170 court of appeals of maryland

months for filing opinions was substituted for the
committee's limit of six months.

Finally, the plan adopted was that the Court
of Appeals should consist of a chief justice and
four associate justices—one elected from each of
five judicial districts, and the chief justice to be
designated by the Governor by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. Each judge was
now for the first time required to be a resident
of his judicial district for a definite period, not
less than a year, preceding his election or appoint-
ment. The first district for the selection of these
judges was to be composed of the Eastern Shore
counties; the second, of Harford and Baltimore
counties, and seven wards of Baltimore¹ City; the
third, of the remainder of Baltimore City; the
fourth of Allegany, Washington, Frederick, How-
ard and Carroll Counties; and the fifth, of St.
Mary's, Charles, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince
George's and Montgomery Counties. The chief
justice and associate justices in office at the time of
the adoption of the constitution were to continue in
office until the expiration of their terms, and the ad-
ditional judge was to be elected from the Western
Maryland counties, which then had no representa-
tive on the court. The terms of court were now
^rfixed for April and October of each year; and
Annapolis was designated as the regular place of
sessions. The salary of the office of judge of the
court was raised to three thousand dollars. The
court was still to appoint its own clerks, but for
six year terms. Oliver Miller's limitation of three
months time for filing opinions was included, as
stated. The judges of the Court of Appeals were