(1976) and the amendments to those sections proposed
bv House Bill 1048 (1976) are ratified b\ the voters at the
election in No\ 1976, the amendments to those sections
proposed in House Bill 972, Senate Bill 390 (1976) shall
take effect

SEC. 22. Where an) Term is held, or trial conducted
bv less than the whole number of said Circuit Judges, upon
the decision or determination of an) point, or question, by
the Court, it shall be competent to the party, against \\ horn
the ruling or decision is made, upon motion, to have the
point, or question rescn ed for the consideration of the three
Judges of the Circuit, who shall constitute a court in bane
for such purpose, and the motion for such reservation shall
be entered of record, during the sitting, at which such
decision may be made, and the several Circuit Courts shall
regulate, b\ rules, the mode and manner of presenting such
points, or questions to the court in bane, and the decision
of the said Court in bane shall be the eftecnve decision in
the premises, and conclusive, as against the party, at whose
motion said points, or questions \vcre reserved, but such
decision in bane shall not preclude the right of Appeal, or
wnt of error to the adverse part), in those cases, civil or
criminal, in which appeal, or writ of error to the Court of
Appeals may be allowed by Law The right of having qucs
uons reserved shall not, however, apply to trials of Appeals
from Judgments of the District Court, nor to criminal cases
below the grade of telonv, except when the punishment is
confinement in the Penitentiary, and this Section shall be
subject to such provisions as may hereafter be made bv Law

SEC. 23. The Judges of the respective Circuit
Courts of this State shall render their decisions, in all cases
argued before them, or submitted tor their judgment, within
two months after the same shall have been so argued or
submitted

SEC. 24.¹²⁹ The salary of each C hief Judge and of
each Associate Judge of the Circuit Court shall not be
diminished during his continuance in office

SEC. 25.ⁿ⁰ Ihere shall be a ( lerk of the Circuit
Court for each County and Baltimore City, who shall be
elected b} a plurality of the qualified voters of said County
or City, and shall hold this office for tour years from the
time of his election, and until his successor is elected and

qualified, and be re eligible, subject to be remo\ed tor
wilful neglect of duty or other misdemeanor in office, on
conviction in a Court of Law In case of a \acanc\ in the
office of Clerk of a Circuit Court, the Judges of that Court
may till the vacancy until the general election tor Delegates
to the General Assembly, to be held next thereafter, vihen
a successor shall be elected tor the term of tour years

SEC. 26. Deputy clerks and other emplo\ ces of the
office of the Clerk shall be appointed and reir^ cd accord
ing to procedures set by law

Part IV—Courts of Baltimore City
SEC. 27.¹³² Vacant
SEC. 28.'^Vacant
SEC. 29. ^Vacant
SEC. 30.¹³⁵ Vacant
SEC. 31.¹³⁶ Vacant
SEC. 31A¹³⁷ Vacant
SEC. 32. ^Vacant
SEC. 33.¹³⁹ Vacant
SEC. 34. ^'Vacant
SEC. 35.¹⁴¹ Vacant
SEC. 36. ^Vacant
SEC. 3 7. ^Vacant
SEC. 38.¹⁴⁴ Vacant
SEC. 39. ^Vacant

Part V—Orphans' Court

SEC. 40.¹⁴⁶ The qualified voters of the City of Balti
more, and of the several Counties, except Montgomery
County and Harford County, shall elect three Judges of the
Orphans' C ourts of City and Counties, respcctncb, \\ho
shall be citizens of the State and residents for the twelve
months preceding, in the City or C ounty tor which they
may be elected They shall have all the powers now vested