JUDGES

    The court of appeals to be composed of the chief
judges of the several judicial districts,
    The judges of the court of appeals, and the judges
of the district court, before they act as such, to take
the oath therein prescribed, to be administered by any
judge, &c.

    Form of the commission to the judges,
—To be varied so as to designate the chief judge of
the court of appeals,
    The county courts in each district to be composed of
all the judges for such district,
—Any one or more empowered to hold the court, &c.
    No judge after having qualified as such, shall act
as an attorney or solicitor in any court during the
time that he shall act as judge,
    Each of the judges out of court to have all the power,
&c. had by any judge of the late general court, or the
former court of appeals, or by any chief justice of a
district court,
    The chief judge of the district, where the chancery
court shall sit, to hear and determine on cases, where
the chancellor may be interested,
    Official acts, &c. therein referred to, confirmed,
    Provisions as to deeds acknowledged before them,
    See Acknowledgment.
    A judge of a district, &c. empowered to take the
bond or recognizance of any coroner,
    Permanent salaries established for the chief judges of
the six judicial districts, and for the associate judges,
—Not to receive any other or further compensation,
    The chief judge of the third judicial district, (or
the court,) to decide, when the chancellor for the
time being may have been counsel, &c.
—The chief judge to give his opinion in writing on
questions of law arising, when required by the chancellor,
—On appeal in the case, to withdraw from the bench,
—Prisoners to be brought on habeas corpus before
the proper judge, &c.
    Any person committed, &c. may in vacation complain
to the chancellor or any judge of the court of
appeals, or of the county courts, or the chief justice
of the criminal court for Baltimore, who may
award habeas corpus,
—On refusal made liable to the action of the party
injured,
    Judges, direction as to runaways,
    The judicial officers, &c. of the government of the 
United States, exempted from militia duty in this state
    The judges of the county courts, and of Baltimore
criminal court, exempted in part from militia
duty,
    Letters of attorney for acknowledging deeds may be
proved before any one of the judges,
    The judges, &c. on allowing a certiorari to remove
proceedings under the act for the speedy recovery of
lands and tenements, or in cases of forcible entry, &c.
to require bond with security, and direct the penalty,
    Judges to be appointed in the Baltimore city court,
&c.
    Any judge, &c. authorised, on good cause of suspicion
of persons being engaged in a duel, to bring the
parties before him, and to require a recognizance to
keep the peace,
    The judges of Baltimore county court to refer applications
of insolvent debtors to the commissioners therein
appointed, and to act on their reports,

  1804       55
Confirmed by
  1805        16
 

  1805        65    2
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  1806        55
  1811      189

  1806        55
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  1809      125    1

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  1813      175
 

  1809      125    6
  1810        63    1

  1811      182    1
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June 1812  9    2
 

  1813      104    2
 

 1817      187

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