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of the said court on the Eastern and Western Shores, until other
wise provided by law.
Sec. 6. This State shall be divided into eight judicial districts,
in manner and form following, to wit Saint Mary's, Charles and
Prince George's counties, shall be the first district; Anne Arundel,
Howard, Calvent and Montgomery counties, shall be the second
district; Frederick and Carroll counties, shall be the third district;
Washington and Allegany counties, shall be the fourth district;
Baltimore city shall be the fifth district; Baltimore, Harford and
Cecil counties, shall be the sixth district; Kent, Queen Anne's,
Talbot and Caroline counties, shall be the seventh district; and
Dorchester, Somerset and Worcester counties shall be the eighth
district; and there shall be appointed as hereinafter directed, one
person, having the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, for each of
the said judicial districts, except the fifth, to be judge thereof; the
said judges shall be styled district judges, and shall respectively
hold a term of their courts at least twice in each year or oftener, if
required by law, in each county, composing their respective district;
and the said courts shall be called district courts for county in
which it may be held; and shall have, hold and exercise, in the
several counties of this Stare, all and every, the powers, authori-
ties and jurisdictions which the county courts of this State now
have, hold and exercise, or which shall hereafter be prescribed by
laws made pursuant to this constitution; and the said judges in
their respective districts, shall have, use and exercise all the powers,
authorities and jurisdiction which the Chancellor of Maryland, as
a judge in equity now has, uses and exercises, and the said Judges
shall also he judges of the Orphans' courts of the several coun
ties, composing their respective districts, and shall have, hold and
xercise, all and every, the powers, authorities and jurisdictions
which the Orphans' courts of this State now have, hold and exercise
or which hereafter may be conferred by law.

Sec. 7. There shall be appointed as hereinafter provided, four
persons having the requisite qualfications, for the fifth judicial dis
trict, to be Judges thereof; who may sit jointly or seperately as the
exigencies of business may require; and the said judges shall be
styled district judges, and shall hold a term of their court at least
twice in each year, and oftener if required by law; and the said
court shall be called the district court for the city of Baltimore, and
shall have, hold and exercise in the said district, all and every, the
powers, authorities and jurisdictions, which Baltimore county court,
sitting for said city, Baltimore city court, and tine Chancellor of
Maryland, as a judge in equity, now have, hold and exercise
therein; and the said judges shall also be judges of the Orphans'
court for Baltimore city, and have, hold and exercise, all and
every, the powers, authorities and jurisdictions appertaining and
belonging to the said Orphans' court within said city; and
the number of judges authorised by this section may be in

 
 
 
 
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