536

Crawford, Kennard, Stirling,

Daniel, Lansdale, Stockbridge—25.

Dent, Marbury,

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the af-
firmative.

Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 17. Add to end of section the words "which the Judges
shall designate as proper for publication; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Hebb submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 19. Strikeout all after the word '-'the, " in the first
line, and insert:

"State shall be divided into twelve Judicial Circuits, in
manner following: The counties of St. Mary's, Charles, and
Prince George's, shall constitute the first Circuit; the coun-
ties of Anne Arundel, Calvert and Montgomery, the second;
the county of Frederick, the third; the county of Washing-
ton, the fourth; the county of Allegany, the fifth; the coun-
ties of Carroll and Howard, the sixth; the county of Balti-
more, the seventh; the counties of Harford and Cecil, the
eighth; the counties of Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot, the
ninth; the counties of Caroline and Dorchester, the tenth;
the counties of Somerset and Worcester, the eleventh; and
the city of Baltimore, the twelfth. "

On motion of Mr. King,

The further consideration of section nineteen was infor-
mally passed over.

Mr. Hebb submitted the following amendment:
Strike out the section and insert:

Sec. 20. One Court shall he -held in each county of the
State; the said Courts shall be called Circuit Courts for the
county in which they may be held, and shall have and exer-
cise all the power, authority and jurisdiction, original and
appellate, which the present Circuit Courts of this State now
have and exercise, or which may hereafter be prescribed by
law.

Mr. Clarke submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Sec. 20. There shall be a Judge for each county in the
State, who shall be elected by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, from among those learned in the law.