Cole v. Secretary of State

Maryland Constitution, Art. IV, § 42 authorizes the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint such justices of the peace as may be prescribed by law and provides that those so appointed shall have such jurisdiction, duties and compensation as may be fixed by law. By constitutional amendment ratified in 1940, § 41 B of Art. IV vests in the Legislature power to establish a people’s court in any county and to fix the number, qualifications, tenure and method of selection of judges, their powers, duties and compensation; the jurisdiction of the court, and right of appeal…