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appear to the Court that such suggestion is true, or that there is
reasonable ground for the same; and thereupon the said Court

shall order and direct the Record of Proceedings in such Present-
ment or Indictment to be transmitted to some other Court hav-
ing jurisdiction in such cases, for trial; and such right of removal
shall exist upon suggestion in cases when all the Judges of said
Court may be disqualified, under the provisions of this Constitu-
tion, to sit in any case; and said Court to which the Eecord of
Proceedings in such Suit or Action, Issue, Presentment or Indict-
ment, may be so transmitted, shall hear and determine the same
in like manner, as if such Suit or Action, Issue, Presentment or
Indictment had been originally instituted therein; and the Gen-
eral Assembly shall make such modification of existing law as
may be necessary to regulate and give force to this provision. 1

State v. Dashiell. 6 H. & J. 270. Negro Jerry v. Townshend, 2 Md. 274.
Wright v Hamner, 5 Md. 370 State v. Shillinger, 6 Md. 449. Manly v State,
7 Md 135 Brown v. Gilmor's Ex'rs, 8 Md 322. Hoshall v. Hoffacker, 11
Md. 362. Latrobe, Trustee v. Mayor & C C of Balto., 19 Md. 15. Griffin v.
Leslie, 20 Md. 18. Price v Nesbitt, 29 Md. 263. Deford v. State, use of Key-
ser, 30 Md 179. Gambrill v. Parker, 31 Md 1. Cross v. Kent, 32 Md. 581
Hall v Schuchardt, 34 Md. 15. Kimball v. Harman, 34 Md. 401 Hoyer v
Colton, 43 Md 421. Geekie v. Harbourd, 52 Md 460. Trayhem v. Hamill,
53 Md. 90. Desch v. Giese, 54 Md. 135 Weiskittle v. State, use of Samuel,

58 Md. 155.

SEC. 9. The Judge or Judges of any Court may appoint such
officers for their respective Courts as may be found necessary; and
such officers of the Courts in the city of Baltimore shall be ap-
pointed by the Judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city.
It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to prescribe by Law
a fixed compensation for all such officers; and said Judge or
Judges shall, from time to time, investigate the expenses, costs
and charges of their respective courts, with a view to a change or
reduction thereof, and report the result of such investigation to
the General Assembly for its action.

SEC. 10. 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 the duties and be allowed the
fees which appertain to their several offices, as the same now are,
or may hereafter be regulated by Law. And the office and busi-
ness of said Clerks, in all their departments, shall be subject to

1 Thus amended by Act of 1874, ch. 364, ratified by the people at November
election, 1875.