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relating to the courts of Baltimore city, was postponed
and made the special order for Monday at 12 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Maulsby, section 12 which had been
informally postponed on July 18th, was taken up.
The Convention, at 10 P. M., adjourned.
SIXTY-THIRD DAY.
ANNAPOLIS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3.
Convention met at 10 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Father
Burke.
The judiciary report was taken up.
Section 38 was read.
Section 38. There shall be an Orphans' Court in the
city of Baltimore, and in each of the counties of this
State, to be held in the case of the city of Baltimore by
one of the judges of the "Supreme Court of Baltimore
City" assigned thereto, and in the case of the counties by
the judges of the respective Circuit Courts, as follows:
The associate judge of the Circuit Court shall be the
judge of the Orphans' Court of the county in which he
resides, and when the circuit is composed of three or
more counties, in one or more of which no associate judge
shall reside, one of said associates shall be assigned there-
to by the judges of said circuit, who shall be the judge of
the Orphans' Court of said county or counties; and each
judge of the Orphans' Court of a county shall hold terms
of his court in said county at such time or times as he
may think the business of said court may require, or as
the General Assembly may direct; provided, such terms
shall never be less than four in each year, and in case
any judge of the Orphans' Court shall be disqualified or
unable to sit in any case pending in such court, any judge
of the same circuit assigned thereto by the judge of the
circuit may hear and determine the same in the place of
such disqualified judge. All the acts of the said judges
in said courts shall be done in the name of the Orphans'
Court of said city and county, respectively, and when re-
quired, shall be so certified.
Mr. Merrick submitted the following as a substitute:
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