County Commissioners (corn.)
Duties .........................................
Election .......................................
General Assembly's powers as to, un-
der Home Rule..............................
Number .......................................
Officeholders appointed by, terms.......
Term of office ...............................
Court of Appeals
Annapolis to be meeting place...........
Chief judge, designated
Chief judge, powers ........................
Clerk...........................................
Commission on Judicial Disabilities,
enforcement of powers .....................
Decision of cases............................
Governor, inability to perform duties...
Governor, vacancy in office ..............
Judges, appointed, continuance in of-
fice.............................................
Judges, number of appellate circuits....
Judges, removal from office...............
Judges, retention in office.................
Judges, retirement from office............
Judges, salary ................................
Judges, shall not participate in deci-
sions ...........................................
Judges, term of office......................
Judges, vacancy in office ..................
Jurisdiction ...................................
Laws recorded with .........................
Legislative districts..........................
Lieutenant governor, vacancy in office .
Opinions, judgements.......................
Opinions to be published..................
Power vested in .............................
Quorum .......................................
Reports to be published ...................
Rules of.......................................
Sessions........................................
Court of Special Appeals
Judges, retention in office.................
Judges, vacancy in office ..................
Courts
Exist until superseded......................
Officers appointed...........................
Officers' compensation .....................
Rules, powers as to ........................
Transfer of venue...........................
Courts. See Court of Appeals; Intermedi-
ate Courts of Appeal; Court of Special
Appeals; Circuit Courts; District
Court; Orphans' Court
Credit
Of State not to be given ..................
Criminal Cases
Evidence, self incrimination...............
Indeterminate sentence.....................
Juries, judges of law in....................
Parole..........................................
Right of accused ............................
Suspension of sentence.....................
Cruel and unusual punishments ............
Debt
Contract for defense of State.............
No persons imprisoned for, exceptions.
Debtors not to be released from obliga-
tion by special act..........................
Debtors' laws...................................
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Art.
7
7
11A
7
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7
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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22
3
23
3
21
3
16, 25
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Sec.
1
1
6
1
5
1
14
14
18A(B)
17
4B
14
6(0
6(g)
18
14
4B(b)
5A(e)
4B(b)
14
15
14
18B(b)
5A(c)
14
30
5
W
15
16
1
14
16
18A(A)
14
5A(e)
5A(d)
1A
9
9
18A(A)
8
34
60
60
60
34
38
33
44
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Debts of State
Appropriations...............................
Collection of tax ............................
Payment.......................................
To be discharged within fifteen years ..
Declaration of Rights.........................
Deeds
Special act not to be passed for vali-
dating ..........................................
District Court ..................................
Chief administrative clerks ................
Chief clerk....................................
Chief judge...................................
Chief judge, designated ....................
Commissioners...............................
Deputy clerks................................
Effective dates ...............................
Judges, appointment........................
Judges, number..............................
Judges, salary not to be reduced ........
Judges, term of office ......................
Judges, qualifications .......................
Jurisdiction ...................................
Officers........................................
Power vested in .............................
Timetable for phasing out lower courts
Divorces
Not to be granted by legislature ........
Education........................................
Education to be encouraged.................
Elections
Contested, decided by House of Dele-
gates ...........................................
Free and frequent...........................
General, when to be held.................
Judges of election...........................
Oath of officeholders.......................
Qualifications of officeholders ............
Regulated by General Assembly .........
Right of people to participate in ........
Tie vote, new election to be ordered ...
Voters, qualifications .......................
Elections. See also Franchise; Referen-
dum
Elections, contested............................
Elections, Quadrennial. See Quadrennial
Elections
English statutes, people entitled to bene-
fit of...........................................
Equality of Rights.............................
Evidence
Self incrimination ...........................
Ex Post Facto Law Prohibited .............
Executive
Powers of, trustees of public .............
Rotation in office ...........................
Separation of powers of ...................
Executive. See also Governor; Lieutenant
Governor; Secretary of State
Executive Department ........................
Executive Order................................
Farm Land
Assessments ..................................
Fees
Account of to be kept.....................
Clerks of Courts ............................
Registers of Wills...........................
Sheriffs ........................................
State's attorneys .............................
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Art.
3
3
3
3
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3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
4
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8
43
4
7
15
3
1
1
3
7
17
7
1
5
46
22
17
6
34
8
2
2
43
15
3
4
3
4
5
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See.
34
34
34
34
33
41^3
41F
41F
41E
41F
41G
41F
411
41D
41B
41H
41D
41C
41A
41F
1
411
33
1-3
12
7
49
9
10
49
8
8
1-24
24
45
10
45
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