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 the eighth
district; and there shall be eiected 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 dis
tricts, and the said courts shall be called district courts for counties
in which it may be held, and shall have, hold and exercise, in the
several counties of this State all and every the powers, authorities,
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 re
spective districts, shall have, use and exercise all the powers,
authoiities and jurisdiction which the Chancellor of Maryland,
as a judge in equity now has, uses and exercises, and the said
judges shall also be judges of the Orphans' courts of the several
counties composing their respective districts, and shall have, hold
and exercise all and every the powers, authorities and jurisdiction
which the Orphan's courts of this State now have, hold and ex
ercise, or which may hereafter be conferred by law.
The Judges of the several judicial districts shall be citi
zens of the United States, and shall have resided five years in
this State, and two years in the judicial district for which they
may be respectively elected, next before the time of election, and
shall reside therein while they continue to act as Judges,they shall
be selected from among those, who, having the other qualifications
herein prescribed, are most dintinguished for integrity, wisdom and
sound legal knowledge, and elected by the qualified voters of the
said districts, and shall hold for the term often years, or until
they shall have attained the age of seventy years, removable for
misbehaviour, on conviction in a court of law, orby the Governor,
upon the address of the General Assembly; provided, that two-
thirds of the members of each house shall concur in such address;
and the said Judges shall each receive a salary of twenty five hun
dred dollars per annum, and the same shall not be diminished dur
ing the time of their continuance in office, and no Judge of any
court in this State who has a salary fixed by law shall receive any
perquisite, fee or reward, in addition thereto for the performance
of any judicial duty."
Which was read.
And after debate thereon
At 3 o'clock, P. M.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell,
The Convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning 9
o'clock.