Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06

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Section II 1.-The salary Of the Justices of
the Court of Appeals shall be three thousand
dollars each per annun, payable quarterly.
Section 23.--Proyision shall be madeby Law
for publishing reports OF all causes argued ana
determined in the o. Appeals, which the jus
tees shall be designate US proper los publica-
ton.
Section 23--Thc Court of Appeals shall ap-
point it's own Clerk, who shall hold his Office
for six years, and may be reappoiEted nj the
end thereof; he shall be subject to removal by
the Court for incompetency, neglect of duty
misdemeanor in office, or such other cause or
Causes as may be prescribed by law.
PART Ill.
CTRCUIT COURTS
Section 24.---The State shall he divided in
to thirteen Judicial Circuits, in manner follow
ing: The Counties Of st. Mary's and Charles
shall constitute the FIRST Circuit; the Counties
Of Anne Arundel and Calvert, the Second; the
Counties of r,uce Georges and Montgomery,
the Third; the County of Frederick, the Fourth;
the COUNTY of Washington, the Fi.th; the
County OF -tllegdny, the Sixth the Counties
of Carroll and Howard, fhe SEVENTH the tOun-
~ Of Baltimore the Eighth; the Counties OF
Hartford and Cecil, the Ninth the Counties OF
Kent ami QGccn Anncs. the Tenth; The C0nn-
ties Of Talbot and Caroline the eleventh; the
Counties of Dorchester, Somerset and Voices
ter, the Twelfth; aud the City Of Baltimore,
the Thirteenth.
Section 2J.-Onc Court shall he held in
each county Of the State; tie shid Courts shall
be called Circuit Courts for the county III
which they may be held. and shall have and
exercise all the power, authority and jurisdic-
ton, original and appellate, which the present
Circuit Courts Of this State now have and cN-
crcse or " ich mag hereafter be prescribed by
law.
Section 2G.-For each Circuit the Ihir-
teenth excepted there shall be one JUDGE, who
shall be styled Circuit Judge, VINO, during MS
| term Of Office, shall reside IN one OF inc couh-
ties composing the Circuit tor winch he may
be elected the said Judges shall hold "a term OF
Courts in each of the counties composing
their respective Circuits At snch times rs NOW
are or may hereafter be hXcd by law such
| terms TO be never less than two in each year III
each county special terms may be held by
| sud Judges in their discretion, whenever the
business OF their several counties rehae's S"eh
terms necessary.
Section 2I-Ihc present Jud3 OF INC CIR
cult Courts shall continue to act rs judges Of
| The respective Circuit Courts within the JUDI
cial Circuits in hici they respectively reside
until the expiration OF the terra ior winch they
were respectively elected, ana uhl!l l!cil SGt-
| cessors are elected and qualified, w: the pres
cnt Judges of the First, Second, Third, Fourth
Sixth aud Eigth Judicial Circuits rs organized
at the time the adoption OF this Constitution
shall continue to act as judges respectively OF
| the First, Second, Fourth, f!ith Ninth and
Twelfth Judicial Circuits as organized Under
this Constitution. and an election for Judges
of the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
Tenth and Eleventh Judicial Circuits shall be
9ea on sne dae5ay ,, Mex Soro ",yr ne t ,o Mon
eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Section 28--rhe salary Of each Judge Of the
Circuit Court shall be twenty-five hundred dol
lars pcr ,,uuum. naynLlc Quarterly, and slri!
not he increased or diminished during his con-
tipuance in office.
Section 29--There shall be clerk of the
Circuit Court for each COUNTY, VIA Shall be
selected NV plurality of the qualified voters Of
said County he shall hold his Office for the
term of said years from the time of his election
and until 1t new election is held and his sue
rcssor dulv qualified he shall hc re-cigiblc ut
the end of his term. and shall ut any lime lie
subject to removal for wilfitl neglect of duiv
or other lnislemeanpr in Office. on conviction
in Il court of law. In the event of any vacancy
in the Office of the Clerk Of any of ;he Circuit
| Courts. said vacancy shall he filed by the
Judge of said Circuit ia which said vacancy
occurs until the next general election for
County officers when q Cler!: of said Circuit
Cour, shall be elected To serve for six years
thereafter
Section 3o.-The JUDGES of the respective
| Circuit Courts of this State, ana of the courts
| If Baltimore City: shall render their decisions
in all cases argued before them or submitted
for their Judgment, within two months after the
same shall have been so argued or submitted.
PART ~
| DDJrD1fU an RtJTJIyfJ 9Jr Jty1,j,
Section 3l.--Ihcre shall bc III the Thirteenth
judicial Circuit four Courts to he styled the
superior Court "f Baltimore City; the Court
of Common Pleas the Circuit Court of 'alti-
more tlty, ana the Criminal Court OF Baln-
! more; each Court shall consist OF ono Judge,
who shall be elected by the legal aud qualified
voters OF said city, and shall mold ms oihce Tor
| the term OF fifteen wears, subject 10 the pro-
visions Of this Constitution with regard TO the
| election and qualification Of Judges, and their
removal from Office, and shall exercise the ju-
risdictlon hereinafter specified.
Section ~ Each OF said judges snail re-
GIVE an annual salary OF three thousand dol
lars, payable quarterly.
Section 33-The Superior Court Of Bai;i-
more City shall have jurisdiction over all suits
where the debt or damage claimed, exclusive
OF interest, shall exceed tile sum Of one thous-
and dollars, aud in case any plaintiff or plain
TITS shall recover less than the sum OF value oi
one thousand dollars, he or they shall he
deemed us adjudged to pay costs in the discre-
lion of the Court. The said tourt shall also
have jurisdiction as Court OF Equity within
the limits Of the said. city, aud in all other civil
cases which are not hereinafter assigned to the
Court of Common Pleas, aud also have lu-
risdiction in all cases of appcals from the Com
missioners for opening the Streets.
Section 34.-The Court OF Common Pleas
shall have civil jurisdiction Ill all suits where
the debt or damage claimed, exclusive OF in
terest shall be over one hundred dollars and
shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and
shall also have jurisdiciction in all cases of
appeal in civil cases from the judgment OF Jus
tees of the Peace in the said city, aud shall
have jurisdiction III all applications for the ben
eft Of the lnsolvent laws of this State, and
the supervision and control of the trustees