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The jurisdiction of said Court of Appeals shall be co-exten- |
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Jurisdiction. |
sive with the limits of the State, and such as now is or may
hereafter be prescribed by law. It shall hold its sessions in
the city of Annapolis, on the first Monday in April, and the
first Monday in October; [on the second Monday in Janu-
ary, the first Monday in April and the first Monday in Octo
ber]* of each and every year, or at such other times as the |
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Sessions. |
General Assembly may by law direct. Its sessions shall con
tinue not less than ten months in the year, if the business
before it shall so require; and it shall be competent for the
judges temporarily to transfer their sittings elsewhere upon
sufficient cause.
Van Nostrand v. Can, 30 Md., 128. State v. Shields, 49 Md., 301.
Sevinsky v. Wagus, 76 Md., 335. |
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Quorum. |
SEC. 15. Four of said judges shall constitute a quorum;
no cause shall be decided without the concurrence of at |
Judge below
not to sit. |
least three; but the judge who heard the cause below shall
not participate in the decision; in every case an opinion, |
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Opinion. |
in writing, shall be filed within three months after the argu-
ment or submission of the cause; and the judgment of the
court shall be final and conclusive; and all cases shall stand
for hearing at the first term after the transmission of the
record.
Johns v. Johns, 20 Md., 58. Wells v. Monroe, 86 Md., 450. |
Publication
of reports. |
SEC. 16. Provision shall be made by law for publishing
reports of all causes argued and determined in the Court
of Appeals, which the judges shall designate as proper for
publication.
SEC. 17. There shall be a Clerk of the Court of Appeals, |
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Clerk. |
who shall be elected by the legal and qualified voters of the
State, who shall hold his office for six years, and until his |
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Removal. |
successor is duly qualified; he shall be subject to removal
by the said court for incompetency, neglect of duty, misde-
meanor in office, or such other cause or causes as may be |
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Vacancy. |
prescribed by law; and in case of a vacancy in 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 quali-
fication of his successor, who shall be elected at the next gen-
eral 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 election.
Wells v. Monroe, 86 Md., 450. |
Rules for Ap-
peals. |
SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of the Judges of the Court of
Appeals, as soon after their election under this Constitution
*Terms thus arranged by Act of 1886, Chapter 185. |
