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Mr. Alrey submitted the following order :
Ordered, That, with a view to an efficient organization of
the Courts of original jurisdiction, the Committee on the
Judiciary Department inquire into the expediency of—
1st. Dividing the State (exclusive of the city of Balti-
more,) into Judicial Circuits, to coneist of two or more
counties, and for each of which Circuits one Judge to elect-
ed or appointed as the case may be, whose duty it shall be to
preside at the sittings of the several. Courts of Common Law,
held within their respective Circuits.
2d. Electing or appointing a Judge for each of the sever-
al counties of the State who shall have common law and
equity jurisdiction within their respective counties, and who
shall sit as associate of the said Circuit Judge, in the regu-
lar sessions of the common law courts held in the counljes
for which they shall be elected or appointed; and,
3d. Abolishing the Orphans' Courts as now constituted,
and conferring upon said county Judge all the powers and
jurisdiction thereof;.
Which was adopted.
The President announced the following Committee under
the order submitted by Mr. Jones on yesterday;
Messrs. Jones, Archer, Massey, Bradley, Brooke, Mitchell,
Vansant.
Mr. Spates submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Clerks of the several Boards of County
Commissioners in this State, be and they are hereby respect-
fully requested to furnish this Convention with the aggre-
gate amount of assessable property in their several counties,
as aseertained under the late assessments ;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Wickes presented the report of the Clerk to the Com-
missioners of Kent county in response to an order of the
Convention;
Which was read, and,
On motion of Mr. Wickes,
Referred to the Committee upon the Judiciary Depart -
ment.
On motion of Mr. Wickes,
At 1 3/4 o'clock, P. M., the Convention adjourned.
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