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the name of such accused attorney from the register of attorneys in his
Court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 10H. 1929, ch. 370, sec. 10H.

19. That if an appeal be taken from the order of the judges disbar-
ring such accused attorney from the practice of his profession in this
State and said order be affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Maryland,
the Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Maryland shall forthwith strike the
name of the accused attorney from, the register of attorneys in said court
and certify that fact to the Clerks of the Circuit Courts for each county
throughout the State and to the Clerk of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City, and upon receipt of such certification, each of said Clerks shall
forthwith strike the name of such accused attorney from the register of
attorneys in his court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 11. 1912, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1900, ch. 309, sec. 11A.
1929, ch. 370, sec. 11.

20. No attorney, during the time of his suspension or disbarment, shall
practice law in this State in any form either as principal or agent, clerk
or employee of another and specifically, without limiting the aforegoing,
no such attorney during his suspension or disbarment from practice of
law shall appear as attorney or counsellor at law before any court, judge,
justice, board, commission or public officer, or prepare any will, mortgage
or deed.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 11A. 1929, ch. 370, sec. 11A.

21. Any attorney violating any of the provisions of Section 20 shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not
more than One Thousand Dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one
year or be both fined and imprisoned, in. the discretion, of the court.¹

1937, ch. 370.

22. Any attorney heretofore or hereafter suspended or disbarred from
the practice of his profession in this State because of the conviction of any
misdemeanor, who may have been or may hereafter be pardoned for such
misdemeanor by the Governor of this State, shall, upon application to the
Court which issued the order of suspension or disbarment, be entitled to be
reinstated as a member of the Bar in good standing; provided the Court,
to which said application may be addressed, shall be satisfied that during
the period of his suspension or disbarment he has not violated the provi-
sions of Section 20 of this Article, and that he is otherwise worthy of
reinstatement. The provisions of this Article relating to hearing and ap-
peal in proceedings for suspension and disbarment shall be applicable to
proceedings for reinstatement under this section.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1912, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1900, ch. 309, sec. 11B.

23. It shall be the duty of the judges of the orphans' courts of the
several counties of this State, and of the judges of the orphans' court of
Baltimore City to prefer charges, in writing, against any attorney at law
who shall have, in their judgment, been guilty of unprofessional conduct

¹ Sec. 5 of ch. 370, Acts of 1929, repealed all acts inconsistent therewith.