ART. IV.] CONSTITUTION. 59
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first Monday in November next, and on the same day in |
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every fourth year thereafter, elect three men to be Judges
of the Orphans' Courts of said city and counties, respec-
tively, who shall be citizens of the State, and residents for
the twelve months preceding, in the city or county, for |
Term. |
which they may be elected. They shall have all the powers
now vested in the Orphans' Courts of the State, subject to
such changes as the Legislature may prescribe. Each of |
Jurisdiction. |
said judges shall be paid a per diem for the time they are
actually in session, to be regulated by law, and to be paid
by the said city or counties, respectively. In case of a |
Per diem. |
vacancy in the office of Judge of the Orphans' Court, the
Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation or rejec-
tion by the Senate, some suitable person to fill the same for
the residue of the term.
Ijams v. Duvall, 85 Md., 252. Wells v. Monroe, 86 Md., 448. |
Vacancies. |
SEC. 41. There shall be a Register of Wills in each county
of the State and the city of Baltimore, to be elected by the
legal and qualified voters of said counties and city, respec- |
Register of
Wills. |
tively. who shall hold his office for six years from the time
of his election, and until his successor is elected and quali-
fied; he shall be re-eligible, and subject at all times to re-
moval for wilful neglect of duty or misdemeanor in office
in the same manner that the clerks of the courts are remov- |
Term. |
able. In the event of any vacancy in the office of the Regis-
ter of Wills, said vacancy shall be filled by the Judges of the
Orphans' Court, in which such vacancy occurs, until the
next general election for Delegates to the General Assembly,
when a Register shall be elected to serve for six years there-
after.
Sappington v. Scott, 14 Md., 40.
Part VI—Justices of the Peace.
SEC. 42. The Governor, by and with the advice and con- |
Vacancy. |
sent of the Senate, shall appoint such number of Justices
of the Peace and the County Commissioners of the several
counties, and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, re- |
Appointment. |
spectively, shall appoint such number of Constables, for the
several election districts of the counties and wards of the
city of Baltimore, as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law; and Justices of the Peace and Constables
so appointed shall be subject to removal by the judge or
judges having criminal jurisdiction in the county or city,
for incompetency, wilful neglect of duty or misdemeanor in
office, on conviction in a court of law. The Justices of the |
Constables. |
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