784/Maryland Manual

Art.

County Commissioners (continued)
Genera! Assembly's powers as to, under
Home Rule 11A
Number 7
Officeholders appointed by, terms 17
Term of office 7
County Councils
Election 11A
18
Court of Appeals
Annapolis to be meeting place 4
Chief judge, designated 4
Chief judge, powers 4
Clerk 4
Commission on Judicial Disabilities,
enforcement of powers 4
Decision of cases 4
Governor, inability to perform duties 2
Governor, vacancy in office 2
Judges, appointed, continuance in office 4
Judges, number of appellate circuits 4
Judges, removal from office 4
Judges, retention in office 4
Judges, retirement from office 4
Judges, salary 4
Judges, shall not participate in decisions 4
Judges, term of office 4
Judges, vacancy in office 4
Jurisdiction 4
Laws recorded with 3
Legislative districts 3
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office 2
Opinions, judgments 4
Opinions to be published 4
Power vested in 4
Quorum 4
Reports to be published 4
Rules of 4
Sessions 4

Court of Special Appeals
Judges, retention m office 4
Judges, vacancy in office 4
Courts
Exist until superseded 4
Officers appointed 4
Officers' compensation 4
Rules, powers as to 4
Transfer of venue 4
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
Criminal Cases
Evidence, selfincnmmation 22
Indeterminate sentence 3
Junes, judges of law in 23
Parole 3
Rjght of accused 21
Suspension of sentence 3
Cruel and Unusual Punishments 16, 25
Debt
Contract for defense of State 3
No persons imprisoned for, exceptions 3
Debtors not to be released from obligation
by special act 3
Debtors* Laws 3
Debts of State
Appropriations 3
Collection of tax 3

Sec.

6
1
5
1

3A
3

14
14
18(b)
17

4B
14

6(c)

6(g)
18
14
4B(b)
5A(e)
4B(b)
14
15
14,18B(b)
5A(c)
14
30
5

6(6)
15
16
1
14
16
18(a)
14

5A(e)
5A(d)

1A
9
9

18(a)
8

34

60
60
60

34
38

33

44

34
34

Art.

Debts of State (i-ontinued)
Payment 3
To be discharged within fifteen years 3
Declaration of Rights 146

Deeds
Special act not to be passed for validating 3

District Court 4
Chief administrative clerks 4
Chiefclerk 4
Chiefjudge 4
Chief judge, designated 4
Commissioners 4
Deputy clerks 4
Effective dates 4
Judges, appointment 4
Judges, number 4
Judges, salary not to be reduced 4
Judges, term of office 4
Judges, qualifications 4
Jurisdiction 4
Officers 4
Power vested in 4
Timetable for phasing out lower courts 4

Divorces
Not to be granted by legislature 3

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

Elections See also Franchise, Quadrennial
Elections, Referendum

English Statutes, people entitled to benefit of 5
Equality of Rights 46
Evidence
Selfincnmination 22
Ex Post Bute 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
Executive Order 2

Farm Land
Assessments 43

Fees
Account of to be kept 15
Clerks of Courts 3
4
Registers of Wills 3
Sheriffs 4
State's attorneys 5

Sec

34
34

33

41 43
41F
41F
41E
41F
41G
41F
411
41D
41B
41H
41D
41C
41A
41F
1
41-1

33

13
3

8

12

7
49
9
10
49

8

1-24
24

1
45
10
45
44
9