Art. Sec.

County Commissioners (continued)
General Assembly's powers as to, under
Home Rule..................11A ..........6
Number ..........................7 ..........1
Officeholders appointed b^ terms......17 ..........S
Term of office ......................7 ..........1

County Councils
Election........................11A .........3A
.............................18 ..........3

Court of Appeals
Annapolis to be meeting place..........4 .........14
Chief judge, designated...............4 .........14
Chief judge, powers..................4 .......18(b)
Clerk.............................4 .........17
Commission on Judicial Disabilities,
enforcement of powers............4 ........ 4B
Decision of cases....................4 .........14
Governor, inability to perform duties.....2 ........6(c)
Governor, vacancy in office ............2 ........6(g)
Judges, appointed, continuance in office ...4 .........18
Judges, number of appellate circuits......4 .........14
Judges, removal from office............4 ......4B(b)
Judges, retention in office .............4 .......5A(e)
Judges, retirement from office..........4 ......4B(b)
Judges, salary.......................4 .........14
Judges, shall not participate in decisions ....4 .........IS
Judges, term of office ................4 ... 14,18B(b)
Judges, vacancy in office...............4 .......5A(c)
Jurisdiction ........................4 .........14
Laws recorded with..................3 .........30
Legislative districts ..................3 ..........5
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office .....2 ........6(g)
Opinions, judgments.................4 .........15
Opinions to be published..............4 .........16
Power vested in.....................4 ..........1
Quorum ..........................4 .........14
Reports to be published...............4 .........16
Rules of...........................4 .......18(a)
Sessions...........................4 .........14

Court of Special Appeals
Judges, retention in office .............4 .......5A(e)
Judges, vacancy in office ..............4 ......5A(d)
Courts
Exist until superseded ................4 .........1A
Officers appointed...................4 ..........9
Officers' compensation ...............4 ..........9
Rules, powers as to..................4 .......18(a)
Transfer of venue....................4 ..........8
Courts. See Court of Appeals; Intermediate Courts
of Appeal; Court of Special Appeals; Circuit
Courts; District Court; Orphans' Court
Credit of State not to be given.............3 .........34
Criminal Cases
Evidence, self incrimination...........22
Indeterminate sentence...............3 .........60
Juries, judges of law in...............23
Parole ............................3 .........60
Right of accused ...................21
Suspension of sentence ...............3 .........60
Cruel and Unusual Punishments.......16, 25
Debt
Contract for defense of State...........3 .........34
No persons imprisoned for, exceptions .....3 .........38

Debtors not to be released from obligation
by special act......................3 .........33
Debtors' Laws.........................3 .........44

Debts of State
Appropriations .....................3 .........34
Collection of tax ....................3 .........34

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Art. S«c

Debts of State (continued)
Payment..........................3 .........34
To be discharged within fifteen years.....3 .........34
Declaration of Rights ................1-46

Deeds
Special act not to be passed for validating .3 .........33

District Court.........................4 .......41-43
Chief administrative clerks.............4 ........41F
Chief clerk ........................4 ........41F
Chief judge........................4 ........41E
Chief judge, designated...............4 ........41F
Commissioners.....................4 ........41G
Deputy clerks......................4 ........41F
Effective dates......................4 ........41-1
Judges, appointment.................4 ........41D
Judges, number.....................4 ........41B
Judges, salary not to be reduced ........4 ........41H
Judges, term of office ................4 ........41D
Judges, qualifications.................4 ........41C
Jurisdiction........................4 ........41A
Officers...........................4 ........41F
Power vested in.....................4 ..........1
Timetable for phasing out lower courts ... 4 ........41-1

Divorces
Not to be granted by legislature ........3 .........33

Education............................8 .........1-3
Education to be encouraged ..............4 ..........3
Elections
Contested.........................1 ..........8
Contested, decided by House of
Delegates ......................4 .........12
Free and frequent ...................7
General, when to be held ............15 ..........7
Judges of election ...................3 .........49
Oath of officeholders.................1 ..........9
Qualifications of officeholders..........1 .........10
Regulated by General Assembly ........3 .........49
Right of people to participate in........7
Tie vote, new election to be ordered .... 17 ..........8
Voters, qualifications.................7

Elections. See also Franchise; Quadrennial
Elections; Referendum

English Statutes, people entided to benefit of .5
Equality of Rights.....................46
Evidence
Self incrimination ..................22
ExPoaRuto Law prohibited.............17
Executive
Powers of, trustees of public...........6
Rotation in office ..................34
Separation of powers of..............8

Executive. See also Governor; Lieutenant
Governor; Secretary of State

Executive Department...................2 ........1-24
Executive Order .......................2 .........24
Farm Land
Assessments ......................43

Fees
Account of to be kept...............15 ..........1
Clerks of Courts....................3 .........45
..............................4 .........10
Registers of Wills ...................3 .........45
SherifFs...........................4 .........44
State's attorneys....................5 ..........9