Sperior Court of Baltimore city, the Court of Common
Pleas, the Baltimore City Court, the Circuit Court of Baltimore
City* and the Criminal Court+ of Baltimore.

SEC. 28. The Superior Court of Baltimore City, the Court
of Common Pleas and the Baltimore City Court++ shall each
have concurrent jurisdiction in all civil common law cases,
and concurrently all the jurisdiction which the Superior Court
of Baltimore city and the Court of Common Pleas now
have, except jurisdiction in equity, and except in applications
for the benefit of the insolvent laws of Maryland, and in cases
of appeal from judgments of Justices of the Peace in said city,
whether civil or criminal, or arising under the ordinances of
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, of all of which ap-
peal cases the Baltimore City Court shall have exclusive juris-
diction; and the said Court of Common Pleas shall have ex-
clusive jurisdiction in all applications for the benefit of the
insolvent laws of Maryland, and the supervision and control
of the trustees thereof.

SEC. 29. The Circuit Court of Baltimore City shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in equity within the limits of said city,
and all such jurisdiction as the present Circuit Court of Bal-
timore City has; provided, the said court shall not have juris-
diction in applications for the writ of habeas corpus in cases
of persons charged with criminal offences.

SEC. 30. The Criminal Court of Baltimore shall have and
exercise all the jurisdiction now held and exercised by the
Criminal Court of Baltimore, except in such appeal cases as
are herein assigned to the Baltimore City Court.

SEC. 31. There shall be elected by the legal and qualified
voters of said city, at the election, hereinbefore provided for,
one Chief Judge and four Associate Judges, who, together,
shall constitute the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, and
shall hold their offices for terms of fifteen years, subject to
the provisions of this Constitution with regard to the election
and qualifications of judges and their removal from office,
and shall exercise the jurisdiction, hereinafter specified, and
shall each receive an annual salary of three thousand five
hundred dollars,+++ payable quarterly, which shall not be
diminished during their term of office; but authority is hereby
given to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to pay
to each of the said judges an annual addition of five hundred

* Circuit Court No. 2 established by Act. of 1888, Chapter 194.

+ Criminal Court No. 2 established by rule of the Supreme Bench. December 21, 1897. See
87 Md. 191.

++ The jurisdiction of the Baltimore City Court, the Superior Court and the Court of Com-
mon Pleas was enlarged by the Act of 1870, Chapter 177.