ART. 16] AUDITOR. 379

Auditor.

1888, art. 16, sec. 18. 1860, art. 16, sec. 18. 1785, ch. 72, sec. 17. 1814,
ch 94, sec. 4. 1870, ch. 74.

18. Every judge of a court of equity may appoint, during
his pleasure, a person of integrity, -judgment and skill in
accounts, to be auditor for the court of which he is judge, who
shall, before he enters upon the duties of his appointment,
take an oath, to be administered by the judge making the
appointment, well and faithfully to execute the duties of his
office, without favor, affection, partiality or prejudice; and all
accounts to be stated, audited, or settled by such court, shall
be referred for such purpose to the auditor, who shall have
power to administer oaths to all witnesses and persons proper
to be examined upon such accounts, and shall audit, state and
settle such accounts agreeably to the order of the court, and
shall return the same to the court to be done with as the court
shall think just; and in all cases where the regular auditor of
any circuit court of this State may be interested in any cause,
or connected therewith as counsel, or in case of sickness, or
absence of such auditor, or for other cause existing where it
may not be proper for such auditor to act, it shall and may be
lawful for the said court, or the judges or judge thereof hold-
ing the same to appoint by order a special auditor, to whom
references shall be made instead of the regular auditor; and
the powers, duties and compensation of such special auditor
shall be in all respects the same as those of the regular auditor
of said court, and such special auditor shall in all cases, before
acting as such, take the oath prescribed to be taken by the
regular auditor.

Scrivener's Admr. v. Scrivener's Ex., 1 H. & J. 743. Pannell v. Farmer's
Bank, 7 H. & J. 203 Ringgold v. Ringgold, 1 H. & G. 11. Leadenham v.
Nicholson, 1 H. & G. 267 Oehler v. Walker, 2 H & G. 323. Macoubbm v.
Cromwell, 2 H. & G. 443. Diffenderfer v. Winder, 3 G. & J. 311. Robin-
son v Townshend 3 G. & J. 417. Ellicott v. Ellicott, 6 G. & J. 35 Evans
v. Iglehart, 6 G. & J. 173. Boteler v. Beall, 7 G. & J. 389. Boteler v. State
8 G. & J. 359. Thomas's Adm. v Frederick Co School, 9 G. & J. 115.
McCormick v. Gibson, 10 G. & J. 65. Lee v. Boteler's Admrs., 12 O. & J.
323. Williamson v. Wilson, 1 Bl. 441. Dorsey v. Hammond, 1 Bl. 463.
Crapster v. Griffith, 2 Bl. 1. Welch v. Stewart, 2 Bl. 37. Townshend v.
Duncan, 2 Bl. 45. Woodward v. Chapman, 2 Bl. 68. Sloss v. McIlvaine, 2
Bl. 92. Contee v. Dawson, 2 Bl 264. Hammond v. Hammond, Z Bl 306.
Norwood v. Norwood, 2 Bl. 471. Brown v. Wallace, 2 Bl. 585 Post v.
Mackall, 3 Bl. 486. McCormick v. Gibson, 3 Bl. 499. Dixon v. Dixon, 1
Md. Ch. 271. Peyton v. Ayres, 2 Md. Ch. 64. "Winn v. Albert, 2 Md. Ch.
169. Frieze v. Glenn, 2 Md. Ch. 361. Wylie v. MoMakin, 2 Md. Ch. 413.