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the office of said Clerk, the Court of Appeals shall appoint
a Clerk of said Court, who shall hold his office until the
election and qualification of his successor, who shall be
elected at the next general election for members of the
General Assembly; and the person so elected shall hold
his office for the term of six years from the time of elec-
tion.

SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of the Judges of the Court
of Appeals, as toon after their election, under this Constitu-
tion, as practicable, to make and publish rules and regula-
tions for the prosecution of appeals to said appellate Court,
whereby they shall prescribe the periods within which
appeals may betaken, what part or parts of the proceedings
in the Court below shall constitute the record on appeal and
the manner in which such appeals shall be brought to hear-
ing or determination, and shall regulate, generally, the
practice of said Court of Appeals, so as to prevent delays
and promote brevity in all records and proceedings brought
into said Court, and to abolish and avoid all unnecessary
costs and expenses in the prosecution of Appeals therein;
and the said Judges shall make such reductions in the fees
and expenses of the said Court as they may deem advisable.
It shall also be the duty of said Judges of the Court of
Appeals, as soon after their election as practicable, to devise,
and promulgate by rules, or orders, farms and modes of
framing and filing bills, answers and other proceedings and
pleadings in Equity; and also forms and modes of taking
and obtaining evidence, to be used in Equity cases; and to
revise and regulate, generally, the practice in the Courts of
Equity of this State, so as to prevent delays, and to promote
brevity and conciseness in all pleadings and proceedings
therein, and to abolish all unnecessary costs and expenses
attending the same. And all rules and regulations hereby
directed to be made shall, when made, have the force of
Law, until rescinded, changed or modified by the said
Judges, or the General Assembly.

Part III. —Circuit Courts.

SEC. 19. The State shall be divided into Eight Judicial
Circuits, in manner following, viz: The Counties of Wor-
cester, Somerset, Dorchester and Wicomico, * shall consti-

* Wicomico formed since the adoption of this Constitution.