ART. 29.] COURTS. 193

APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT COUNSEL.

7. The Circuit Courts for the several counties and the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, may appoint assistant counsel for the State
to aid in the trial of criminal or other State cases in said courts,
whenever in the judgment of the court in which any such case
is pending the public interest requires it.

8. The county commissioners of the several counties and the
mayor and city council of Baltimore, shall levy and pay such
sum as in their judgment will be an adequate compensation for
the services rendered by such assistant counsel; Provided, the
sum levied and paid in any single case shall not exceed one hun-
dred dollars.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS.

9. In all actions brought in any court founded on account, or

in which it may be necessary to examine and determine on

accounts between the parties, the court may order the accounts

and dealings between the parties'to be audited and stated, by an

auditor or auditors to be appointed by such court, and there shall

be the same proceedings thereon as in cases of actions of

account.

APPOINTMENT or SURVEYOR.

10. In any case pending in any court where it is necessary to
lay out and locate any lands where, upon the application of either
party to such suit, the court shall be of opinion that the county
surveyor is in any manner interested or prejudiced against either
of the parties, or if either of the parties shall make oath that
he believes the county surveyor is interested or prejudiced, the
court may appoint some competent person to lay Out, locate or
survey said lands.

11. The person so appointed, before he proceeds to act, shall
take an oath before some justice of the peace that he will faith-
fully, without favor, affection or prejudice, perform the service
for which he was appointed by the court; which oath shall be
certified by the justice, and shall accompany such return as the

surveyor shall make to the court in the case.

12. The person so appointed shall receive such fees as are
allowed by law to the county surveyor for like services.
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