Art. Sec.

County Commissioners (continued)
General Assembly's powers as to, under
Home Rule HA 6
Number 7 1
Officeholders appointed bv, terms 17 5
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 m office 4 5A(e)
Judges, retirement from office 4 4B(b)
Judges, salary 4 14
Judges, shall not participate in decisions 4 15
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
I icutenant Governor, vacancy in office 2 6(g)
Opinions, judgments 4 15
Opinions to be published 4 16
Power vested in 41
Quorum 4 14
Reports to be published 4 16
Rules of 4 l8(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Exist until superseded 4 1A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 mcnmmation 22
Indeterminate sentence 3 60
Junes, judges of law in 23
Parole 3 60
Right of accused 21
Right of victim 47
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

Art Sec

Debts of State (continued)
Collection of tax 3 34
Payment 3 34
To be discharged within fifteen years 3 34
Declaration of Rights I 46

Deeds
Special act not to be passed for validating 3 33

District Court 4 41 43
Chief administrative clerks 4 4 IF
Chief clerk 4 4 IF
Chief)udge 4 41E
Chief )udge, designated 4 41F
Clerks 4 41F
Commissioners 4 41G
Deputy clerks 4 41F
Effective dates 4 411
Judges, appointment 4 4 ID
Judges, number 4 41B
Judges, qualifications 4 41C
Judges, salary not to be reduced 4 41H
Judges, term of office 4 4 ID
Jurisdiction 4 41A
Officers 4 41F
Power vested in 41
Timetable for phasing out lower courts 4 411

Divorces
Not to be granted b) legislature 3 33

Education 8 13
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 1 ^ 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 entitled to benefit of 5
Equality of Rights 46

Evidence
Self incnmination 22

Ex Post facto Law prohibited 17

Executive
Powers of, trustees of public 6
Rotation m 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