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Section 39 was read.
Mr. Carter offered the following substitute, which was
adopted: „,
Sec. 39. The General Assembly shall, whenever it may
think the same proper and expedient, provide by law an-
other court for the city of Baltimore, and prescribe its
jurisdiction and powers; in which case there shall be
elected by the voters of said city, qualified under this con-
stitution, another judge of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City, who shall be subject to the same constitutional
provisions, hold his office for the same term of years, re-
ceive the same compensation, and have the same powers
as is herein provided for the judges of said Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City; and all of the provisions of this
constitution relating to the assignment of judges to the
courts now existing in said city, and for the dispatch of
business therein, shall apply to the court for whose crea-
tion provision is made by this section. And the General
Assembly may reapportion the jurisdiction among the
several courts in Baltimore city, from time to time, as in
its judgment the public interest and convenience may re-
quire; and may enlarge the same from time to time, as
in its judgment the public interest and convenience may
require. . ^M
Mr. Carter submitted he following as the 40th section,
which was adopted:
"Section 40. Until otherwise provided by law, the clerk
of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, of the Court of
Common Pleas, of the Circuit Court of Baltimore, of the
Baltimore City Court, and of the Criminal Court of Bal-
timore, shall each give bond in such penalty as is now
prescribed by law to be given by the clerks of the courts
bearing the same names under the present constitution. "
Mr. Wethered moved to reconsider the 19th section, so
as to move an amendment to place Calvert county in the
fifth judicial circuit instead of the seventh.
The Motion was advocated by Messrs. C. S. Parran,
Ireland and others, after which it was agreed to.
Mr. Mackubin then proposed a substitute for the entire
section, reducing the number of circuits to seven, which
was rejected.
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