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be held. The said Circuit Courts shall have and exercise, in |
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Jurisdiction. |
the respective counties, all the power, authority and juris-
diction, original and appellate, which the present Circuit
Courts of this State now have and exercise, or which may
hereafter be prescribed by law.
Truett v. Legg, 32 Md., 147.
SEC. 21. For each of the said Circuits (excepting the |
Chief Judge
and two
Associates. |
Eighth) there shall be a Chief Judge and two Associate
Judges, to be styled Judges of the Circuit Court, to be
elected or appointed as herein provided. And no two of |
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Residence. |
said Associate Judges shall at the time of their election, or
appointment, or during the term for which they may have
been elected or appointed, reside in the same county. If
two or more persons shall be candidates for Associate Judge
in the same county, that one only in said county shall be
declared elected who has the highest number of votes in the
Circuit. In case any two candidates for Associate Judge,
residing in the same county, shall have an equal number of
votes, greater than any other candidate for Associate
Judge in the Circuit, it shall be the duty of the Governor to ,
order a new election for one Associate Judge; but the per-
son residing in any other county of the Circuit, and who has
the next highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. |
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Terms. |
The said judges shall hold not less than two terms of the
Circuit Court in each of the counties, composing their re-
spective Circuits, at such times as are now, or may hereafter
be prescribed, to which jurors shall be summoned; and in
those counties where only two such terms are held, two
other and intermediate terms, to which jurors shall not be
summoned; they may alter or fix the times for holding any
or all terms, until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt
rules to the end that all business not requiring the interpo-
sition of a jury shall be, as far as practicable, disposed of at |
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Quorum. |
said intermediate terms. One judge in each of the above
Circuits shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
any business; and the said judges, or any of them, may hold
special terms of their courts, whenever in their discretion,
the business of the several counties renders such terms nec-
essary.
Gambrill v. Parker, 31 Md., 1. Jackson v. State, 87 Md„ 196. Roby
v. Prince George's Co., 92 Md., 163. Beasley v. Ridout, 94 Md., 659.
SEC. 22. Where any term is held, or trial conducted by |
Court In
lane. |
less than the whole number of said Circuit Judges, upon the
decision or determination of any point or question by the
court, it shall be competent to the party against whom the
ruling or decision is made, upon motion, to have the point or
question reserved for the consideration of the three judges of |
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