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thereafter as practicable, they shall determine by lot, which
one of their number shall hold his office for two, four, and
six years respectively, and thereafter there shall be elected
as aforesaid, at each general election for county officers, one
Judge to serve for the term of six years. No person shall be
elected Judge of the Orphans' Court unless he be a citizen of
the United States, and resident for twelve months in the city
or county for which he may be elected at the time of his elec-
tion; each of said Judges shall be paid at a per diem rate for
the time they are in session, to be fixed by the General As-
sembly, and pa, id by the said counties and city respectively,
and shall receive such compensation as is now or may hereafter
be fixed by the General Assembly; "

Mr. Bond submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Sec. 24. Amend the amendment as follows:

Strike out all after the word "The, " in the 1st line, and
insert, "business and duties of the Orphans' Court shall be
performed by the Judge of the Circuit Court for the district,
except so far as the several Registers of Wills may be autho-
rized by law to perform part of said duties; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Thomas submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

Add at the end of the section the following:

"Provided, the Judges of the Orphans' Courts of Baltimore
city shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars,
to be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, as
city officers are paid; "

Derided in the negative.

The question then being im the adoption of the amend-
ment submitted by Mr. Hebb,

It was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stirling submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 25. Strike out all after the word "prescribe, " in the
third line;

The question being on the adoption of the^amendment,
Mr. Wickard demanded the yeas and na^s,
The demand being sustained,