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said Judges, either jointly, or in separate session, and either
in court or in chambers, and any Judge or Judges, so sup-
plying the place of, or assisting such other Judge, shall re-
spectively, for the time being, exercise a concurrent jurisdic-
tion in the court in which he or they may so officiate, and
possess concurrently the powers of the Judge with whom, or
in whose stead, he or they may so be acting.
SEC. The Supreme Bench of Baltimore City shall prescribe
such rules as may be needful to provide for its frequent sessions
and the prompt hearing and determination of motions as
hereinbefore provided; and to define the mode in which the
Judges of the said several courts shall be deputed, or as-
signed to act in each others' stead, and assist in discharging
each others' duties, so as to promote the dispatch of the en-
tire business of said several courts, but the General Assembly
may, at all times, change and abolish such rules and pre-
scribe others,
SEC. All causes depending, at the adoption of this Consti-
tution in the several courts of Baltimore City, in respect to
which a change of jurisdiction is made by this Article, shall be
transferred to the courts, respectively, which, under this Con-
stitution, have jurisdiction in similar cases, and prosecuted to
final judgment, as though the jurisdiction, had not been
changed.
SEC. — There shall be a clerk of each of the said Courts
of Baltimore City, except the Supreme Bench, who shall be
elected by the legal and qualified voters of said City, at the
election for Judges hereinbefore provided, 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 thereto,
subject to be removed for wilful neglect of duty, or other
misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a court of law. The
salary of each of the said clerks shall be the amount here-
inbefore provided, payable quarterly out of the fees and re-
ceipts collected by the clerks of said city, and they shall be
entitled to no other perquisites or compensation. In case
of a vacancy in the office of clerk of any of the said courts,
the Judge of said court shall have power to fill such vacancy,
until the general election of Delegates to the General Assem-
bly, to be held next thereafter, when a clerk of said court
shall be elected to serve for six years thereafter.
SEC. — The Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas shall
have authority to issue within said city, all marriage and
other licenses required by law, subject to such provisions
as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law. The
Clerk of the Superior Court of said city shall receive
and record all Deeds, Conveyances, and other papers, which
are or may be required by law, to be recorded in said city.
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