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CHAPTER 193.
An act to provide for the Administration of Justice in Cases
of Crimes and Misdemeanors in the City and Precincts
of Baltimore.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the first day of March next, the trial and
cognizance of all felonies, and other crimes, offences and misde-
meanors, and other matters arising within the city and precincts
of Baltimore, which are at this time cognizable by the Court of
Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore County,
shall be inquired into, heard, tried and determined, within the
said city and precincts, as follows; that is to say, the governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the council, shall issue a
commission to three persons of integrity, experience, and sound
legal knowledge, residing within the city or precincts of Balti-
more, one of whom shall be styled in the said commission Chief
Judge of Baltimore City Court, and the other two shall be
styled in the said commission, Associate Judges of the said court;
and the said Chief Judge and Associate Judges shall hold their
commissions during good behaviour, removable, according to
the constitution of this state, and not otherwise; and from and
after the. issuing said commission, all the powers, jurisdiction
and authority, vested in, and now held and exercised by, the
Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore
County, or the justices) thereof, within the said city and precincts,
shall he and are hereby vested in, and may be rightfully exer-
cised by, Baltimore City Court, or the judges thereof.
2. And be it enacted, That on the commencement of this act
all causes, pleas, process and proceedings, depending in the
Court of Over and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore
County, shall he heard, tried and determined, before, the justices
appointed and commissioned in virtue of this act; and that all
process which hath been issued or shall issue from the Court of
Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore County,
returnable to the next term of the said court, and all recognizan-
ces which have been, or shall be taken, returnable to the next
term of the said court, shall be returned to the first term of the
court to be holden under this law.
3. And be it enacted, That the judges of Baltimore City Court,
shall appoint a fit and proper person, as clerk to the said court,
who shall receive into his custody all the records, books and pro-
ceedings, now remaining in the office of the clerk of the Court of
Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore County,
and who shall be, entitled to receive the same fees as are now al-
lowed by law to the clerk of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore county.
4. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore County, shall be
clerk of the said Baltimore City Court, until the appointment of
a clerk, as herein before directed, shall have been made by the
judges of the said last, mentioned court.
5. And be it enacted, That all that part of Baltimore county,
which lies within the following lines, shall be deemed, taken
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Dec. Ses. 1816.
Passed Feb. 3.
Judges to be
appointed for
the city court,
which is to be
vested with all
the powers of
court of oyer
and terminer.
To decide all
claims now
pending in
court of oyer
and terminer.
To appoint a
clerk.
Present clerk
to be in office
until a new ap-
pointment.
Limits of city
and precincts.
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