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Sec. 15. There shall also be established acourt
having equity jurisdiction, for the city of Baltimore,
whose style shall be "The Chancery Court of the
City of Baltimore," and which shall have and
exercise the equity jurisdiction now exercised by
Baltimore county court sitting as a court of
equity. Each of the said three courts shall con-
sist of one. judge, who shall hold his office for the
term of ten years, subject to the provisions of
this constitution, with regard to the election and
qualification ofjudges and their removal from of-
fice; and the salary of each of the said judges
shall be twenty-five hundred dollars per year.
Sec. 16. The Court of Common Pleas shall
have jurisdiction in all appeals from magistrates'
decisions in the said city, and the said appeals
shall be made to the mid court. And the chan-
cery court shall have jurisdiction in all applica-
tions for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this
State, and of the administration of the estates of
insolvent debtors and the supervision and con-
trol of the trustees thereof.
Sec. 17. There shall be established an Orphans'
Court for Baltimore city, which shall consist of
one judge, who shall hold his office for the term
often years, and who shall have all the powers
now vested in the Orphans' Court of Baltimore
county, subject to such regulations as the Legis-
lature may establish for the conduct of the ordi-
nary business ofthe said court by the Register of
Wills of the said city; and who shall be subject
to the provisions of this constitution as to the
election and qualifications of judges and their re-
moval therefrom, and the salary of the said
judge shall be two thousand dollars per year.
Sec. 18. There shall also be a criminal court
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