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clusive, as against the party, at whose motion said points,
or questions were reserved; but such decision in bane
shall not preclude the right of appeal, or writ of error to
the adverse party, in those cases, c'vi) or criminal, in
which appeal, or writ of error to the Coral of Appeals
may be allowed by law. The right of having questions
reserved, shall not, however, apply to trials of appeals
from judgments of Justices of the Peace, nor to criminal
cases below the grade of felony, except when the punish-
ment is confinement in the penitentiary; and this section
shall be subject to such provisions as may hereafter be
made by law.
SEC. 23. The judges of the respective Circuit Courts
of this State, and of the courts of Baltimore city, shall
render their decisions, in all cases, argued before them.
or submitted for their judgment, within two months after
the same shall have been so argued or submitted.
SEC. 24. The salary of each Chief Judge, and of the
Judge of the Court of Appeals from the city of Baltimore,
shall be three thousand five hundred dollars, and of each
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, shall be two thou-
sand eight hundred dollars per annum, payable quarter-
ly^ and shall not be diminished during his continuance in
office.
SEC. 25. There shall be a Clerk of the Circuit Court
for each county, who shall be elected by a plurality of the
Qualified voters of said county, and shall hold his office
for six years from the time of his election, and until his
successor is elected and qualified, and be re-eligible, sub-
ject to be removed for wilful neglect of duty, or other mis-
demeanor in office, on conviction in a court of law. In
case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of a Circuit Court,
the Judges of said court shall have power to fill such
vacancy until the general election for Delegates to the
General Assembly, to be held next thereafter, when a suc-
cessor shall be elected for the term of six years.
SEC. 26. The said clerks shall appoint, subject to the
confirmation of the judges of their respective courts, as
many deputies under them, as the said judges shall deem
necessary, to perform, together with themselves, the
duties of the said office, who shall be removable by the
said judges for incompetency, or neglect of duty, and
whose compensation shall be according to existing, or
future provisions of the General Assembly.
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