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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [JUDICIAL BRANCH] COMPARISON

Headnotes

Present
Constitution

Constitution of
1867

Constitution of
1864

Constitution of
1851

Constitution of
1776

Amendments to
1776 Constitution

Court of Appeals:
Publication of
reports.

Sec. 16. Provision shall
be made by Law for pub-
lishing Reports of all
causes, argued and deter-
mined in the Court of Ap-
peals and in the inter-
mediate courts of appeal,
which the judges thereof,
respectively, shall designate
as proper for publication.

Sec. 16. Provision shall
be made by Law for publish-
ing Reports of all causes,
argued and determined in
the Court of Appeals, which
the Judges shall designate
as proper for publication.

Sec. 22. Provision shall
be made by law for pub-
lishing reports of all causes
argued and determined in
the Court of Appeals, which
the Justices shall designate
as proper for publication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clerk of Court
of Appeals:
Appointment;
term.

Sec. 17. There shall be
a Clerk of the Court of
Appeals, who shall be ap-
pointed by and shall hold
his office at the pleasure of
said Court of Appeals.

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
successor is duly qualified;
he shall be subject to re-
moval by the said Court
for incompetency, neglect
of duty, misdemeanor in
office, or such other cause,
or causes, as may be pre-
scribed by Law; and in
case of a vacancy in the
office of said Clerk, the
Court of Appeals shall ap-
point a Clerk of said Court,
who shall hold his office
until the election and qual-
ification 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.

Sec. 23. The Court of
Appeals shall appoint its
own Clerk, who shall hold
his office for six years, and
may be reappointed at the
end thereof; he shall be
subject to removal by the
said Court for incom-
petency, neglect of duty,
misdemeanor in office, or
such other cause or causes
as may be prescribed by
law.

 

Sec. 3. The Court of
Appeals shall appoint its
own clerk, who shall hold
his office for six years, anc
may be reappointed at the
end thereof; he shall be
subject to removal by the
said court for incom-
petency, neglect of duty,
misdemeanor in office, and
for such other causes as may
be prescribed by law.

 

 

 

 

Court of Ap-
peals: Rules for
appeals: rules
for Equity
pleadings.

Sec. 18. It shall be the
duty of the Judges of the
Court of Appeals to make
and publish rules and reg-
ulations for the prosecution
of appeals to the appellate
Courts, whereby they shall
prescribe the periods within
which appeals may be taken,
what part or parts of the
proceedings in the Court
below shall constitute the

Sec. 18. It shall be the
duty of the Judges of the
Court of Appeals, as soon
after their election, under
this Constitution, as prac-
ticable, to make and pub-
lish rules and regulations
for the prosecution of ap-
peals to said appellate court,
whereby they shall prescribe
the periods within which
appeals may be taken, what

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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