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of said districts by the qualified voters thereof, and the sal-
ary of each Judge shall be five thousand dollars.
Sec. 15. The Court of Appeals shall hold its sessions in the
city of Annapolis, on the first Monday in April and the first
Monday in October, in each and every year, or at such other
times as the General Assembly may by law direct. Its ses-
sions shall continue not less than ten months in the year,
if the business before it shall so require; and it shall be
competent for the Judges temporarily to transfer their sit-
tings elsewhere, upon sufficient cause.
Sec. 16. Three Judges shall constitute a quorum; and no
cause shall be decided without the concurrence of at least
three Judges, but the Judge who heard the cause below shall
not participate in the decision; in every case an opinion in
writing shall be filed within three months after the argu-
ment or submission of the cause, and the judgment of the
Court shall be final and conclusive; and all cases shall stand
for hearing at the first term after the transmission of the
record.
Sec. 17. Provision shall be made by law for publishing re-
ports of all causes argued and determined in the Court of Ap-
peals, which the Judges shall designate as proper for publi-
cation.
Sec. 18. The Court of Appeals shall appoint its own Clerk,
who shall hold his office for six years, and may be re-appointed
at the end of his term; he shall be subject to removal by said
Court for incompetency, neglect of duty, misdemeanor in of-
fice, or such other cause or causes as may be prescribed by
law.
PART III.—CIRCUIT COURTS.
Sec. —. The State shall be divided into twelve Judicial
Circuits, in manner following: Saint Mary's, Charles and
Prince George's Counties shall constitute the first Circuit.
Calvert, Anne Arundel and Montgomery Counties shall con-
stitute the second Circuit. Howard and Carroll Counties
shall constitute the third Circuit. Frederick County shall
constitute the fourth Circuit. Washington County shall con-
stitute the fifth Circuit. Allegany County shall constitute
the sixth Circuit. Baltimore County shall constitute the
seventh Circuit. Harford and Cecil Counties shall constitute
the eighth Circuit. Kent, Queen Anne's and Caroline Coun-
ties shall constitute the ninth Circuit. Talbot and Dorchester
Counties shall constitute the tenth Circuit. Somerset and
Worcester Counties shall constitute the eleventh Circuit, and
Baltimore City shall constitute the twelfth Circuit.'
Sec, —. A Court shall be held in each County of the State,
which shall be called the Circuit Court for the county in which
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