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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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of all of which appeal cases the Baltimore
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City Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction;
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and the said Court of Common Pleas shall
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have exclusive jurisdiction in all applica-
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tions for the benefit of the Insolvent Laws
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of Maryland, and the supervision and con-
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trol of the Trustees thereof.
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Sec. 29. The Circuit Court of Baltimore
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City shall have exclusive jurisdiction in
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Equity within the limits of said city, and
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all such jurisdiction as the present Circuit
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Court of Baltimore City has; provided, the
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said Court shall not have jurisdiction in
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applications for the writ of habeas corpus
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in cases of persons charged with criminal
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offenses.
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Sec. 30. The Criminal Court of Balti-
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more shall have and exercise all the
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jurisdiction, now held and exercised by
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the Criminal Court of Baltimore, except in
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such Appeal Cases as are herein assigned to
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the Baltimore City Court.
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Section 5.09. Composition.
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Sec. 21. From and after January 1, 1955,
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The Superior Court shall consist of the
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there shall be in the third, fourth, fifth,
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number of judges prescribed by law. The
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sixth and seventh circuits at least one judge
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number shall be allocated among the coun-
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for each county, who shall be a resident of
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ties by law. At least one superior court judge
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the county in which he shall hold office, .....
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shall reside in each county. Functional divi-
sions of the Superior Court may be estab-
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The number of judges for any of the cir-
cuits or for any of the counties, may be in-
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lished in any county.
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creased or decreased by the General Assem-
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bly from time to tune, ... in the third,
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fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh judicial cir-
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cuits there shall never be less than one judge
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for each county and in all of the circuits
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there shall never be less than four for each
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circuit.......
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In the first and second judicial circuits
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no two of said judges of the Circuit Court
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shall at the time of their election or ap-
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pointment, or during the term for which
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they may have been elected or appointed,
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reside in any one county, except in Cecil
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County wherein two said judges may re-
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side at one time provided that each of
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the other counties within the second judi-
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cial circuit shall have at least one judge
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resident therein.......
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From and after December 1, 1960, there
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shall be not less than four judges resident
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in Prince George's County. From and after
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December 1, 1960, there shall be not less
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than five judges resident in Montgomery
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County.......
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See Art. IK, Sec. 27 at Section 5.08 for
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composition of courts in Baltimore City.
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