80 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. IV

Circuit, it shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new election
for one Associate Judge; but the person residing in any other County
of the Circuit, and who has the next highest number of votes, shall be
declared elected. The said Judges shall hold not less than two terms
of the Circuit Court in each of the Counties composing their respective
Circuits, at such times as are now, or may hereafter be prescribed, to
which Jurors shall be summoned; and in those Counties where only
two such terms are held, two other and intermediate terms, to which
Jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter or fix the times for hold-
ing any or all terras, until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt rules
to the end that all business not requiring the interposition of a Jury
shall be, as far as practicable, disposed of at said intermediate terms.
One Judge in each of the above Circuits shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of any business; and the said Judges, or any of them,
may hold Special Terms of their' Courts, whenever in their discretion,
the business of the several Counties renders such Terms necessary.

[Sec. 21. For each of the said circuits (excepting the eighth and
the third) there shall be a chief judge and two associate judges to be
styled "judges of the Circuit Court to be elected or appointed as herein
provided, and for the third circuit there shall be a chief judge and three
associate judges to be styled judges of the 'Circuit Court to be elected
or appointed as herein provided. And no two of said associate judges
for any of the said circuits except the third circuit shall, at the time of
their election or appointment or during the term for which they may
have been elected or appointed reside in the same comity. If two or
more persons shall be candidates for associate judge in the same county
in any of the circuits except the third circuit, that one only in said
county shall be declared elected who has the highest number of votes in
the circuit. In case any two candidates for associate judge in any of
the circuits except the third circuit, residing in the same county, shall
have an equal number of votes greater than any other candidates for
associate judge in the circuit, it shall be the duty of the Governor to
order a new election for one associate judge; but the person residing
in any other county of the circuit and who has the highest number of
votes shall be declared elected. The said judges shall hold not less than
two terms of the 'Circuit Court in each of the counties composing their
respective circuits, at such times as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scribed to which jurors shall be summoned; and in those counties where
only two such terms are held, two other and intermediate terms, to
which jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter or fix the times for
holding any or all terms, until otherwise prescribed, and shall adopt
rules to the end that all business not requiring the interposition of the
jury shall b,e, as far as practicable, disposed of at said intermediate
terms. One judge in each of the above circuits, including the third
circuit, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business ;
and the said judges or any of them may hold special terms of their
Courts, whenever in their discretion, the business of the several counties