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their respective courts, and shall discountenance and punish the same
according to the nature of the offense, either by suspending such attor-
ney from his practice perpetually, or for a time, or by fine (at the
discretion of the court) not exceeding fifty dollars for any one offense.
Cited but not construed in Helms v. Franciscus, 2 Bl. 565 (note).

1904, art. 10, sec. 10. 1900, ch. 309, sec. 11 A.

10. Disbarment of any attorney at law from the right to practise
the profession of law by a circuit court for any county of this State,
or by the supreme bench of Baltimore City, shall extend to and include
disbarment from the right to practise the profession of law in the
orphans' court of the several counties of this State and the orphans'
court of Baltimore city; and the orphans' courts of the several counties
of this State, and the orphans' court of Baltimore city, shall disbar
from the right to practise the profession of law in their respective courts
all attorneys who shall have been disbarred from the right to practise
the profession of the law by a circuit court of this State, or by the
supreme bench of Baltimore city.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1900, ch. 309. sec. 11 B.

11. It shall be the duty of the judges of the orphans' courts of the
several counties of this State, and of the judges of the orphans' court of
Baltimore city to prefer charges, in writing, against any attorney at
law who shall have, in their judgment, been guilty of unprofessional
conduct occurring in their respective courts, or in connection with the
business thereof, to the circuit courts for the county in which such
orphans' court shall have jurisdiction, or to the supreme bench of Balti-
more city, as the case may be.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1888, art. 10. sec. 12. 1860, art. 11, sec. 12. 1721 ch 14, sec. 2.
1777, ch. 5, sec. 1. 1854, ch. 18, sec. 2. 1865, ch. 14. 1867, ch. 126.

12. Any attorney who, by his negligence in bringing a cause to a
decision within the time limited by law shall suffer such cause to be
discontinued, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars and all costs
of suit accrued on any action discontinued by his default; one-half to
the party grieved, and the other half to the State, for the use and
benefit of the county where such fines arise.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1900, ch. 13, sec. 12 A

13. Any attorney who shall habitually go to the several jails, station-
houses and other places of criminal punishment with the view of solicit-
ing the clientage of persons confined therein awaiting trial, without
having been first sent for by such persons or by their friends, or who
shall solicit such clientage through sheriffs, constables, jailors or pro-
fessional law-breakers, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon proper proof before a court of which he shall be a member of the
bar, shall be suspended from practice in all the courts of this State for
a period of not less than one year; and the judge imposing the suspen-