692

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stirling moved to open the 42d section for amendment.

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stirling moved to amend section 42 by inserting after
the word "elected, " in the fifth line, the words "and until
their successors are elected and qualified; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Hebb (by general consent) submitted the following
amendment:

Insert as section 26 the following:

The Judges of the respective Circuit Courts of this State,
or of the courts of the city of Baltimore, shall render their
decision in all cases argued before them, or submitted for
their judgment; within two months, after the same shall
have been so argued or submitted.

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stirling (by general consent) submitted the following
amendment:

Sec. 4T, line ten, strike out the words "Circuit Court, "
and insert the word "Governor; "

Decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Stirling*, (by general consent, ) submitted the following
amendment:

Sec. —. There shall be an election held in the several
counties and in the city of Baltimore, on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in the month of November, in" every
second year. The first election to be held in the year eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-five, at which elections all Clerks
of Courts and Registers of Wills, Judges of the Orphans'
Court, Sheriffs, County Commissioners, and all other county
officers elected by the people shall be chosen whenever an
election for any such officer is required to be held, but this
shall not apply the municipal officers of any incorporated
town or city;

On motion of Mr. Hebb,

The amendment was referred to the Committee on Revision
and Engrossment.

The report having been read the third time, was passed by
yeas and nays as follows: