146 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. IV

the first Monday in April, and the first Monday in October;
[on the second Monday in January, the first Monday in April
and the first Monday in October]* of each and every year, or
at¹ such other times as the General Assembly may by Law
direct. Its sessions shall continue not less than ten months
in the year, if the business before it shall so require; and it
shall be competent for the Judges temporarily to transfer their
sittings elsewhere upon sufficient cause.

Van Nostrand v. Carr, 30 Md. 128. State v Shields, 49 Md 301. Sevin-
sky v. Wagus, 76 Md. 335

Sec. 15. Four of said Judges shall constitute a quorum; no
cause shall be decided without the concurrence of at least,
three; but the Judge who heard the cause below shall not
participate in the decision; in every case an opinion, in writ-
ing, shall be filed within three months after the argument or
submission of the cause; and the judgment of the court shall
be final and conclusive; and all cases shall stand for hearing
at the first term after the transmission of the record.
Johns v. Johns, 20 Md. 58.

Sec. 16. Provision shall be made by law for publishing
reports of all causes argued and determined in the Court of
Appeals, which the Judges shall designate as proper for
publication.

Sec. 17. There shall be a Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
who shall be elected by the legal and qualified voters of the
State, who shall hold his office for six years, aud until his
successor is duly qualified; he shall be subject to removal by
the said Court for incompetency, neglect of duty, misdemeanor
in office, or such other cause or causes as may be prescribed
by law; and in case of a vacancy in the office of said Clerk,
the Court of Appeals shall appoint a Clerk of said Court, who
shall hold his office until the election and qualification of his
successor, who shall be elected at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly; and the person so elected
shall hold his office for the term of six years from the time of
election.

Wells v. Monroe, 86 Md. 450.

Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the Judges of the Court of
Appeals, as soon after their election under this Constitution as
practicable, to make and publish rules and regulations for the
prosecution of appeals to said appellate court whereby they
shall prescribe the periods within which appeals may be

Terms thus arranged by Act of 1886, ch 185.