ART. IV. ] CONSTITUTION. 59
eral Assembly, there shall be elected by the voters of said city
another judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city, who
shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, hold
his office for the same term of years, receive the same com-
pensation, and have the same powers as are, or shall be, pro-
vided by the 'Constitution or laws of this State, for the judges
of said Supreme Bench of Baltimore city, and the General
Assembly may provide by laws, or the Supreme Bench by its
rules for requiring causes in any of the courts of Baltimore
city to be tried before the court without a jury, unless the
litigants or some one of them shall within such reasonable
time or times as may be prescribed, elect to have their causes
tried before a jury. And the General Assembly may re-ap-
portion, change or enlarge the jurisdiction of the several
courts in said city.*
Baltimore City vs. Thomas, 115 Md.
Part V—Orphans' Court.
SEC. 40. The qualified voters of the city of Baltimore and |
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of the several counties shall on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November next, and on the same day in every |
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fourth year thereafter, elect three men to be Judges of the
Orphans' Courts of said city and counties, respectively, who
shall be citizens of the State, and residents for the twelve
months preceding, in the city or county, for which they may |
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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 said judges shall be paid |
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a per diem for the time they are actually in session, to be reg-
ulated by law, and to be paid by the said city or counties, re- |
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spectively. In case of a vacancy in the office of Judge of the
Orphans' Court, the Governor shall appoint, subject to con-
firmation or rejection by the Senate, some suitable person to
fill the same for the residue of the term.
Ijams vs. Duvall, 85 Md., 252. Wells vs. Monroe, 86 Md., 448.
Savings Bank vs. Wicks, 110 Md. |
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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 |
Register of
Wills. |
legal and qualified voters of said counties and city, respect-
ively, who shall hold his office for six years from the time of
his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified; he
shall be re-eligible, and subject at all times to removal for
*Thus amended by Chapter 313, Acts of 1892, ratified by the people Novem-
ber 7, 1893. |
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