without a jury, unless the litigants or some one of them
shall within such reasonable time or times as may be pre-
scribed, elect to have their causes tried before a jury. And
the General Assembly may reapportion, change or enlarge
the jurisdiction of the several Courts in said City.(1)

Part V—Orphans' Court.

SEC. 40. The qualified voters of the City of Baltimore,
and of the several Counties, shall on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November next, and on the same day
in every fourth year thereafter,(1) elect three men to be
Judges of the Orphans' Courts of said City and Counties, re-
spectively, who shall be citizens of the State, and residents
for the twelve months preceding, in the City, or County, for
which they may 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 a per diem for the time they are
actually in session, to be regulated by law, and to be paid by
the said City, or Counties respectively. In case of a vacancy
in the office of Judge of the Orphans' Court, the Governor
shall appoint, subject to confirmation, or rejection by the
Senate, some suitable person to fill the same for the residue
of the term.

SEC. 41. There shall be Register of Wills in each coun-
ty of the State, and the city of Baltimore, to be elected by
the legal and qualified voters of said counties and city, re-
spectively, who shall hold his office for six years from the
time of his election and until his successor is elected and
qualified;(2) he shall be re-eligible, and subject at all times
to removal for willful neglect of duty, or misdemeanor in
office in the same manner that the Clerks of the Courts are
removable. In the event of any vacancy in the office of the
Register of Wills, said vacancy shall be filled by the Judges
of the Orphans' Court, in which such vacancy occurs, until
the next general election for Delegates to the General As-
sembly when a Register shall be elected to serve for six
years thereafter.(3)

Part V-A—People's Court.

SEC. 41-A. There is hereby created a People's Court of
Baltimore City. Said Court shall consist originally of a Chief
Judge and two Associate Judges; the number of such

(1) Thus amended by Chapter 318, Acts of 1892, ratified November 7, 1893.
(2) Modified by Article XVII, Section 3.
(3) Modified by Article XVII, Section 1.