CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
	specifically required by this Constitution to	to prevent delays and promote brevity in
	be prescribed by rule. As used in this article,	all records and proceedings brought into
	rule shall mean a rule prescribed by the	said Courts, and to abolish and avoid all
	Court of Appeals. In the event of a conflict	unnecessary costs and expenses in the pros-
	between a rule and a law, the later in time	ecution of appeals therein; and the said
	shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.	Judges shall make such reduction in the
		fees and expenses of the said Courts, as they
		may deem advisable. It shall also be the
		duty of said Judges of the Court of Appeals
		to devise, and promulgate by rules, or
		orders, forms and modes of framing and
		filing bills, answers, and other proceedings
		and pleadings in Equity; and also forms and
		modes of taking and obtaining evidence, to
		be used in Equity cases; and to revise and
		regulate, generally, the practice in the
		Courts of Equity of this State, so as to
		prevent delays, and to promote brevity and
		conciseness in all pleadings and proceedings
		therein, and to abolish all unnecessary costs
		and expenses attending the same. And all
		rules and regulations hereby directed to be
		made, shall, when made, have the force of
		Law, until rescinded, changed, or modified
		by the said Judges, or the General Assembly.
		Sec. 18A... . . The Court of Appeals
		from time to time shall make rules and
		regulations to revise the practice and pro-
		cedure in the appellate courts and in the
		other courts of this State, which shall have
		the force of law until rescinded, changed or
		modified by the Court of Appeals or other-
		wise by law. The power of the courts other
		than the Court of Appeals to make rules of
		practice and procedure shall be subject to
		the rules and regulations prescribed by the
		Court of Appeals or otherwise by law.
		Part II. Court of Appeals.
	Section 5.04. Composition.	Sec. 14. The Court of Appeals shall be
	The Court of Appeals shall consist of sev-	composed of seven judges, one from the
	en judges, one of whom shall serve as chief	First Appellate Judicial Circuit consisting
	judge. Five judges shall constitute a quorum,	of Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline,
	and the concurrence of four shall be neces-	Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester
	sary to decide a case.	and Somerset counties; one from the Second
		Appellate Judicial Circuit consisting of
		Baltimore and Harford counties; one from
		the Third Appellate Judicial Circuit, con-
		sisting of Allegany, Frederick, Garrett,
		Montgomery and Washington counties; one
		from the Fourth Appellate Judicial Circuit,
		consisting of Prince George's, Calvert,
		Charles and St. Mary's counties; one from
		the Fifth Appellate Judicial Circuit, con-
		sisting of Anne Arundel, Carroll and How-
		ard counties; and two from the Sixth
		Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting of
		Baltimore City.......

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