ART. IV.] CONSTITUTION. 51
of Appeals shall be co-extensive 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 January, the first Monday in April and the
first Monday in October] * of each and every year, or at such
other times as the General Assembly may by law direct. Its |
Jurisdiction. |
sessions shall continue not less than ten months in the year,
if the business before it shall so require; and it shall be com-
petent for the judges temporarily to transfer their sittings
elsewhere upon sufficient cause.
Van Nostrand vs. Carr, 30 Md., 128. State vs. Shields, 49 Md., 301.
Sevinsky vs. Wagus, 76 Md., 335. |
Sessions. |
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SEC. 15. Four of said judges shall constitute a quorum: |
Quorum. |
no cause shall be decided without the concurrence of at least
three; but the judge who heard the cause below shall not par- |
Judge below
not to sit. |
ticipate in the decision; in every case an opinion, in writing,
shall be filed within three months after the argument or sub-
mission 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 vs. Johns, 20 Md., 58. Wells vs. Monroe, 86 Md., 450. |
Opinion. |
SEC. 16. Provision shall be made by law for publishing re-
ports of all causes argued and determined in the Court of
Appeals, which the judges shall designate as proper for pub-
lication. |
Publication
of reports. |
SEC. 17. There shall be a Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
who shall be elected by the legal and qualified voters of the
State, who shall hold his office for six years, and until his suc- |
Clerk. |
cessor is duly qualified; he shall be subject to removal by the
said court for incompetency, neglect of duty, misdemeanor
in office, or such other cause or causes as may be prescribed |
Removal. |
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 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 election.
Wells vs. Monroe, 86 Md., 450. |
Vacancy. |
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. |
Rules for
Appeals. |
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