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the duties and be allowed the fees which appertain to their

several offices as the same now are or may hereafter be

regulated by law.

SEC. 14. All elections of Judges, and other officers, pro-

Election Returns.

vided for by this Constitution, States' Attorneys excepted,

1853, ch. 154

shall be certified and the returns made by the Clerks of the

respective Counties to the Governor, who shall issue com-

missions to the different persons for the offices to which

they shall have been respectively elected; and in all such

elections, the person having the greatest number of votes

shall be declared to be elected.

SEC. 15. If in any case of election for Judges, Clerks of

Tie in Election.

the Courts of Law, and Registers of Wills, the opposing

candidates shall have an equal number of votes, it shall be

the duty of the Governor to order a new election; and in

case of any contested election, the Governor shall send the

returns to the House of Delegates, who shall judge of the

election and qualification of the candidates at such election.

SEC. 16. All public commissions and grants shall run

Style of Commis-
sions and Writs.

thus: "The State of Maryland; " &c., and shall be signed

by the Governor, with the seal of the State annexed; all

writs and process shall ran in the same style, and be tested,

sealed and signed as usual; and all indictments shall con-

clude "against the peace, government and dignity of the

State. "

PART II. — COURT OF APPEALS.

SEC. 17. The Court of Appeals shall consist of a Chief

Court of Appeals —
five Judged

Justice and four Associate Justices, and for their selection

the State shall be divided into five Judicial Districts, as

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follows, viz: Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot,

Caroline, Queen Anne, Kent and Cecil Counties shall com-

pose the First District; Harford and Baltimore Counties,

and the first seven Wards of Baltimore city, shall compose

the Second District; Baltimore city, except the first seven

Wards, shall compose the Third District; Allegany, Wash-

ington, Frederick, Howard and Carroll Counties, shall

compose the Fourth District; St. Mary's, Charles, Anne