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ments, and they were thereby, under the Constitution and laws
of this State, ineligible as delegates to this Convention; There-
fore,

Resolved, That the seats of the aforesaid delegates be, and
the same are hereby declared vacant, and the President be
and he is hereby requested, as soon as may be, to take order
for the election of delegates to fill said vacancies in the said
city and counties respectively, according to law.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Stockbridge, from the Committee on the Judiciary De-
partment, submitted the following

REPORT:

ANNAPOLIS, August 6th, 1864.

The Committee appointed to consider and report upon the
Judiciary System of the State, respectfully submit the follow-
ing report, and recommend the adoption of the same as Ar-
ticle IV of the Constitution.

H. STOCKBRIDGE, Chairman

Com. on Jud'y Dep't.

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 may be hereinafter pre-
scribed or provided for, and Justices of the Peace; all said
Courts shall be Courts of Record, and have a seal to be used
in the authentication of all process issuing from them. The
process and official character of Justices of the Peace shall
be authenticated as hath heretofore been practised in this
State, or may hereafter be prescribed by law.

Sec. 2. The Judges of the several Courts, except the As-
sociated Judges of the Orphans' Courts, shall be citizens of
the United States, and of this State, not less than five years
next preceding their appointment, and not less than one year
next preceding their appointment resident in the Judicial
District or Circuit, as the case may be, for which they may
be appointed. They shall be not less than thirty years of
age at the time of their appointment, and selected from those
who have been admitted to practice law in this State, and