CONSTITUTION—ART. IV. 511

TITLE XXVI.
The Judiciary and Judicial Proceedings

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IV.

ARTICLE 56. COURTS.

ARTICLE 57. CLERKS OF COURTS.

ARTICLE 58. ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND STATE'S ATTORNEYS.

ARTICLE 59. ATTORNEYS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF COURTS.

ARTICLE 60. REPORTER OF THE DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF

APPEALS.

ARTICLE 61. SHERIFFS.
ARTICLE 62. JURIES.
ARTICLE 63. COSTS AND FEES.
ARTICLE 64. PROCEEDINGS IN ACTIONS AT LAW.
ARTICLE 65. PROCEEDINGS IN EQUITY.

ARTICLE 60. SALE, LEASE, OR PARTITION or PROPERTY IN EQUITY.
ARTICLE 67. PROCEEDINGS AND REMEDIES IN SPECIAL CASES.
ARTICLE 68. JUSTICES or THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.
ARTICLE 69. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
ARTICLE 70. WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.
ARTICLE 71. APPEALS AND WRITS OF ERROR.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IV.

PART I ——GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1 The judicial power bow rested, courts of record, justices of the peace. 2 Qualifications of judges 3Elections of judges, term of office, retir- ing judges for inability. 4 Removal of judges for incompetency, etc 5. Governor to appoint in case of vacancy 6 Judges to be conservators of the peace, no fees to judges 7 Judges disqualified.

8 Trial without jury, removal of cases 9. Officers of courts, how appointed, com- pensation, judges to investigate and re- port 10. clerks to keep records, fees, power of judges, rules for the clerks 11. Election returns, plurality vote 12. Case of tie, contested elections, new elec- tion 13 Style of commissions, grants and writs.

PART II —COURT OF APPEALS.

14 Composed of eight judges, chief judge, judge for Baltimore city, his duties, jurisdiction of court, sessions, not less than ten months 15 Four a quorum, judge below not to sit, opinions in three months, hearing at first terra

16 Publishing reports. 17 Clerk to be elected, removal, vacancy 13 Rules for appeals, the record, practice, coats, reduction of fees, rules in equity

PART III —CIRCUIT COURTS.

19 Eight judicial circuits. 20 A court in each county, jurisdiction 21 Chief judge and two associates, residence, case of tie, two terms a year, interme- diate terms, one judge may sit, special terms.

22 Points reserved to be beard in banc; rales therefor, right of appeal not precluded, not to apply to appeals from justices of the peace and certain criminal cases 23 Opinions in two months 24 Salaries not to be diminished 23 Clerks to be elected, removal, vacancy 26 Deputies.