The Justices' Courts, as constituted and operated in Fayette County under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the effective date of this Charter, shall continue in full force and effect. No additional duties, powers or jurisdictional authority above and beyond those actually exercised by the Justices' Courts in Fayette County at the time this Charter is put into effect shall be funded by the Merged Government; nor shall the Merged Government authorize or fund more than three (3) Justices of the Peace. Any statutory or constitutional provisions which shall now or hereafter reduce or eliminate the powers, duties, or jurisdiction authority of the Justices' Courts or Justices of the Peace shall be implemented forthwith by the Merged Government Council.