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SEC. 20. Require three Judges to concur in a decision, and the opinion in
writing to be filed within three months.

SEC. 21. Increases the salaries of the Judges of the Court of Appeals from
$2, 600 to $3, 000.

SEC. 22. Prescribes that provision shall be made for publishing reports of
such cases in the Court of Appeals, as the Justices think proper.

SEC. 24. Divides the State into 13 Judicial Circuits, instead of 8, as hereto-
fore.

SEC. 25. One Court is to be held in each county.

SEC. 26. For each Circuit one Judge is provided, who shall reside therein,
and the terms of Court are required to be not less than two in each year, in each
county, and the Judges are allowed to hold special terms at their discretion.

SEC. 27. The present Judges are continued in office, and assigned to their
several circuits.

SEC. 28. Increases the salaries of the Judges of the Circuit Courts from $2, 000
to $2, 500.

SEC. 30. The Judges of the Circuit Courts and of the Courts in Baltimore
city, are required to render their decisions within two months.

SEC. 31. The four Courts in Baltimore city are continued with one Judge for
each.

SEC. 32. Each Judge of the Baltimore City Courts, has a salary of $3, 000.

SEC. 33. The Jurisdiction of the Superior Court is changed from cases over
$600, to cases over $1, 000, only, and it has jurisdiction in appeals from the
Commissioners for opening streets.

SEC. 34 The Jurisdiction of the Court of Common Fleas extends to $1, 000,
instead of to $500 only, as heretofore.

SEC. 35. Takes away the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Baltimore city,
in Habeas Corpus in Criminal cases.

SEC. 36. Defines the jurisdiction of the Criminal Court of Baltimore city.

SEC. 37. Continues the present Judges of the Baltimore city Courts in office.

SEC 41. Authorizes the providing of another Court for Baltimore city, to con-
sist of one Judge, and authorizes the reapportionment of the civil jurisdictions
of the Courts in Baltimore city, from time to time.

SEC. 43. Provides that one of the three Judges of the Orphans' Court, shall
go out of office every two years. Heretofore, they all went out together.

SEC. 47. The Justices of the Peace are now appointed by the Governor, and
the Constables, by the County Commissioners and Mayor and City Council—for
two years. These officers were formerly elected by the people.

SEC. 49. Instead of the election of two Sheriffs, as heretofore, the one of whom
was to serve only in case of death, &c. of the other, —one is now to be elected,
and the Governor appoints in case of vacancy.

ARTICLE V. —ATTORNEY GENERAL.

By this Article, the office of Attorney General of the State, which was
abolished in 1851, is reestablished.

ARTICLE VI. —TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

There is some change of phraseology in this Article, but not any material
change.