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MARYLAND MANUAL 695 of certain other officers and agencies with respect to the District Courts, abolishing certain other courts and judi- cial officers being superseded by the District Courts and its judges, relating generally to a system of District Courts in this State authorizing procedures for the post- ponement of the creation of certain District Courts, and submitting these amendments to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, (Three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two houses concurring), that the following amend- ments be and they are hereby proposed to Sections 1, 2, 4A, and ISA of Article IV, title "Judiciary Department," subtitles respectively, "Part I.General Provisions," "Part II.Courts of Appeal"; and Section 6 of Article XV, title "Miscellaneous"; that Article IV of the Constitution is fur- ther amended by repealing Sections 41A through 41C there- of, including subtitles "Part V-A.People's Courts," "Part V-B.Municipal Court" and enacting new Sections 41A through 41-1, inclusive, subtitle "Part VI.District Court" to stand in the place of the sections so repealed, the same if adopted by the legal and qualified voters of the State as herein provided to become a part of the Constitution of Maryland; and that said Article IV be further amended by repealing Sections 42 and 43 thereof, subtitle "Part VI. Justices of the Peace." Article IV 1. The Judicial power of this State shall be vested in a Court of Appeals, and such intermediate courts of appeal, as shall be provided by law by the General Assembly, Circuit Courts, Orphans' Courts, such Courts for the City of Baltimore, as are hereinafter provided for, and a District Court; all said Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall have a seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing there- from. 2. The Judges of all of the said Courts shall be citizens of the State of Maryland, and qualified voters under this Con- stitution, and shall have resided therein not less than five years, and not less than six months next preceding their election, or appointment, as the case may be, in the city, county, district, judicial circuit, intermediate appellate judi- |
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