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BALTIMORE CITY.

men, residing within the said city or precincts, ten days before

the day appointed for holding the said court, as grand and petit

jurors, and shall return a pannel of them accordingly ; and every

such juror, being regularly summoned, not attending, shall be

fined by the said court a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ; and

jevery grand and petit juror shall be allowed the sum of one

foliar for every day's attendance.

Commit-

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That all commitments and re-

ments and
recogni-

cognizances for all felonies, crimes, offences and misdemeanors,

zances to be

committed within the said city and precincts, shall be returned

returned to
city court.

from time to time by any justice of the peace, taking such re-

cognisance, before the judges aforesaid ; and any justice, taking

such recognizance, shall lodge the same with the clerk of the

said court on the day next preceding the day appointed for

holding the said court.

Witnesses

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That any person summoned as

to be fined
for non-

a witness to attend the said court, and making default, shall be

attendance;

find by the judges aforesaid in their discretion not exceeding

their allow,
ance.

one hundred and fifty dollars, and every witness attending the

said court shall be allowed the sum of one dollar* for every

day's attendence.

* By 1818, ch. 141, witnesses to be allowed fifty cents per day, unless

they reside at a distance, &c.

Court to

SEC. 12. And be it exacted, That the said judges shall have

appoint
constables.

power to appoint any number of constables they may think

necessary for the execution of this act, and to facilitate the

administration of public justice, and the same constables to

remove, and appoint others in their stead ;* and the said con-

stables shall be allowed sqch compensation as the said judges

may think just and right.

*By 1817, ch 190, they have the exclusive right, except, &c. of ap-

pointing constables, and removing them. Constables to take an oath and

give bond, &c.

Judges to

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the said chief judge, or the

call court,
and direct

two associate judges, shall have power to call a court at any

venire to

time they may consider it necessary, and to direct the clerk of

issue.

the said court to issue a venire for the attendance of a grand

and petit jury as such extraordinary court.

To grant

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That in all cases of applications

ordinary
and re-

to the said court for ordinary or retailers licenses, it shall be in

tailers'

their discretion to grant or refuse the same.

licenses.

SEC. 15. Merged in. 1832, ch. 273, ante page 1085.

Chief

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

justice to
attend

chief judge of the said court to attend every day, except on

tvety day.

Sundays and during the session of the said court, at the office

,

of the clerk of the said court, or at some other convenient room

in the court-house, to hear and examine all persons who may