The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-10-06

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shall hold office for the residue Of the
terms for which they. were elected: No
spcssssor to any such . additional Judg:
the Court Of Appeals or except as pro.
yided In Pc Section "A q this Articlel as
ment a. the member of the Court OF APP
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
Circuit. Any vacancy In any Appellate
ton By the Governor Of one Of the add.
| tional Judges from such Appellate Judicial
Circuit, II any, to hold Office for the resi-
due Of the term for which he was originally
nation as member of the Court Of APP
such additional Judge shall cease to be the
the Court Of Appeals shall be elected by
| the qualified voters Of their respective APP
pellate judicial Circuits, their terms 60 be-
Of the judges Of the Court Of Appeals shan
be designated by the Governor as the
Chief Judge. The Jurisdiction Of the Court
Of Appeals shall be co-extensive with the
may hereafter be prescribed by law. II
| shall held its sessions In the City Of An
napolis on the second Monday In January
time or times as II shall from time to time
by rule prescribe. Its session or sessions
shall continue not less than ten months
In each year, II the business before II shall
10 require, and It shall be competent for
| the judges temporarily to transfer their
sittings elsewhere upon sufficient cause:
The salary Of each judge Of the Court OF
prescribed BY the General Assembly and
shall not be diminished during his con-
| tinuance in Office. When the number OF
Judges shall have become reduced to I've,
| three Of the judges shall constitute
| quorum, and the concurrence of q majority
Of a quorum shall be sufficient for the de-
cision Of any cause.
Sec. 18A. The Chief Judge Of the Court
head OF the judicial system Of the State.
| He shall from time to time require, from
| each of the judges Of the Circuit Courts
| for the several counties and OF the Su-
| preme Bench of Baltimore City, reports as
| to the judicial work and business Of each
Of the judges and their respective courts.
| He may, in case of vacancy or of III
| one or more judges Of the Court of APP.
| peals, designate any Judge Of any Of the
| Circuit Courts for the counties or Of the
Supreme Bench Of Baltimore City to sit In
any case or FOR a specified period as a
| judge of the Court Of Appeals In lieu OF q
| Judge Of that court. and may designate, to
sit as judge Of the Circuit Court for any
| county or Of any Court or Courts of Bal
timore City, either alone or with one or
more other judges, in any case or for a
| specified period, any judge Of the Court Of
or OF ne On
the absence Of the Chief Judge Of the
Court of Appeals the provisions Of this
Section shall be applicable to the senior
Judge under the aforegoing provisions of
this section shall be subject to such rules
and regulations, II any, as the Court Of
APPEALS may make t;m. the Court Of A1ppeaSs
regulations to regulate and revise the prac-
tice and procedure In that Court and in
the other courts Of this State. which shall
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Changed or modified BY the Court Of Ap.
peals or otherwise by law. The power Of
the courts other than the Court Of Appeals
to make rules Of practice and procedure
shall be subject to the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the Court Of Appeals
or otherwise by law.
PART III-CIRCUIT COURTS
Sec 81 From and after January I. 1915,
there shall be at least three judges for the
arst second, third, fourth, fifth. sixth, and
seventh circuits, to be. styled judges Of
the Circuit Court, to be elected or ap-.
pointed as herein provided. In any OF
than three judges Including the additional
judge Of the Court Of Appeals), no success.
sor to the additional Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals shall be appointed or elected
circuits in which there shall be only three
judges Qncluding an additional judge Of
the Court Of Appealsl, successor to the
shall be appointed and elected as Judge
Of said circuit. The Aforesaid number Of
judges for any Of the circuits shall be
subject e O. hy law TSs
senior judge in length of service shall be
the chief Judge Of the circuit (unless there
is an additional judge Of the Court Of Ap-
associate judges. No two Of said judges
Of the Circuit Court shall at the time. of
their election or appointment, or during
the term for which they may have been
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county other than Baltimore, Montgomery,
Prince Georges or Al1eSany County, and
not more than two In any county except
III there 10 an additional judge Of the
Court Of Appeals) Baltimore County. In
case any candidate or candidates for judge
at any election shall receive sufficient votes
to cause such candidate or candidates to
be declared elected, but the election Of such
candidate or candidates would cause more
judges than herein permitted to reside in
any county Of the circuit, then and In that
that candidate or those candidates residing
In said county, In the order Of the votes
received, whose election would provide the
permitted number Of judges from said
dates residing in some other county, and
not similarly disqualified, who shall have
the next highest number of votes In said
election. II. by reason Of such g condition
more candidates a sufficient number OF
judges duly qualified as to residence shall
NOT Dc elected 0C any election, them IL
shall be the duty Of the Governor to order
q new election for such untitled office or
Offices. The said judges shall hold such
terms Of the Circuit Court In each Of the
counties composing their respective cir
cults, at such times, as are now prescribed
or may, hereafter be prescribed by rules
or regulations by the Court Of Appeals or
otherwise by law. One Judge in each Of
said seven circuits shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction Of any bust
ness; and the said judges, or any Of them,
may hold special terms of their Courts,
when in their discretion, the business Of
the several counties renders such terms
necessary.
All provisions Of the Constitution Of
Maryland and all acts Of the General As
sembly relating to the Court of Appeals
or any other courts, and all rules hereto
fore adopted by the Court Of Appeals, not
inconsistent with the provisions Of the Sec
tions amended or added by this amend
ment, shall remain in full force and effect
unless and until amended or repealed by
proper. authority. All salaries now pre-
scribed by law for associate judges Of the
| Circuit Courts shall continue to apply to
all judges Qncluding chief judges) Of the
| Circuit Courts who are not judges Of the
Court Of Appeals. No member of the Cen
eral Assembly at which this amendment
| was proposed, If otherwise qualified, shall
be ineligible for appointment or election
as Judge Of the Court of Appeals or any
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