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Judicial Circuit, and the present Judge of the seventh Judi-
cial Circuit shall be the Judge of the eighth Judicial Circuit
until the expiration of the time for which they have been re-
spectively elected, and until their successors are respectively
elected and qualified., and in case of the death, resignation,
removal or other disqualification of any of the Judges hereby
continued in office, the Governor by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate shall thereupon appoints person duly
qualified to fill said office, until the next genera! election for
Delegates thereafter, at which time an election shall be held
as hereinbefore prescribed for a Judge, who shall bold said
office for ———— years, according to the provisions of this
Constitution; there shall also be elected by the legal and
qualified voters of the sixth Judicial Circuit on the ——————
——————— of ———————————— 1864, one person to be
Judge of said Circuit, who shall possess the same qualifica-
tions, exercise the same powers, receive the same salary, and
serve for the same term as prescribed for the Judges of the
several Circuits. "

Strike out the 24th section, and insert the following:

"Section 24. The qualified voters of the city of Baltimore,
and of the several counties of the State, shall on Tuesday next
after the first Monday in the month. of November, 18<>~, and
on the same day in the same month in every fourth year there-
after elect three men to be Judges of the Orphans' Court of
said city and counties respectively, one of whom shall have
been admitted to practice law in this State for at least live
years before his election, and who shall be the Chief Justice
of the Orphans' Court, and who shall be citizens of the State
of Maryland and citizens of the city or county for which they
may be severally elected, at the time of their election, and
each of said Judges shall be paid an annual salary of fifteen
hundred dollars, except the Chief Justice, who shall receive
an annual salary of two thousand dollars, and which shall be
paid by the said counties and city respectively. "

Strike out the 2Tth section, and insert the following:

"Sec. 27. There shall be in the fifth Judicial District, four
Courts to be styled the Superior Court, of Baltimore city, the
Equity Court of Baltimore city, the Court of Common Pleas
of Baltimore city, and the Criminal Court of Baltimore city;
each Court to consist of one Judge, who shall be elected by
the legal and qualified voters of said city, and shall hold his
office for the term of ten years, subject to the provisions of
this Constitution, with regard to the election and qualifica-
tion of Judges and their removal from office, and the salary