liv CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. 4.

SEC. 28. The Superior Court of Baltimore City, the Court of
Common Pleas, and the Baltimore City Court shall each have
concurrent jurisdiction in all civil common Law cases, and
concurrently all the jurisdiction which the Superior Court of
Baltimore City and the Court of Common Pleas now have, except
jurisdiction in Equity, and except in applications for the benefit
of the Insolvent Laws of Maryland, and in cases of Appeal from
judgments of Justices of the Peace in said City, whether civil or
criminal, or arising under the ordinances of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, of all of which appeal cases the Baltimore
City Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction; and the said Court
of Common Pleas shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all appli-
cations for the benefit of the Insolvent Laws of Maryland, and
the supervision and control of the Trustees thereof.

State v. Mace, 5 Md. 337. Manly v. State, 7 Md: 135. Abbott v. Gatch, 13-
Md. 314. Miller v. Barroll, 14 Md. 173. Van Nostrand e Carr, 30 Md. 128.
Page v. Mayor, &c., of Balto, 34 Md 558. Rohr v Anderson, 51 Md. 206,
Reese v. Hawks, 63 Md. 130.

SEC. 29. The Circuit Court of Baltimore City shall have ex-
clusive jurisdiction in Equity within the limits of said city, and
all such jurisdiction as the present Circuit Court of Baltimore
City has; provided, the said Court shall not have jurisdiction in
applications for the writ of habeas corpus in cases of persons
charged with criminal offences.

SEC. 30. The Criminal Court of Baltimore shall have and exer-
cise all the jurisdiction, now held and exercised by the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, except in such Appeal Cases as are herein
assigned to the Baltimore City Court.

SEC. 31. There shall be elected by the legal and qualified
voters of said City, at the elections, hereinbefore provided for,
one Chief Judge, and four Associate Judges, who, together, shall
constitute the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, and shall hold
their offices for the term of fifteen years, subject to the provisions
of this Constitution with regard to the election and qualifications
of Judges, and their removal from office, and shall exercise the
jurisdiction, hereinafter specified, and shall each receive an
annual salary of three thousand five hundred dollars, payable
quarterly, which shall not be diminished during their term of
office; but authority is hereby given to the Mayor and City