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be re-eligible, subject to be removed for wilful neglect of
duty or other misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a
Court of Law In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of
a Circuit Court, the Judges of chat Court may fill the
vacancy until the generaF election for Delegates to the
General Assemble to be held next thereafter, when a
successor shall be elected for the term of four years

SEC. 26. ²⁹ Deputy clerks and other employees of the
office of the Clerk shall be appointed and removed accord
ing to procedures set by law

Part IV—Courts of Baltimore City
SEC. 27.¹³⁰ Vacant
SEC. 28.¹³¹ Vacant
SEC. 29.¹³² Vacant
SEC. 30.¹³³ Vacant
SEC. 31.¹³⁴ Vacant
SEC. 31A ^13S Vacant
SEC. 32.¹³⁶ Vacant
SEC. 33.¹³⁷ Vacant
SEC. 34.¹³⁸ Vacant
SEC. 35."⁹ Vacant
SEC. 36.¹⁴⁰ Vacant
SEC. 37.¹⁴¹ Vacant
SEC. 38.¹⁴² Vacant
SEC 39.¹⁴³ Vacant

Part V—Orphans' Court

SEC. 40.¹⁴⁴ The qualified voters of the City ofBal
timorc, and of the several Counties, except Montgomery
County and Harfoid County shall elect three Judges of the
Orphans' Courts of City and Counties, respectively who

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shall be citizens of the State and residents for the twelve
months preceding, in the Qty 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 the Judges shall
be paid such compensation as may be regulated by Law, to
be paid by the Qty 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 re)ec
[ion by the Senate, some suitable person to fill the vacancy
for the residue of the term

SEC. 41.¹⁴⁵ There shall be a Register of Wills in each
county of the State, and the City of Baltimore, to be elected
by the legal and qualified voters of said counties and city,
respecCiveK; who shall hold his office for four years from
the time of his election and until his successor is elected and
qualified, 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
Assembly when a Register shall be elected to serve for four
years thereafter

Part VI—District Court

SEC. 41A.¹⁴⁶ The District Court shall have the
original jurisdiction prescribed by law Jurisdiction of the
District Court shall be uniform throughout the State,
except that in Montgomery County and other counties and
the City of Baltimore, the Court may have such jurisdiction
over juvenile causes as is provided by law

SEC. 41B.¹⁴⁷ The District Court shall consist of the
number of judges proscribed by law The State shall be
divided by law into districts Each district shall consist of
one county or two or more enure and adjoining counties
The number of judges shall be allocated among the districts
by law, and there shall be at least one District Court judge
resident in each district In any district containing more than