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after the adoption of this Constitution, be transmitted by the
Clerk of the Superior Court to the Clerk of the Equity Court
of said city,, under such regulations as the Judge of said
Superior Court may deem necessary and proper. "

Mr. Audoun gave notice that at the proper time he would
submit the following amendment to the report of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary Department:

Substitute for section 37;

"The General Assembly at its. first session after the adop-
tion of this Constitution, shall fix the number of Justices of
the Peace and Constables for each ward of the City of Balti-
more, and for each election district in the several counties,
who shall be elected by the legal and qualified voters thereof
respectively at the next general election for delegates there-
after, and shall hold their offices for two years from the time
of their election, and until their successors in office are elected
and qualified; and the General Assembly may, from time to
time, increase or diminish the number of Justices of the
Peace and Constables to be elected in the several wards and
election districts, as the wants and interests of the people
may require. They shall be, by virtue of their offices, con-
servators of the peace in the said counties and city respec-
tively, and shall have such duties and compensation as now
exist, or may be provided for by law. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of a Justice of the Peace, the Governor
shall appoint a person to serve as Justice of the Peace, until
the next regular election of said officers, and in case of a
vacancy in the office of Constable, the County Commissioners
of the county in which a vacancy may occur, or the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, as the case may be, shall ap-
point a person to serve as Constable until the next regular
election thereafter for said officers. An appeal shall lie in
all civil cases from the judgment of a Justice of the Peace to
the Circuit Court, or to the Court of Common Pleas of Balti-
more city, as the case may be, and on all such appeals, either
party shall be entitled to a trial by Jury, according to the
laws now existing, or which may be hereafter enacted. And
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall have the ex-
clusive power to create organize and govern such Police force
for the good government of said City as they may deem ne-
cessary; "

Substitute for section 38;

"There shall be elected in each County and in the City of
Baltimore, every second year, two persons for the office of She-
riff for each county, and two for the said city, the one of whom