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Maryland Manual, 1967-68
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644 MARYLAND MANUAL [Art. 4, Sec. 27]
Part IV—Courts of Baltimore City.
SEC. 27. There shall be in the Eighth Judicial Circuit,
six Courts, to be styled the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the Court of
Common Pleas, the Baltimore City Court, the Circuit Court
of Baltimore City (1) 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 Su-
perior 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 Jus-
tices 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 appeal cases the
Baltimore City Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction; and
the said Court of Common Pleas shall have exclusive juris-
diction 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 Baltimore City has; provided, the said Court shall not
have jurisdiction in applications for the writ of habeas
corpus in cases of persons charged with criminal offenses.
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 quali-
fied voters of said city, at the election, hereinbefore pro-
vided for, one Chief Judge, and four Associate Judges, who,
together, shall constitute the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, and shall hold their offices for the term 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, here-
inafter specified, and shall each receive an annual salary of
i Circuit Court No. 2 established by Chapter 194, Acts of 1888.
' 2 Criminal Court No. 2 established by rule of the Supreme Bench, Dec. 21. 1897.
See Jackson v. State, 87 Md. 191.
' The jurisidiction of the Baltimore City Court, the Superior Court, anil the Court
of Common Pleas»» was enlarged by Chapter 177, Acts of 1870.

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