. 21. The Judges of the Court of Appeals, Judges of the
inferior District Courts and Chancellor shall be subject to removal
for incompetency, wilful neglect of duty, misdemeanor in office, and
such other causes as may be prescribed by law, by presentment of


 

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