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SEC. 67. The legal rate of interest shall be six per
cent per annum, unless otherwise provided by the Gen-
eral Assembly.
SEC, 58. The Legislature, at its first session after the
ratification of this Constitution, shall provide by law, for
State and municipal taxation upon the revenues accruing
from business done in the State by all foreign corpora-
tions.
SEC, 69. The office of State Pension Commissioner is
hereby abolished; and the Legislature shall pass no law
creating such office, or establishing any general pension
system within this State.
ARTICLE IV.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT
Part I.General Provisions.
SECTION 1. The judicial power of this State shall be
vested in a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans'
Courts, such Courts for the city of Baltimore as are here-
inafter provided for, and Justices of the Peace; all said
Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall have a
seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing
therefrom. The process and official character of Justices
of the Peace shall be authenticated as hath heretofore
been practiced in this State, or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. 2. The judges of all of the said courts shall be
citizens of the State of Maryland, and qualified voters un-
der this Constitution, and shall have resided therein not
less tlian five years, and not less than six months next
preceding their election or appointment in the judicial
circuit, as the case may be, for which they may be, re-
spectfully, ejected or appointed. They shall be not less
than thirty years of age at the time of their election, or
appointment, and shall be selected from those who have
been admitted to practice law in this State, and who are
most distinguished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal
knowledge.
SEC, 3. The judges of said several courts shall be
elected in the counties by the qualified voters in their re-
spective judicial circuits, as hereinafter provided, at the
general election to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November next, and in the city of Baltimore
on the fourth Wednesday of October next. Each of the
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