The midland journal., 1944-11-03

s. sSSitisnsi judges & % q the n SgSS Court cf E AZ:
s.. aee sSsr rsspsetv. e Circuits Si ssa
shall hold ONCE for the residue Of the
terms for which they were elected: No
successor to any. such additional Judge
the Court Of Appeals or Except as pro-
yided in Section q Of this Article) as
Judge Of his Circuit, but any such addi-
ment as the member Of tGe Court ~ oS Hp
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
Circuit ANY. vacancy In any Appellate
Judicial Circuit shall be filled By designs- ,s,
uonal Judges from such Appellate Judicial
Circuit IL any, to hold office for the resi-
due OF the term for which he was originally
nation as q member OF the Court of APP
peals from his Appellate Judicial Circuit,
such additional Judge shall cease ss to Be the ss
tSs Court 81 q ss Ts' Ss SS
the qualified voters Of their respective APP
pellats judicial Circuits. their terms TO be-
gin On the date Of their Qualification. One
b. deeienated By the 0evernor as the
Chief Judge. The Jurisdiction Of the Court
Of Appeale shall be co-extensive with the
% e e: ss' 6 Dss:Ssa sns ss 2: s. nGw w ' Il
shall held ite sessions In the City Of An
napolis ON the second Monday In January
IN the year 1915, and thereafter at such
by rule prescribe. Its session or sessions
shall continue not less than ten months
In each year, II the business before 10 shall
&. Sss ;ea :ai e Ssnss hsr sir
aittingg elsewhere upon sufficient cause:
Appeals shall be that now or hereafter
shall not be diminished during his con.
tinuance In ofiice. When the number OF
judges shall have become reduced to Eve,
three Of the judges shall constitute !. .
Of q quorum shall be SUFFICIENT for the de-
ciBiOn OF any cause.
Sec. isA. The Chief Judge Of the Court
OF Appeals shall be the administrative
He shall from time to time require. from
each OF the judges Of the Circuit Courts
for the several counties and Of the Su-
preps BENCH Of Baltimore City, reports %
to the judicial work and business OF each
Of the judges and their respective courts.
He may, In case OF vacancy or OF Ill.
ness, disqualification Or other absenceY Yof
pes pesls, o. dssisSats % u any judge Of any Of The
Circuit Courts for the counties or Of the
Supreme Bench Of Baltimore City to sit I'm
any case Or for speciied period @ ,,a,, a. I .
Judge Of that court, and May desigpate. to
sit as q judge Of the Circuit Court for any
county or Of any Court or Courts OF Bal
msre other Judges. ~ any case o. for 2
specified period, aAy Judge Of the Court Of Of
Appeals or Of any other Circuit Court or Of
the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore city II. IN
Court Of Appeals the provisiohs Of this
Section shall be applicable to the senior
Judge present. The powers Of the Chief
Ss @ seSs ssSsr ts s &C. saSSess e rules
Appeals may make. The Court Of Appeals
from time to 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.
changed ,Hs or nodded By the Ss GSsrs Of Az
the courts other than the Court Of Appeals
to make rules Of practice and procedure
shall be subject to the rules and regula-
tiong prescribed by the Court Of Appeals
or othcrwise by law.
PART III-CIRCUIT COURTS
Bee. q. From and after January !, 1e45,
there shall be at least three Judges for the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
tse tseensh crcSit Court to be elected Or aD
pointed as herein provided. In any OF
said circuits in which there shall be more
than three judges (including the additional
sor sort to the additional Judge q the Court
Of Appeals shall be appointed or elected
as Judge of said circuit In any Of said
CIRCUITS In WnlCu GneE4 1uall D0 Ouly tAEco
judges dncIudins 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
Of said circuit. The aforesaid number OF
judges for any Of the circuits shall be
provided in Section Of this Article. The
senior 5gds in length Of service sna Dc
10 an additional Judge Of the Court Of APP
peals); 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
Prince Georges or Aiiegany County, and
not more than two In any county except
Qf there 10 an additional judge OF the
Court Of Appeals) Baltimore County: In
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 wouid cause s, mere Re-
any county Of the circuit, then and IN that
event there shall be declared elected only
that candidate or those candidates residing
received, s whose who's: election would provide the
permitted number Of Judges from said
county. and also the candidate or candi:
dates residing in some other county, and
the next highest number Of votes In said
election. II. By reason Of such q condition
or by reason Of an equal vote for two or
more cendidatee 2 sufficient number q
judges duly qualified a. to residence shall
mot be elected at any election, thea 1t
shall be the duty Of the Governor TO order
q new election for such untitled e1lce 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, ~ are now prescribed
er may hereafter q prescribed y rules
otherwise BY law. One judge in each Of
said seven circuits shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction Of any busi-
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
necesBary.
All provisions Of the Constitution Of
Maryland and all acts Of the General As
sembly relating to the Court Of Appeals
or any ether courts, and all rules hereto
fore adopted BY the Court Of Appeals, not
incensistept with the provisions OF the Sec
tiens amended or added by this amend.
ment, skall remain in full force and effect
unless and until amended Or repealed By
proper authority. All salaries new pre-
gcribed by law for associate judges Of the
Circuit Courts shall continue to apply to
ali judges Qncluding chief judges Of the
Circuit Courts who are not judges Of the
Court Of Appeals No member Of the Gen.