The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-22

peais and shall continue to be Chief
Judge! Of their respective Circuits and
| shall hold Office for the residue OF the
terms for which they were elected. No
successor to any. such. additional Judge
shall be appointed or elected as Judge Of
Court ss Of appeals Or az pro
| Judge Of his Circuit, but any such addi-
tional Judge shall be eligible to appoint
ment as the member of the Court of Ap.
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
| judicial Circuit shall be filled by designa-
| tion by the Governor of one of the addi-
Circuit. il any, to hold office for the resi-
| due Of the term for which he was originally
elected. Upon his appointment or desig-
nation az member of the Court Of Ap-
| peals from his Appellate Judicial Circuit,
such additional Judge shall cease to be the
| Chief Judge Of his Circuit. The Judges of
the Court Of Appeals shall be elected by
peilate judicial Circuits, their terms to be-,
| gin on the date Of their qualification. One
| Of the Judges of the Court Of Appeals shall
be designated by. the Governor as the
| Of Appeals shall be co-extensiye with the
| limits of the State and such as now 10 or
may hereafter be prescribed by law. It
shall hold its sessions In the City OF An
napolis on the second Monday in January
| in the year 1915, and thereafter at such
time or times as 1t shall from time to time
by rule prescribe. It's session or sessions
| in each year, II the business before 1t shall
80 require, and 1t shall be competent for
| the judges temporarily to transfer their
| The salary Of each judge Of the Court Of
| Appeals shall be that now or hereafter
prescribed by the General Assembly and
shall not be diminished during his con.
| judges shall have become reduced to five,
| three Of the judges shall constitute q
| quorum, and the concurrence Of majority
| Of q quorum shall be sufficient for the de-
cision Of any cause.
Sec. 18A. The Chief Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals shall be the administrative
head of the judicial system of the State.
He shall from time to time require, from
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 i'll.
ness, disqualification or other absence OF
one. or more judges OF the Court OF Ap-
peals, DESIGNATE any Judge Of any Of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City to sit In
any case or for q specified period as q
| judge Of the Court of Appeals in lieu. OF a
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
other judges IN any case tS. o. 1on for q
Appeals or Of any other Circuit Court or OF
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. In
the absence Of the Chief Judge Of the
Section shall be applicable to the senior
Judge present. The powers Of the Chief
Judge under the aforegOing provisions of
this stn shall Be s1oeet f. Gaurs
Appeals may make. The Court Of Appeals
from time to time shall make rules and
regulations to regulate and revise the prac-
tice and procedure in that Court and In
the other courts Of this State, which shall
have the force of law until rescinded,
changed or modified by the Court of Ap.
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. q. From and after January I, 1915,
there shall be at least three judges for the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventh circuits, to be styled judges OF
pointed as herein provided. In any Of
said circuits in which there shall be more
than three judges Gncluding the additional
soe to the ADDITIONAL dgs q the Court
as Judge Of said circuit. In any Of said
circuits in which there shall be only three
judges Including an additional judge OF
the Court Of Appealsl, successor to the
additional Judge of the Court of Appeals
shall be appointed and elected as Judge
Judges for any Of the circuits shall be
provided in Section Of this Article. The
senior judge in length Of service shall lib. be
10 an additional Judge Of the Court Of Ap.
pealsl the other judge or judges shall be
associate judges. No two OF said judges
their election or appointment, or during
the term for which they may have been
elected or appointed, reside In any one
fS rnes sao or aeeans conn sn
not more than two in any county except
(if 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
judges than herein permitted to reside in
any county Of the circuit, then and In that
event there shall be declared elected only
that candidate or those candidates residing
received, whose election would provide the
permitted number Of judges from said
county, and also the candidate or candi.
not similarly disqualified. who shall have
the next highest number of votes In said
election. If, by reason Of such q condition
or by reason of an equal vote for two or
more candidates a sufficient number Of
judges duly qualified as to residence shall
not be elected at any election, then It
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
lions 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 Cncluding 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
no Ineligible for anDOintment or election