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months after the expiration of said stay and with the power of prosecuting
an appeal or suing forth a writ of error, as authorized by law; this section
not to apply to judgments recovered in the courts of Baltimore City and
Prince George's County.

25. Repealed by ch. 528 of the Acts of 1929.
See art. 16, sec. 87.

Court of Appeals.

1927, ch. 684.

35A. The Court of Appeals shall have power to prescribe by general
rules for the courts of law in this State the forms of process, writs, plead-
ings and motions and the practice and procedure in actions at law, and to
provide when such rules shall take effect. Said rules shall neither abridge,,
enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any litigants, as distinct from
procedural matters; but in respect to the latter shall have the force of law.
Any such rule or rules so prescribed may be rescinded, changed or modified
by the Court of Appeals or by the General Assembly of Maryland. All
courts shall take judicial notice of such rules. This section shall not be con-
strued to deprive Courts of Record of the Power to establish rules for
their government as provided in Section 1 of this Article supplementary
to and not in conflict with the rules prescribed by the Court of Appeals.
And provided further that nothing in this section shall apply to the forms
of process, writs, pleadings, motions, practice or procedure in criminal

cases.

See art. 75, sec. 2, et seq., and 28; see also art. 75, sec. 153, et seq.

Circuit Court for the Counties.
38.

This section referred to in construing art. 23, sec. 404. See notes thereto.
Pub. Serv. Commn. v. Byron, 153 Md. 476.

Relief to Sheriffs and Collectors.

40.

If collector fails to collect taxes promptly, it is his neglect if taxes are lost.
and he and his bond are answerable therefor Thompson v. Henderson 155 Md.
672.

Removal of Cases from Courts of Law to Courts of Equity.

44. Repealed by ch. 510 of the Acts of 1929.
See art. 75, sec. 124.

Salaries of Judges.

F

An. Code, 1924, sec. 45. 1912, sec. 45. 1904, sec. 45. 1892, ch. 388 1908 ch ISO

1914, ch. 847. 1927, ch. 235.

45. The salary of each Chief Judge of the first seven Judicial Circuits
of Maryland and of the Judge of the Court of Appeals from Baltimore