ART. 26.] RULES——CONTEMPT. 745

General Provisions.

1888, art. 26, sec. 1. 1860, art. 29, sec. 1. 1715, ch. 41, sec. 2.

1. The judges of the several courts of law and of equity
may make such rules and orders from time to time for the
well-governing and regulating their respective courts and the
officers and suitors thereof and under such fines and forfeitures
as they shall think fit, not exceeding twenty dollars for any
one offense, all of which fines shall go to the State.

Union Bank v. Ridgely, 1 H. & G. 324. Wall's Ex. v. Wall, 2 H. & G. 79.
Middleton v. Edelen, 1 H. & J. 461. Benson v. Davis, 6 H & J. 272 Car-
roll v Barber, 7 H. & J. 454. Dunbar v. Conway, 11 G. & J 92. Oliver v.
Palmei, 11 G. & J. 426. Mitchell v. Mitchell, 1 Gill, 66. Calvert v. Coxe,
1 Gill, 95. Gist v. Drakeley, 2 Gill, 346. Carson v. White, 6 Gill, 21 Bless-
ing v. Hape, 8 Md. 32. Contee's Admr. v. Pratt, 9 Md. 67. Kunkel v.
Spooner, 9 Md. 463. Harwood v. Marshall, 10 Md. 462. Robinson v Com-
missioners of Harford Co., 12 Md 133. Hughes v Jackson, 12 Md. 463.
Davis v. Reed, 14 Md. 157. Ricketts v. Pendleton, 14 Md. 321. Ruther-
ford v. Pope, 15 Md. 579. Cherry v. Baker, 17 Md. 75. Scott v Scott, 17
Md. 78. Morrison v. Welty, 18 Md. 169 Sellers v Zimmerman, 18 Md.
255. Wash. & Balto. T. R. v. State, 19 Md 293 Matthews v. Dare, 20
Md 248. Cook v. Carr, 20 Md. 412. Gambrill v. Parker, 31 Md 1

Ibid sec. 2. 1860, art. 29, sec. 2, 1840, ch 96, sec 2.

2. The judges of the several courts of this State exercising
civil jurisdiction shall prescribe by rule of court the manner in
which suits may be dismissed by the parties or their attorneys
during recess.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 29, sec. 3. 1805, ch. 65, sec. 51.

3. No person shall sue or be sued in privilege.
Brooks v. Chesley, 4 H. & Me H. 295. Peters v. League, 13 Md. 59.

Ibid, sec 4. 1860. art. 29. sec. 4. 1853, ch. 450. sec. 1. 1898. ch. 31.
4. The power of the several courts of the State to issue
attachments and inflict summary punishments for contempt of
courts shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the
following: (1) the misbehavior of any person or persons in
the presence of the said courts, or so near thereto as to
obstruct. the administration of justice; (2) the misbehavior
of any officers of the said courts in their official transactions;
(3) the disobedience or resistance by any officer of the said
courts, party, juror, witness or any other person or persons to
any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command of the
said courts; (4) for unlawfully detaining or fraudulently and