512 CONSTITUTION—ART. IV.

PAST IV —COURTS OF BALTIMORE CITY.

27 Six courts. 28 Jurisdiction 29 Jurisdiction of Circuit Court. 30. Jurisdiction of the Criminal Court 31 Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, term, salaries 32 Assignment of judges, may be changed from time to time, jurisdiction, sick- ness, absence, etc 33 General terms, rules to be made, jurisdic- tion, right of appeal 34 No appeal from decisions on appeals from justices of the peace, test of writs

35 Quorum 36 Cases pending to be proceeded with. 37 Clerks to be elected by the people, term, salaries, perquisites not Allowed, va- cancy 38 Authority of clerks of Court of Common Pleas and of Superior Court 39 Another court in Baltimore city, reappor- tionment of jurisdiction of Baltimore courts, clerks' bonds

PART v. —ORPHANS' COURTS.

40 Orphans' Courts | 41 Register of wills

PART VI —JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

42 Governor to appoint justices, county com- missioners and mayor to appoint con- stables, removal, term, jurisdiction

43. Vacancies.

PART VII. —SHERIFFS.

44 Election, qualification; term, bond, va- cancy.

I 45 Coroners; notaries public, elisors.

	PART I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
The judicial power, how vested 8 Md 227. 17 Md 3. 11, 22 Md 491, 32 Md 369 Courts of record Justices of the peace	SECTION 1. The judicial power of this State shall be vested in a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans' Courts, such courts for the city of Baltimore as are hereinafter provided for, and justices of the peace; all said courts shall be courts of record, and each shall have a seal to be used in the authentication of all process issued therefrom The process and official character of justices of the peace shall be authenticated as hath heretofore been practiced in this State, or may hereafter be prescribed by law
Qualification of judges	SEC. 2 The judges of all of the said courts shall be citizens of the State of Maryland, mid qualified voters under this Constitution, and shall have resided therein not less than five veins, and not less than six months next preceding their election, or appointment, in the judicial circuit, as the case may be, for which they may be, respectively, elected or appointed They shall be not less than thirty years of age at the time of their election, or appointment, and shall be selected from those who have been admitted to practice law in this State, and who are most distinguished for integrity, wisdom, and sound legal knowl- edge.
Election of judges 28 Md 9, 39 Md 386	SEC 3 The judges of the said several courts shall be elected in the counties by the qualified voters in their respective judicial circuits, as hereinafter pro- vided, at the general election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November next, and in the city of Baltimore on the fourth Wednesday of
Term of office. 10 Md 451	October next Each of the said judges shall hold his office for the term of fifteen years from the time of his election, and until his successor is elected and quali- fied, or until he shall have at attained the age of seventy years, whichever may first happen, and be re-eligible thereto until he shall have attained the age of seventy years, and not after, but in case of any judge who shall attain the age of seventy years whilst in office, such judge may be continued in office by the General Assembly for such further time as they may think fit, not to exceed the term for which he was elected, by a resolution to be passed at the session