12 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.

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 here-
after be prescribed to which jurors shall be summoned; and in those coun-
ties 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 be, as far as practicable, disposed of at said intermediate terms.
One judge in each of the above circuits, including the third and sixth cir-
cuits, 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, when-
ever in their discretion, the business of the several counties renders such
terms necessary. The additional associate judge for the third circuit here-
in provided for (shall be elected by the qualified voters of Baltimore and
Harford Counties, at the first election that shall be held in said counties
subsequent to the adoption of this amendment, and the judge so elected)
shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, hold his office for
the same terms of years, receive the same compensation and have the same
powers as are herein provided for the other associate judges in the third
circuit.

The additional judge for the sixth circuit herein provided for shall be
elected by the qualified voters of Frederick and Montgomery Counties at
the first election that shall be held in said counties subsequent to the adop-
tion of this amendment and none shall be appointed before that time. The
judge so elected shall be subject to the same constitutional provisions, re-
ceive the same compensation and have the same powers as are herein pro-
vided for the other associate judges in the sixth circuit. The Chief Judge
may be elected from either Frederick or Montgomery Counties, but when
the Chief Judge is elected from Frederick County one of the associate
judges shall be a resident of said County and the two remaining associate
judges shall be residents of Montgomery County and when the Chief Judge
is elected from Montgomery County one of the associate judges shall be a
resident of said Montgomery County and the remaining two associate
judges residents of Frederick County. In case any candidate or candi-
dates for associate judge at any judicial election held in the sixth, judicial
circuit shall receive sufficient votes to cause such candidate or candidates
to be declared elected, but the election of such candidate or candidates
would cause more associate judges than herein permitted to reside in any
county of said circuit, then and in that event only that candidate or those
candidates, as the case may be, residing in said county in the order of the
votes received shall be declared elected whose election would provide the
permitted number of associate judges from said county and the candidate
or candidates as the case may be, residing in the other county, and not