ART. 56. ] COURTS. 521

STATUTES.

ARTICLE LVI.

COURTS.

RULES OF COURT.

1. Judges to make and enforce rules.

2. To prescribe rules for dismissing suits in recess.

CONTEMPT OF COURT

3. Power to punish for contempt.

ADJOURNMENT.

4. When court may be adjourned by clerk

ENTRY OF JUDGMENTS BY CONFESSION IN RECESS.

5 Judge may order judgments to be entered in recess.

INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
6. Judge's duty in inspecting records, records to be transcribed, When, etc

CIRCUIT COURTS FOR THE COUNTIES.

7. Jurisdiction.

8 Powers of circuit judges, may require pro- duction of original papers, bail in crimi- nal cases, oath of security

CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH JUSTICES.

9. Concurrent Jurisdiction with Justices of the peace

SPECIAL JUDGES

10 In what causes judges disqualified from sitting. 11. Appointment of special judges in civil and criminal cases 12. In causes in equity. 13. When defendants In equity are non-resi- dent

14 When a judge is unable to sit from sick- ness, etc 15 When a special judge dies. 16 When the State a party. 17 Oath of special judges. 18 Compensation

COURT OF APPEALS.

19 When judge disqualified 20. May reside at Annapolis without losing residence elsewhere ' 21 One judge or clerk may adjourn court.

22 One judge may take return and order issu- ing of process, and enter continuances by consent

RULES OF COURT.
1. The judges of the several courts of law and of equity may make such rules and orders from time to time, for the well-govern- ing and regulating their respective courts, and the officers and suitors thereof, and under such fines and forfeitures as they shall	Art 29, s 1. 1715, c 41, 3 2 Judges to make and enforce rules