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rate for the time they are in session, to be fixed by the Legis-
lature, and paid by the said counties and city respectively.

Sec. 25. The said Orphans' Courts shall have all the powers
now vested in the Orphans' Courts of this State, subject to
such changes therein as the Legislature may prescribe; and
in addition to the jurisdiction now exercised by the said Courts,
they shall have and exercise in relation to the real estate of
deceased persons concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit
Courts sitting as Courts of Equity, and it shall be the duty
of the Legislature to make such modifications of existing laws
as may be requisite to give full power and effect to this pro-
vision.

Sec. 26. There shall be a Register of Wills in each county
of the State, and in the city of Baltimore, to be elected by the
legal and qualified voters of said counties and city respective-
ly, who shall hold his office for six years from the time of his
election, and until his successor is elected and qualified; he
shall be re-eligible, and subject at all times to removal for
wilful neglect of duty, or misdemeanor in office, in the same
manner that Clerks of Courts are removable. In the
event of any vacancy in the office of Register of Wills, said
vacancy shall be filled by the Judges of the Orphans' Court
in which such vacancy occurs, until the next general election
of Delegates to the General Assembly, when a Register shall
be elected to serve for six years thereafter.

PART V.

COURTS OF BALTIMORE CITY.

Sec. 2*7. There shall be in the eighth Judicial Circuit two
Courts, to be styled the Superior Court of Baltimore city and
the Circuit Court of Baltimore city; each Court to consist of
three Judges, who shall be appointed in the same manner,
hold their offices for the same time, and have the same gen-
eral powers and duties as are herein prescribed for other
Judges of Courts of Record in this State.

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Sec. 28. The Superior Court of Baltimore city shall have
all the power and jurisdiction heretofore conferred upon and
exercised by the Superior Court and the Court of Common
Pleas of Baltimore city, (except the equity powers of the Su-
perior Court, ) subject to such modifications as may be made
by law, and the Judges shall so apportion and distribute the
business of their Court as shall best facilitate the dispatch of
business and promote the ends of justice.

Sec. 29. Either of said Judges may sit alone for the trial
of causes appealed from the decisions of Justices of the Peace,