144 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. IV

Latrobe v Mayor & C C of Balto., 19 Md 13. Griffin v. Leslie, 20 Md 15.
Price v. Nesbitt, 29 Md. 263. Deford v. State, 30 Md. 179. Gambrill v.
Parker, 31 Md. 1. Cross v Kent, 32 Md. 581. Hall v Schuchardt, 34 Md.
15 Kimball v Hannan, 34 Md 401. Hoyer v Colton, 43 Md 421. Geekie
v. Harbourd, 52 Md. 460. Trayhem v Hamill, 53 Md. 90 Desche v. Gies,
56 Md 135. Weiskittle v. State, 58 Md. 155. McMillan v State, 68 Md.
307 Belair, etc., Club v. State, 74 Md. 297 Caledonian F. I. Co. v. Traub,
86 Md 93. City Pass. Ry. Co. v. Nugent, 86 Md. 360. State v. Kiefer, 90
Md. 174.

Sec. 9. The Judge or Judges of any Court may appoint
such officers for their respective Courts as may be found neces-
sary; and such officers of the Courts in the City of Baltimore
shall be appointed 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.

Prince George's Co v. Mitchell, 97 Md. 338

Sec. 10. The Clerks of the several Courts created or con-
tinued 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 business of said Clerks, in all their depart-
ments, shall be subject to the visitorial power of the Judges of
their respective Courts, who shall exercise the same, from time
to time, so as to insure the faithful performance of the duties
of said offices; and it shall be the duty of the Judges of said
Courts, respectively, to make from time to time such rules and
regulations as may be necessary and proper for the government
of said Clerks, and for the performance of the duties of their
offices, which shall have the force of law until repealed or
modified by the General Assembly.

Peter v. Prettyman, 62 Md 566.

Sec. 11. The election for Judges hereinbefore provided, and
all elections for Clerks, Registers of Wills and other officers
provided in this Constitution, except State's Attorneys, shall
be certified, and the returns made by the Clerks of the Circuit
Courts of the Counties, and the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Baltimore City, respectively, to the Governor, who shall