46 CONSTITUTION OF THE [ART. 4.

disqualification of any Judge of other Circuit Courts of

this State, to hear and determine the same, but in case of

such disqualification, the parties thereto may, by consent,

appoint a person to try the same; and the parties to any

Trial without
Jury.

cause may submit the same to the Court for determination

without the aid of a jury.

Removal of cases
2 Md 274.

SEC. 9. The Judge or Judges of any Court of this

5 lid 370

State, except the Court of Appeals, shall order and direct

6 Md 443

the record of proceedings in any suit or action, issue or

1852, ch 169
do 315

petition, presentment or indictment pending in such Court,

1851, ch 323

to be transmitted to some other Court in the same or any

adjoining Circuit having jurisdiction in such cases, when-

ever any party to such cause, or the counsel of any party

shall make it satisfactorily appear to the Court that such

party cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the Court in

which such suit or action, issue or petition, presentment or

indictment is pending; and the General Assembly shall

make such modifications of existing law as may be neces-

sary to regulate and give force to this provision.

Judges to appoint

SEC 10. The Judge or Judges of any Court may ap-

Officers

point such officers for their respective Courts, as may be

found necessary, and it shall be the duty of the General

Assembly to prescribe by law a fixed compensation for all

.

such officers.

Citizen may try
his own case

SEC. 11. Every person being a citizen of the United

States shall be permitted to appear to and try his own

case in all the Courts of this State. '

SEC. 12. Any person who shall, after this Constitution

Detaining Slaves.

shall have gone into effect, detain in slavery any person

emancipated by the provisions of this Constitution, shall,

on conviction be fined not less than five hundred dollars

nor more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not

more than five years; and any of the Judges of this State

shall discharge, on Habeas Corpus, any person so detained

in slavery.

dorks to keep
Records, &c.

SEC. 13. The Clerks of the several Courts created or

continued by this Constitution, shall have charge and

custody of the Records and other papers, shall perform all