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The Report was received, and the Committee discharged.
On motion of Mr. Archer,
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the
Report of the Committee upon the Judiciary Department,
Pending which,
Mr. Archer submitted the following amendment as a sub-
stitute for Section 14, Part II:
PART II—COURT OF APPEALS.
SECTION 14. The Court of Appeals shall consist of a Chief
Judge and four Associate Judges, and for their selection the
State shall be divided into five Judicial Districts, as follows:
Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen
Anne's and Kent Counties shall compose the First District;
Cecil, Harford, Baltimore and Carroll Counties shall com-
pose the Second District; Baltimore City shall compose the
Third District; Allegany, Washington, Frederick and
Montgomery Counties shall compose the Fourth District;
and St. Mary's, Charles, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince
George's and Howard Counties shall compose the Fifth Dis-
trict; one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be
elected from each of said Districts by the qualified voters
thereof; and the salary of each Judge shall be four thousand
dollars ($4,000.)
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Maulsby moved a suspension of the Rules to enable
him to submit an order ;
Which was decided in the negative.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee upon the Judiciary Department.
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Wilkinson moved that the Convention resolve itself
into a Committee of the Whole to consider the Report of the
Committee upon the Judiciary Department, with pending
amendments.
The question being upon concurring in the motion submit-
ted by Mr. Wilkinson,
Mr. Nicolai demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
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