436 COURTS. [ART. 26.

General Provisions.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 29, sec 1. 1715, ch. 41, sec. 2.

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-
governing and regulating their respective courts, and the officers;
and suitors thereof, and under such fines and forfeitures as they
shall think fit, not exceeding twenty dollars for any one offence—
all of which fines shall go to the State.

Union Bank v. Ridgely, 1 H & G. 324. Wall's Ex. v. Wall, 2 H. & G. 79.
Middleton v. Edelen, 1 H. & J. 461. Benson v. Davis, 6 H. & J. 272. Car-
Toll v. Barber, 7 H. & J. 454. Danbar v. Conway, 11 G. & J. 92. Oliver v.
Palmer, 11 G. & J. 426. Mitchell v. Mitchell, 1 Gill, 66. Calvert v. Coxe, 1
Gill, 95. Gist v. Drakeley, 2 Gill, 346. Carson v. White, 6 Gill, 21. Bless-
ing v. Hape, 8 Md. 32. Contee's Admr. v. Pratt, 9 Md. 67. Kunkel v.
Spooner, 9 Md. 463. Harwood v. Marshall, 10 Md 462. Robinson v. Com-
m'rs of Harford Co , 12 Md. 133. Hughes v. Jackson, 12 Md. 463. Davis v.
Reed, 14 Md. 157. Ricketts v. Pendleton, 14 Md. 321. Rutherford v. Pope,
15 Md. 579. Cherry v. Baker, 17 Md. 75. Scott v. Scott, 17 Md. 78. Morri-
son v. Welty, 18 Md. 169. Sellers v. Zimmerman, 18 Md. 255. Wash. v.
Balto. T. R. v. State, 19 Md. 293. Matthews v. Dare, 20 Md. 248. Cook v.
Carr, 20 Md. 412. Gambrill v. Parker, 31 Md. 1.

Ibid sec. 2. 1840, ch. 96, sec. 2.

2. The judges of the several courts of this State exercising;
civil jurisdiction, shall prescribe by rule of court, the manner in
which suits may be dismissed by the parties or their attorneys,
during recess.

Ibid, sec 3. 1805, ch. 65, sec. 51.

3. No person shall sue or be sued in privilege.
Brooks v. Chesley, 4 H. & McH. 295. Peters v. League, 13 Md. 59.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1853, ch. 450, sec. 1.

4. The power of the several courts of this State to issue attach-
ments and inflict summary punishments for contempts of court
shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbe-
havior of any person or persons in the presence of the said
courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of
justice; or the misbehavior of any of the officers of the said
courts in their official transactions; or the disobedience or resist-
ance by any officer of the said courts, party, juror, witness, or