ties to such presentment or indictment that such party can
not have a fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending, it shall be necessary for the party mak-
ing such. suggestion to make it satisfactorily appear to the
court that such suggestion is true, or that there is reasonable
ground. for the same; and thereupon the said court shall order
and direct the record of proceedings in such presentment or
indictment to be transmitted to some other court having juris-
diction in such cases for trial; and. such right of removal shall
exist upon suggestion in cases when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified, under the provisions of this Con-
stitution to sit in any cake ', and said court to which the record
of proceedings in such suit or action, issue, presentment or
indictment may be so transmitted, shall hear and. determine
the same in like manner as if such suit or action, issue, pre-
sentment or indictment had been originally instituted there-
in; and the General Assembly shall make such modification
of existing law as may be necessary to regulate and. give force
to this provision.*

State vs. Dashiell. 6 H. & J., 268. Wright vs. Hammer, 5 Md., 370.
State vs. Shillinger, 6 Md., 449. Manly vs. State, 7 Md., 135. Brown vs.
Gilmor, 8 Md., 322. Jerry vs. Townsend, 9 Md., 145. Hoshall vs. Hot.
facker, 11 Md., 364. Latrobe vs. Mayor & C. C. of Balto., 19 Md., 13,
Griffin vs. Leslie, 20 Md., 15. Price vs. Nesbit, 29 Md., 263. Deford vs.
State, 30 Md., 179. Gambrill vs. Parker, 31 Md., 1. Cross vs. Kent, 32
Md., 581. Hall vs. Schuchardt, 34 Md., 15. Kimball vs. Harman, 34
Md., 401. Hoyer vs. Colton, 43 Md., 421. Geekie vs. Harbourd, 52 Md.,
460. Trahern vs. Hamill, 53 Md., 90. Desche vs. Gies, 56 Md., 135.
Weiskittle vs. State, 58 Md., 155. McMillan vs. State, 68 Md., 307.
Belair, etc., Club vs. State, 74 Md., 297. Caledonian F. 1. Co. vs.
Traub, 86 Md., 93. City Pass. By. Co. vs. Nugent, 86 Md., 360. State
vs. Kiefer, 90 Md., 174. Houston vs. Wilcox, 121 Md.

SEC. 9. The judge or judges of any court may appoint
such officers for their respective courts as may be found neces-
sary ; and such officers of the Courts in the city of Baltimore
shall be appointed by the judges of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore city. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly
to prescribe by law a fixed compensation for all such officers,
and said judge or judges shall from time to time investigate
the expenses, costs and charges of their respective courts,
with a view to a change or reduction thereof, and report the
result of such investigation to the General Assembly for its
action.

Prince George's Co. vs. Mitchell, 97 Md., 330.
SEC. 10. The clerks of the several courts created or con-
tinued by this Constitution shall have charge and custody of
the records and other papers; shall perform all the duties,

Thus amended by Act of 1874, Chapter 364, ratified by the people at No-
vember election, 1876.