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hundred dollars, and in case
any plaintiff or plaintiffs
shall recover less than the
sum or value of five hun-
dred dollars, he or they
shall be allowed or ad-
judged to pay costs in the
discretion of the court. The
said court shall also have
jurisdiction as a court of
equity within the limits of
the said city, and in all
other civil cases which have
not been heretofore assigned
to the court of common
pleas.
Sec. 13. There shall also
be a criminal court for the
city of Baltimore, to be
styled the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, which shall
consist of one judge, who
shall also be elected by the
legal and qualified voters of
said city, and who shall
have and exercise all the
jurisdiction now exercised
by Baltimore city court, and
the said judge shall receive
a salary of two thousand
dollars a year and shall be
subject to the provisions of
this Constitution with re-
gard to the election and
qualifications of judges,
term of office, and removal
therefrom.
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Baltimore City
Courts :
Jurisdiction.
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Sec. 28. The Superior
Court of Baltimore City,
the Court of Common Pleas,
and the Baltimore City
Court shall, each, have con-
current jurisdiction in all
civil common Law cases,
and concurrently, all the
jurisdiction which the Su-
perior Court of Baltimore
City and the Court of Com-
mon Pleas now have, ex-
cept jurisdiction in Equity,
and except in applications
for the benefit of the In-
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Sec. 28. The Superior
Court of Baltimore City, the
Court of Common Pleas,
and the Baltimore City
Court shall, each, have con-
current jurisdiction in all
civil common Law cases,
and, concurrently, all the
jurisdiction which the Su-
perior Court of Baltimore
City and the Court of Com-
mon Pleas now have, ex-
cept jurisdiction in Equity,
and except in applications
for the benefit of the In-
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Sec. 33. The Superior
Court of Baltimore city
shall have jurisdiction over
all suits where the debt or 1
damage claimed, exclusive
of interest, shall exceed the
sum of one thousand dol-
lars, and in case any plain-
tiff or plaintiffs shall re-
cover less than the sum or
value of one thousand dol-
lars, he or they shall be
allowed or adjudged to pay
costs in the discretion of
the Court. The said Court
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