shall so require, and it shall be competent for the judges
temporarily to transfer their sittings elsewhere upon suf-
ficient cause. The salary of each judge of the Court of Ap-
peals shall be that now or hereafter prescribed by the Gen-
eral Assembly and shall not be diminished during his con-
tinuance in office. Three of the judges shall constitute a
quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of a quorum
shall be sufficient for the decision of any cause."

" SEC. 15. The Judge who heard the cause below shall
not participate in the decision; in every case an opinion, in
writing, shall be filed within three months after the argu-
ment, or submission of the cause; and the judgment of the
Court shall be final and conclusive; and all cases shall stand
for hearing at the first term after the transmission of the
Record.

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

SEC. 17. There shall be a Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
who shall be appointed by and shall hold his office at the
pleasure of said Court of Appeals.3

* SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of the Judges of the Court
of Appeals to make and publish rules and regulations for
the prosecution of appeals to said appellate Court, 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 record on appeal, and the
manner in which such appeals shall be brought to hearing
or determination, and shall regulate, generally, the practice
of said Court of Appeals, so as to prevent delays, and pro-
mote brevity in all records and proceedings brought into
said Court, and to abolish and avoid all unnecessary costs
and expenses in the prosecution of appeals therein; and the
said Judges shall make such reduction in the fees and ex-
penses of the said Court as they may deem advisable. It
shall also be the duty of said Judges of the Court of Ap-
peals to devise, and promulgate by rules, or orders, forms
and modes of framing and filing bills, answers, and other
proceedings and pleadings in Equity; and also forms and
modes of taking and obtaining evidence, to be used in

1 Thus amended by Chapter 772, Acts of 1943, ratified November 7, 1944; and
by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, adopted November 6, 1966.
2 Thus amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, adopted November 6, 1956.
3 Thus amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1966, ratified November 6, 1956.
4 Thus amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1966, ratified November 6, 1966.