MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1713

George's County. From and after December 1, 1960, there shall be
not less than five judges resident in Montgomery County.

[Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article the vacancy
in Montgomery County created by the adoption of this amendment
shall not be filled by appointment as provided in Section 5 of this
Article, but at the first biennial general election for Representatives
in Congress, after the adoption of this amendment a judge shall be
elected by the qualified voters of Montgomery County to fill such
vacancy in such county. Any other vacancy in the office of Judge of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and any vacancy in the
second judicial circuit shall be filled as provided in Sections 3 and 5
of this Article, except that the person initially appointed to fill the
vacancy in the second judicial circuit shall be a resident of Kent
County.]

The said judges shall hold such terms of the Circuit Court in each
of the counties composing their respective circuits, at such times
as are now prescribed or may hereafter be prescribed by rules or
regulations by the Court of Appeals or otherwise by law. One judge
in each of the first seven circuits shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any business; and the said judges, or any of them,
may hold special terms of their Courts, when in their discretion,
the business of the several counties renders such terms necessary.

[All provisions of the Constitution of Maryland and all Acts of
the General Assembly relating to the Court of Appeals or any other
courts, and all rules heretofore adopted by the Court of Appeals,
not inconsistent with the provisions of the sections amended or
added by this amendment, shall remain in full force and effect unless
and until amended or repealed by proper authority. All salaries now
prescribed by law for associate judges of the Circuit Courts shall
continue to apply to all judges (including chief judges) of the Cir-
cuit Court. No member of the General Assembly at which either of
these amendments was proposed, or at which the number of [or]
salary of judges for any of the eight circuits or for any of the
counties may be or may have been increased or decreased by the
General Assembly from time to time, if otherwise qualified, shall be
ineligible for appointment or election as judge of the Court of
Appeals or any other court by reason of his membership in such
General Assembly.]

[In the event and to the extent of any inconsistency between the
provisions of any section amended or added by these amendments
and any of the other provisions of this Constitution or the provi-
sions of any existing law, the provisions of the sections amended
or added shall prevail, and such other provisions shall be repealed
or abrogated to the extent of such inconsistency, except Section 35A
of Article III of this Constitution; provided, however, that in the
event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the sections
thus amended or added and any of the other provisions of the
sections thus amended or added and