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stitution and laws made pursuant thereto; and its judgments shall
be final and conclusive in all cases whatever.

Sec. 2. The Court of Appeals shall hold its sessions at the seat
of government, at least twice in every year, and oftener if requir
ed; in every case decided, an opinion in writing shall be filed, and
provision shall be made by law for publishing reports of cases
argued and determined in said court.

See. 3. The Court of Appeals shall consist of four Judges, learn
ed in the law, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.

See. 4. The State shall be divided into four districts to be call
ed Superior Judicial Districts, from one of each of which a Judge
shall be appointed. The districts to be composed in the following
manner .—The counties of St. Mary's, Charles, Prince George's,
Calvert, Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Howard, to he the 1st
district. The counties, of Harford, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick,
Washington and Allegany, to be the 2nd district. The city of
Baltimore to he the 3rd district. The counties of Worcester, Som
erset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Kent and
Cecil, to be the 4th district.

Sec. 5. No person who is not a citizen of the United States, or
who shall not have attained the age of 30 years, or who has not
been admitted to practice law in this State, or who shall not have
a citizen of the State at least five years, and at the time of

his appointment a resident of the superior judicial district, for
which he shall be appointed, at least two years immediately lire-
ceding his appointment, shall be eligible to the office of a Judge of
the Court of Appeals of this State.

Sec. 6. The Judges of the Court of Appeals shall he appointed
by the Governor for the time being, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated as chief judge,
the others as associates, whose term of service shall be for twelve
years; provided however, that no Judge shall remain in office after
lie has arrived at sixty-five years of age.

Sec. 7. The salary of each Judge of the Court of Appeals shall
be $2,500 annually, which shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office.
Sec. S. The Court. of Appeals shall appoint its own clerk, who
shall hold his office for six years, and may be re-appointed at the
end thereof; he may be removed from office by the said court for
incompetency, neglect of duty, misdemeanor in office, and for
such other cause as may be provided for by law.

COUNTY COURTS.
Sec. 9. The State shall be divided into eight districts, to he
called inferior judicial districts, in manner and form following, to
wit Saint Mary's, Charles and Prince George's counties, shall
be the first d istrict; An ne Arundel, , Howard, Cal vert and Mont—
go nery counties, shall be the second dis trict; Frederick and Car--