chief judge of the circuit [(unless there is an additional
judge of the Court of Appeals)]; the other judge or
judges shall be associate judges. [IN THE FIRST AND
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUITS no two of said judges
of the Circuit Court shall at the time of their election or
appointment, or during the term for which they may have
been elected or appointed, reside in any one county, other
than Baltimore, Montgomery, Prince George's or Allegany
County, and not more than two in any county except (if
there is an additional judge of the Court of Appeals) Bal-
timore County. In THE FIRST AND SECOND JUDI-
CIAL CIRCUITS, IN case any candidate or candidates
for judge at any election shall receive sufficient votes
to cause such candidate or candidates to be declared
elected, but the election of such candidate or candidates
would cause more judges than herein permitted to reside
in any county of the circuit, then and in that event there
shall be declared elected only that candidate or those can-
didates residing in said county, in the order of the votes
received, whose election would provide the permitted num-
ber of judges from said county, and also the candidate or
candidates residing in some other county, and not similarly
disqualified, who shall have the next highest number of
votes in said election. If, by reason of such a condition
or by reason of an equal vote for two or more candidates
a sufficient number of judges duly qualified as to resi-
dence shall not be elected at any election, then it shall be
the duty of the Governor to order a new election for such
unfilled office or offices.] FROM AND AFTER DECEM-
BER 1, 1954, THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY AND NOT LESS THAN TWO JUDGES RESI-
DENT IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AND IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, AND NOT LESS THAN
THREE JUDGES RESIDENT IN BALTIMORE COUN-
TY. THE VACANCIES IN GARRETT, MONTGOMERY,
AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CREATED BY
THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
FILLED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 5 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
THIS ARTICLE THE VACANCIES IN ANNE ARUN-
DEL, BALTIMORE, KENT, AND ST. MARY'S, TALBOT,
AND WORCESTER COUNTIES CREATED BY THE
ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT BE
FILLED BY APPOINTMENT AS PROVIDED IN SEC-
TION 5 OF THIS ARTICLE; BUT AT THE FIRST