for the city of Baltimore, to be styled "the crim-
inal court of Baltimore city," which shall consist
of one judge, and shall have and exercise all the
jurisdiction now exercised by Baltimore city
court, except so far as the same may be vested
in the police court hereafter to be established,
and shall have exclusive jurisdiction in cases of
petition for freedom, and in all cases of petitions
to cancel or enforce contracts of apprenticeships;
and the said judge shall receive an annual salary
of two thousand dollars per annum, and shall be
subject to the provisions of this constitution with
regard to the election and qualification of judges
and their removal from office.
Sec 19 There shall also be established a
court, to be styled the Police Court of Baltimore
city, to consist of one judge, who shall hold his
office for the term often years, and who shall be
subject to all the provisions of this constitution
with regard to the election and qualification of
Judges and their removal from office; and the
said court shall have jurisdiction in all prosecu-
tions for assault and battery, for keeping disor-
derly houses; for larceny, where the property
stolen does not exceed in value the sum of twenty
dollars; in all prosecutions for receiving stolen
goods, and knowing them to be stolen; and for
selling goods without license; and it shall be the
duty of the Legislature to provide for quarterly
sessions of said court, for the purpose of trying
those cases in which a trial by jury may be de-
manded by the accused, and also to provide that
the said court shall hold frequent sessions for the
trial of cases, subject to its jurisdiction, in which
the accused may not demand ajury trial. And
the judge of said court shall receive an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars.
Sec. 20. There shall also be a Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in Baltimore city, who
shall also be the clerk of the Superior Court of
Baltimore city, and the register in Chancery of
the chancery Court of the city of Baltimore, and
there shall also be a clerk of the Criminal Court
of Baltimore city, who shall also be the clerk of
the Police Court of Baltimore city, and each of
said clerks shall be elected by a plurality vote of
the qualified voters of the city of Baltimore, and
shall hold his office for six years from the time of
his election and until a new election is held, and
be re-eligible thereto, subject in like manner to
be removed for willful neglect of duty, or other
misdemeanor in office, by presentment of a grand
jury and conviction of a petit jury of said city.
In case of a vacancy in the office of a clerk, the
judge or judges of the court of which he was
Clerk, shall have the power to appoint a clerk
until an election can he held, which shall take
plane under the directions of the sheriff, upon
giving thirty days' public notice thereof.
Sec. 21. There shall be a Register of Wills for
the city of Baltimore, to be elected by a plurality
vote of the qualified voters of said counties and
city respectively, and who shall hold his office
for six years from the time of his election, and
until a new election shall take place, and be re-
eligible thereto, subject to be removed for willful
neglect of duty, or other misdemeanor in office,
in the same manner that the clerks of the county |
courts are removable. The Legislature shall pro-
vide by law suitable annual salaries for such Re-
gister of Wills, in lieu of the fees and perqui-
sites as now established by law. In the event of
a vacancy in the office of Register of Wills, said
vacancy shall be filled by the judge of the court
until the next general election for Delegates to
the Legislature shall be held, when his term of
office shall expire.
Sec. 22. The Judges of the Court of Appeals,
judges of the inferior district courts, and Chan-
cellor, shall be subject to removal for incompe-
tency, willful neglect of duty, misdemeanor in
office, and such other causes as maybe prescri-
bed by law, by presentment of a grand jury and
conviction of a petit jury of said judicial district,
or by the Governor, upon address of the General
Assembly, two-thirds of the members of each
house concurring in such address.
CHANCELLOR,
Sec. 23. There shall be a Chancellor elected
for each of the inferior judicial districts, whose
term of office, qualifications, and salary shall be
the same as is herein provided for the judges of
the inferior judicial districts, and who shall be
elected in the same manner, and removable for
same causes.
Sec. 24. The Chancellor shall have and exer-
cise the equity jurisdiction now exercised by the
county courts sitting as coarts of equity, in the
several counties in which he shall have been
elected. He shall hold his courts at such time
and place as are now prescribed or may hereafter
he provided for by law. He shall have jurisdic-
tion in all applications for the benefit of the in-
solvent laws within his district of the State, and
the supervision and control of the trustees thereof.
ORPHANS' COURT.
Sec. 25. The Chancellor elected for each of
the inferior judicial districts shall he judge of the
Orphans' Court of each county in their respective
district, who shall have all the powers now vested
in the Orphans' Courts of the several counties of
this State, subject to such regulations as the Le-
gislature may hereafter establish. It shall be
the duly of the Chancellor, or Judge of the Or-
phans' Court, to attend at least six limes in ev-
ery year, and oftener when the business of the
county may require it, to examine into and discharge
the duties as Judge of the Orphans' Court
for each county in his district, as are now or
hereafter may be provided for by law. He shall
examine into and revise the proceedings of the
Register of Wills of each county, establish such
rules and orders, not inconsistent with law, as
may tend to facilitate the business of the court.
Sec. 26. There shall be a Register of Wills
for the Orphans' Court of each county in the
State, who shall be elected by a plurality vote of
the legal voters of the county, who shall dis-
charge the duties now or which may hereafter be
required by law, whose term of office, qualifica-
tions, manner of election, and removal shall be
the same as those herein provided for the clerks
to the courts of the said counties. He shall also
discharge the duties of register in chancery in |
