judges of said courts, respectively, to make from time to time
such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for
the government of said clerks, and for the performance of the
duties of their offices, which shall have the force of law until re-
pealed or modified by the General Assembly.

SEC. II. The election for judges hereinbefore provided,
and all elections for Clerks, Registers of Wills and other
officers provided in this Constitution, except State's Attor-
neys, shall be certified, and the returns made by the Clerks
of the Circuit Courts of the counties, and the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Baltimore city, respectively, to the Gov-
ernor, who shall issue commissions to the different persons
for the offices to which they shall have been respectively
elected; and in all such elections the persons having the greatest
number of votes shall be declared elected.

SEC. 12. If in any case of election for Judges, Clerks of
the Courts of Law and Register of Wills, the opposing can-
didates shall have an equal number of votes, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to order a new election; and in case of
any contested election, the Governor shall send the returns
to the House of Delegates, which shall judge of the election
and qualification of the candidates at such election, and if
the judgment shall be against the one who has been returned
elected, or the one who has been commissioned by the Gov-
ernor, the House of Delegates shall order a new election within
thirty days.

SEC 13. All public commissions and grants shall run thus:
"The State of Maryland," etc., and shall be signed by the
Governor, with the Seal of the State annexed; all writs and pro-
cess shall run in the same style, and be tested, sealed and signed
as heretofore, or as may hereafter be provided by law; and all
indictments shall conclude, "against the peace, government and
dignity of the State."

Part II.--Court of Appeals.

*SEC. 13A. The General Assembly shall provide by General
Law for the assignment by the Court of Appeals of any of the
Chief Judges and any of the Associate Judges of the several
Judicial Circuits of this State, including any Judge of the Court
of Appeals from Baltimore City, and any of the Judges of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore, to sit in any other or different
Judicial Circuits for designated and limited periods, for the
purpose of relieving accumulation of business or because of the
indisposition of disqualification of any judge. And any judge
so assigned by the Court of Appeals shall have all the power
and authority pertaining to the judge of the court to which he is
assigned.

* This amendment was submitted by Chapter 798 of the Acts of 1943 and ratified by the
people In November, 1944.