The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

pc additional Judges q the Court OF Aps
Judges Of their respective Circuits and
shall hold Office for the residue Of the
terms for which they. were elected; No
shall BE- appointed or elected as Judge Of
yided IN Section q Of this Article as
SSsf S e BE Sa & e sssy sus appo
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
rsS eyy sSa u e any Sy dRepsTns
tion 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
elected. Upon his appointment or desig-
| nation ~ q member of the Court Of APP
peals from his Appellate Judicial Circuit.
Chief Judge Of his Circuit. The Judges Of
the Court Of Appeals shall be elected BY
the qualified voters Of their respective APP
gate ats tSeis sneT to
| Of the judges Of the Court Of Appeals shall
| be designated by the Governor as the
Chief Judge. The Jurisdiction of the Court
limits Of the State and such as now IL 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 II shall from time to time
by rule prescribe. Its session or sessions
each gsap Ss bSsnes naP before L sh
10 require, and 1t shall be competent for
the judges temporarily to transfer their
| sittings elsewhere upon sufficient cause:
Appeals shall be that now or hereafter
| 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 q quorum shall be sufficient for the de-
| cision of any cause.
Sec. 1sA. 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
each Of the judges Of the Circuit Courts
| for the several counties and Of the SUI
| preme Bench Of Baltimore City, reports az
| to the judicial work and business Of each
| of the judges and their respective courts.
He may, in case of vacancy or Of III
ness, disqualification or other absence Of
one or more judges Ct the Court Of Ap-
sdsT. ,s any yns Judge ssS Fl any q Of Of h h
Supreme Bench II Baltimore City to sit In
any case or for a specified period as Q
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals in lieu Of 2
| Sit as Judge OF the Circuit Court for amy
county or Of any Court or Courts of Ball
timore City, either alone or with one or
specified period, any Judge Of the Court Of
| 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 TIE aforegoing provisions ct
Appeals may make. The Court Of Appeals
from time 70 time shall make rules and
tice and procedure in that Court and in
| the other courts Of this State, which shall
have the force of law until rescinded,
or By the Goar 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-
tons prescribed by the Court OF Appeals
or otherwise by law.
PART III-CIRCUIT COURTS
| Sec. q. From and after January /, 1915,
there shall be at least three Judges for the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
the Circuit Court, to be elected or ap.
| pointed as herein provided. In any Of
| said circuits in which there shall be more
judge Of the Court Of Appeals), no success
sor to the additional Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals shall be appointed or elected ct'tl
circuits in which there shall be only three
| judges Qncluding an additional judge OF
the Court Of Appealsl, successor to the
S ge Of ns esed Of as AGRs meals
| Of said circuit. The aforesaid number OF
judges for any Of the circuits shall be
subject to increase or decrease BY law as
| provided in Section of this Article The
senior judge in length of service shall be
the chief judge Of the circuit lunless there
| Ia an additional Judge Of the Court of APP
associate judges: No two Of said judges
Of the Circuit Court shall at the time. of
their election or appointment, or during ring
| tod nv
county other than Baltimore, Montgomery,
Prince Georges or AlleSany County, and
not more than two in any county except
lf there is 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
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
| event there shall be declared elected only
| 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
| county, and also the candidate or candi-
| dates residing in some other county, and
| 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 sufficient number. Of
Judges duly qualified as to residence shall
not be elected at any election, then IL
shall be the duty of the Governor to order
| a 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 DO 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 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
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