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every case an opinion, in writing, shall be
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for any of the eight circuits or for any of
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filed within three months after the argu-
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the counties may be or may have been
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ment, or submission of the cause; ....
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increased or decreased by the General
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Sec. 16. Provision shall be made by
Law for publishing Reports of all causes,
argued and determined in the Court of
Appeals and in the intermediate courts of
appeal, which the judges thereof, respec-
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Assembly from time to time, if otherwise
qualified, shall be ineligible for appointment
or election as judge of the Court of Appeals
or any other court by reason of his member-
ship in such General Assembly.
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tively, shall designate as proper for pub-
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In the event and to the extent of any
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lication.
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inconsistency between the provisions of any
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section amended or added by these amend-
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Sec. 21..... Notwithstanding any other
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mends and any of the other provisions of
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provision of this Article the vacancy in
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this Constitution or the provisions of any
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Montgomery County qreated by the adoption
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existing law, the provisions of the sections
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of this amendment shall not be filled by
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amended or added shall prevail, and such
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appointment as provided in Section 5 of this
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other provisions shall be repealed or abro-
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Article, but at the first biennial general
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gated to the extent of such inconsistency,
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election for Representatives in Congress,
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except Section 35A of Article III of this
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after the adoption of this amendment a
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Constitution; provided, however, that in the
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judge shall be elected by the qualified
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event of any inconsistency between the pro-
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voters of Montgomery County to fill such
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visions of the sections thus amended or
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vacancy in such county. Any other vacancy
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added and any of the other provisions of the
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in the office of Judge of the Circuit Court
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sections thus amended or added and any
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for Montgomery County and any vacancy
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of the other provisions of this Constitution
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in the second judicial circuit shall be filled
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as amended by any other amendments which
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as provided in Sections 3 and 5 of this
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may be adopted at the same time or times
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Article, except that the person initially
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as these amendments, i.e. at the election held
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appointed to fill the vacancy in the second
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in November, 1944, or at the election held
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judicial circuit shall be a resident of Kent
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in November, 1954, or at the election held
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County.
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in November, 1960, the changes made by
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The said judges shall hold such terms of
the Circuit Court in each of the counties
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these amendments and all such other amend-
ments to this Constitution shall all be given
effect.
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composing their respective circuits, at such
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times as are now prescribed or may here-
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Sec. 22. Where any Term is held, or
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after be prescribed by rules or regulations
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trial conducted by less than the whole num-
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by the Court of Appeals or otherwise by law.
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ber of said Circuit Judges, upon the de-
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One judge in each of the first seven circuits
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cision, or determination of any point, or
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shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
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question, by the Court, it shall be compe-
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of any business; and the said judges, or any
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tent to the party, against whom the ruling
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of them, may hold special terms of their
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or decision is made, upon motion, to have
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Courts, when in their discretion, the busi-
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the point, or question reserved for the con-
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ness of the several counties renders such
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sideration of the three Judges of the Cir-
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terms necessary.
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cuit, who shall constitute a court in bane
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All provisions of the Constitution of Mary-
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for such purpose; and the motion for such
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land and all Acts of the General Assembly
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reservation shall be entered of record, dur-
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relating to the Court of Appeals or any
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ing the sitting, at which such decision may
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other courts, and all rules heretofore
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be made; and the several Circuit Courts
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adopted by the Court of Appeals, not incon-
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shall regulate, by rules, the mode and man-
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sistent with the provisions of the sections
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ner of presenting such points, or questions
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amended or added by this amendment, shall
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to the court in bane, and the decision of
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remain in full force and effect unless and
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the said Court in bane shall be the effective
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until amended or repealed by proper
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decision in the premises, and conclusive, as
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authority. All salaries now prescribed by
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against the party, at whose motion said
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law for associate judges of the Circuit Courts
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points, or questions were reserved; but such
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shall continue to apply to all judges (includ-
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decision in bane shall not preclude the right
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ing chief judges) of the Circuit Court. No
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of Appeal, or writ of error to the adverse
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member of the General Assembly at which
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party, in those cases, civil or criminal, in
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either of these amendments was proposed,
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which appeal, or writ of error to the Court
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or at which the number or salary of judges
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of Appeals may be allowed by Law. The
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