HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1353

be more than one appeal in reference to the same piece of
property, they may all be CONSOLIDATED AND heard together, in the
discretion of the court, before one jury; provided, a sufficient
panel of jurors be furnished, so that the city and the owners or
representatives of each separate interest or estate in such
property may strike four names from such JURY panel; the
practice, including the right of appeal to the Court of SPECIAL
Appeals in all such cases, shall conform as near as may be
POSSIBLE to the practice now prevailing in [said] CIRCUIT court
in the trial of appeals from the decisions of the [Commissioners
for Opening Streets] DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

22-80.

Whenever the record of proceedings in any suit, action or
issue pending in [one of the courts of common law in the City of
Baltimore] THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY shall be directed
to be transmitted for trial to some other [such] court [of the
said city], in accordance with Article 4, Section 8, of the
Constitution OF MARYLAND, it shall be the duty of the clerk of
the court from which the [said] record of THE proceedings is [so]
directed to be removed, to immediately deliver to the clerk of
the court to which the [same] CASE is [so] directed to be removed
TO, all the original papers in the [said cause] CASE, together
with a certified copy of all docket entries relating to the
[same,] CASE which original papers and copy of docket entries
shall constitute [such] THE record of THE proceedings for the
purposes of such trial; and it shall [thereupon] become the duty
of the judge of the court to which the [said] suit, action or
issue shall be removed immediately by special order to assign the
[same] CASE for trial to such day, or in sequence to such other
causes, as [he] THE JUDGE shall consider just and proper.

22-87.

The powers named in this subheading are not to be construed
in derogation of or in limitation of any power of the [Supreme
Bench of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore City or of any Judge
thereof.

22-90.

Whenever, from age or wear, any of the record books in the
[keeping] CUSTODY AND CONTROL of the Clerk of the [Superior Court
of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore City shall be in danger of
destruction or obliteration, it shall be THE duty of the Clerk of
[said] THE CIRCUIT Court to have a photo copy or photostatic copy
made of such record [book,] BOOK. [which such reproduction] THE
COPY shall have the same legal effect as the original record.
After [such reproduction,] COPYING, the Clerk of [said] Court
shall offer [said] THE original record to the State Archivist and
if IT IS refused by [said] THE Archivist, the Clerk may destroy
[such] THE original record after making and sending a microfilm
copy [thereof] to the State Archivist. The Clerk may pay for the
cost of such reproductions and microfilm copies out of the fees