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entitled to practise law in any or all other courts of the State,
upon exhibiting to the judge or clerk thereof a duly authenti-
cated certificate of such admission to the bar of the court of
appeals.

Free Inspection of Records by Practitioners.

1900, ch. 26, sec. 9A.

7. All persons who are now or shall hereafter be admitted
to practise law in any court in this State, or their authorized
clerk or representative, shall be entitled to inspect and examine
as soon as received for record, or at any time thereafter, all
papers filed for record or otherwise, in the clerk's office of the
circuit courts of this State, and in the clerk's offices of the
courts constituting the supreme bench of Baltimore city, and in
the offices of the registers of wills in this State and of the com-
missioner of the land office, and to make memoranda or notes
therefrom for any lawful purposes whatsoever, without payment
of fees therefor, and also to examine the records and indexes in
the aforesaid offices free of charge; and it shall be the duty of
the clerk or register aforesaid in whose office said paper or
papers are filed or records and indexes are kept, to afford,
immediate access to said papers or records, and a full oppor-
tunity to the person or persons desiring to make an examina-
tion of the same and memoranda therefrom for the purpose
aforesaid.

Oath of Attorneys at Law.

1888, art. 10, sec. 10. 1860, art. 11, sec. 10. 1777, ch. 5, sec. 1.
1854, ch. 18, sec. 2. 1865, ch. 114. 1867, ch. 126.

8. Every attorney or other practitioner at law shall in open
court take and prescribe the following oath or affirmation: I
do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will at all times demean
myself fairly and honorably as an attorney and practitioner at
law; that I will bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland,
and support the laws and constitution thereof, and that I will
bear true allegiance to the United States, and that I will sup-
port, protect and defend the constitution, laws and government
thereof as the supreme law of the land; any law or ordinance
of this or any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

Misconduct of Attorneys at Law—Negligence—Disbar-
ment—Suspension.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1860, art. 11, sec. 11. 1719, ch. 4, sec. 2.

9. The judges of the several courts of this State shall
observe the demeanor of all attorneys practising the law before