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also have custody of all
papers connected with the
proceedings on the Law, or
Equity side of Baltimore
County Court, and of the
Dockets thereof, so far as
the same have relation to the
City of Baltimore, and shall
also discharge the duties of
Clerk to the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City, unless
otherwise provided by Law.
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alsov have custody of all
papers connected with the
proceedings on the Law, or
Equity side of Baltimore
County Court, and of the
Dockets thereof, so far as
the same have relation to
the City of Baltimore, and
shall also discharge the
duties of Clerk to the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore
City, unless otherwise pro-
vided by Law.
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shall also have custody of
all papers connected with
the proceedings on the Law
or Equity side of Baltimore
County Court, and of the
dockets thereof, so far as the
same have relation to the
city of Baltimore.
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court, and shall hereafter re-
ceive and record all deeds,
conveyances, and other pap-
ers which are required by
law to be recorded in said
city. He shall also have the
custody of all other papers
connected with the proceed-
ings on the law or equity side
of Baltimore county court,
and of the dockets thereof,
so far as the same have rela-
tion to Baltimore city.
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Baltimore City
Supreme Bench:
Additional
judges; changes
in jurisdiction;
procedures; trial
without jury.
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Sec. 39. The General As-
sembly shall, as often, as it
may think the same proper
and expedient, provide by
Law for the election of an
additional Judge of the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore
City, and whenever provision
is so made by the General
Assembly, there shall be
elected by the voters of said
City another Judge of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, who shall be subject to
the same constitutional pro-
visions, hold his office for the
same term of years, receive
the same compensation and
have the same powers as are,
or shall be provided by the
Constitution, or Laws of this
State, for the Judges of said
Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, and the General As-
sembly may provide by
Laws, or the Supreme Bench
by its rules, for requiring
causes in any of the Courts
of Baltimore City to be tried
before the Court without a
jury, unless the litigants or
some one of them shall with-
in such reasonable time or
times as may be prescribed,
elect to have their causes
tried before a jury. And the
General Assembly may re-
apportion, change or enlarge
the jurisdiction of the sev-
eral Courts in said City.
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Sec. 39. The General As-
sembly shall, whenever it
may think the same proper
and expedient, provide, by
Law, another Court for the
City of Baltimore, and pre-
scribe its jurisdiction and
powers; in which case there
shall be elected by the vot-
ers of said City, qualified
under this Constitution, an-
other Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City,
who shall be subject to the
same constitutional provi-
sions, hold his office for the
same term of years, receive
the same compensation, and
have the same powers, as
are herein provided for the
Judges of said Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City;
and all of the provisions of
this Constitution relating to
the assignment of Judges to
the Courts, now existing in
said City, - and for the dis-
patch of business therein,
shall apply to the Court, for
whose creation provision is
made by this Section. And
the General Assembly may
reapportion, change, or en-
large the jurisdiction of the
several Courts in Baltimore
City. Until otherwise pro-
vided by Law, the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Bal-
timore City, of the Court
of Common Pleas, of the Cir-
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Sec. 41. The General As-
sembly shall, whenever it
may think the same proper
and expedient, provide by
law another Court for the
city of Baltimore, to con-
sist of one Judge, to be elec-
ted by the legal and qualified
voters of said city, who shall
be subject to the same con-
stitutional provisions, hold
his office for the same term
of years, and receive the
same compensation as the
Judge of the Superior Court
of said city, and said Court
shall have such jurisdiction
and powers as may be pre-
scribed by law; and the Gen-
eral Assembly may re-appor-
tion the civil jurisdiction
among the several Courts in
Baltimore city from time to
time, as in their judgments
the public interest and con-
venience may require.
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