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members shall be appointed by the Governor, but he shall appoint as the
President of the Council, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of
Maryland, and he shall also appoint as a member of said Council, the
Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. There shall also
be appointed as a member of said Council, an Associate Judge of the
Court of Appeals, recommended by the Judges thereof, and an Associate
Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, recommended by the
Judges thereof. There shall also be appointed as a member of said Coun-
cil, an Associate Circuit Judge from the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
selected by the Governor from among those recommended by the Judges
of each of said Circuits, and an Associate Judge from the Western Shore
of Maryland, outside of Baltimore City, selected from among those recom-
mended by the Judges of each of said Circuits, and three lawyers en-
gaged in the active practice of Law; one of whom shall reside in, and
have a law office in the City of Baltimore; one of whom shall reside in,
and have a low¹ office in some one of the counties of the Western Shore of
Maryland, outside of the City of Baltimore; and one of whom shall reside
in, and have a law office in some one of the counties of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 75. 1924, ch. 549, sec. 75.

61. Any vacancy in the Council, from any cause, shall be filled by the
Governor, regard being had, however, for the method of selection herein-
before provided.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 76. 1924, ch. 549, sec. 76.

62. The Council shall make a report to each Session of the General
Assembly of Maryland, of the work of the various branches of the Judicial
System, with its recommendations for modification of existing conditions.
It may also from time to time submit such suggestions as it may deem
advisable, for the consideration of the Judges of the various Courts, with
relation to rules, and practice and procedure.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 77. 1924, ch. 549, sec. 77.

63. The Council may hold public hearings and shall have power to
administer oaths and require the attendance of witnesses and the produc-
tion of books and documents. A witness who gives false testimony or fails
to appear when duly summoned, shall be subject to the same penalties to
which a witness before a Court is subject, and the same shall be imposed
by any Judge having jurisdiction over the person of the offender.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 78. 1924, ch. 549, sec. 78. 1939, ch. 719, sec. 78.

64. No member of said Council shall receive any compensation for his
services. The Council and the several members thereof shall be allowed
such expenses for clerical and other services, traveling, and incidentals,
as may be provided for in the Budget. The Council shall pay the salaries
of such assistants as the Court of Appeals may employ pursuant to the
authority contained in Section 38 of this Article and shall pay the travel-
ing and other expenses, including printing and other costs, of the Com-
mittee appointed by the Court of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of said
Section. All disbursements shall be by vouchers signed by the President
of the Council.

¹ Evidently a typographical error.