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them, who shall use any indecent liberties to the lessening the
grandeur' and authority of their respective courts, and shall
discountenance and punish the same according to the nature of
the offense, either by suspending such attorney from his prac-
tice perpetually, or for a time, or by fine (at the discretion of
the court) not exceeding fifty dollars for any one offense.

1900, ch. 309, sec. 11A.

10t 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' courts 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 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 Baltimore
city, as the case may be.

1888, art. 10, see. 12. 1860, art. 11, sec. 12. 1721, ch. 14, sec. 2. 1777, ch.
5, sec. 1. 1854, ch. 18, sec. 2. 1866, 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.
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