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powers vested by this Constitution, in any Department or office of the
Government, and the duties imposed upon them thereby.

Sec. 57. The Legal rate of Interest shall be six per cent, per annum,
unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.

Sec. 58. The Legislature, at its first session after the ratification
of this Constitution, shall provide by Law for State and municipal
taxation upon the revenues accruing from business done in the State
by all foreign corporations.

Sec. 59. The office of "State Pension Commissioner" is hereby
abolished; and the Legislature shall pass no law creating such office,
or establishing any general pension system within this State.

ARTICLE IV.

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.

Part I:—General Provisions.

Section 1. The Judicial power of this State shall be vested in a
Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans' Courts, such Courts for
the City of Baltimore as are hereinafter provided for, and Justices of
the Peace; all said Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall
have a seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing there-
from. Th process and official character of Justices of the Peace shall
be authenticated as hath heretofore been practiced in this State, or
may hereafter be prescribed by Law.

Sec. 2. The Judges of all of the said Courts shall be citizens of
the State of Maryland, and qualified voters under this Constitution,
and shall have resided therein not less than five years, and not leas
than six months next preceding their election or appointment in the
judicial circuit, as the case may be, for which they may be respectively
elected or appointed. They shall be not less than thirty years of age
at the time of their election or appointment, and shall be selected from
those who have been admitted to practice Law in this State, and who
are most distinguished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal knowledge.

Sec. 3. The Judges of the said several Courts shall be elected in
the Counties by the qualified voters in their respective Judicial Cir-
cuits as hereinafter provided, at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November next, and in the City of
Baltimore, on the fourth Wednesday of October next. Each of the
said Judges shall hold his office for the term of fifteen years from
the time of his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified,
or until he shall have attained the age of seventy years, whichever may
first happen, and be re-eligible thereto until he shall have attained
the age of seventy years, and not after; but in case of any Judge who
shall attain the age of seventy years whilst in office, such Judge may
be continued in office by the General Assembly for such further time