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mentalities, departments, commissions, agencies, or political sub-
divisions, costs shall be assessed against the parties by the circuit
courts of the counties, the courts of Baltimore City and the Court
of Appeals, as in cases between private suitors; and said courts are
expressly empowered and directed to assess costs against the State
of Maryland, its instrumentalities, departments, commissions, agen-
cies, or political subdivisions whenever costs would be so assessed if
the State were a private suitor, said costs to be paid out of the
budget of the State, or of the agency or political subdivision of the
State concerned. Provided that in all cases of criminal appeals to the

Court of Appeals of Maryland which are decided against the State

in favor of the appellant, costs shall be assessed against the political
subdivision in which the case originated. COURT OF APPEALS OF
MARYLAND, AND IN ALL HABEAS CORPUS APPEALS, THE
COST OF PRINTING THE STATE'S BRIEF AND RECORD EX-
TRACT, AND ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED BY THE STATE,
SHALL BE PAID IMMEDIATELY BY THE POLITICAL SUB-
DIVISION IN WHICH THE CASE ORIGINATED, UPON NOTICE
THEREOF FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND SHOULD
THE CASE BE DECIDED AGAINST THE STATE IN FAVOR OF
THE APPELLANT, ALL COSTS SHALL BE ASSESSED
AGAINST THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE
CASE ORIGINATED. SHOULD ANY DEFENDANT AGAINST
WHOM COSTS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED BY THE COURT OF
APPEALS IN A CRIMINAL CASE OR IN A HABEAS CORPUS
APPEAL FAIL TO PAY SAID COSTS TO THE POLITICAL SUB-
DIVISION IN WHICH THE CASE ORIGINATED, THEN IT
SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR
SAID POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO TAKE THE NECESSARY
STEPS TO RECOVER THE SAME. THIS SECTION SHALL
APPLY TO ALL COSTS PREVIOUSLY INCURRED BY THE
STATE FOR THE PRINTING OF BRIEFS AND RECORD EX-
TRACTS IN CRIMINAL CASES AND NOT YET PAID BY THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE CASE ORIGIN-
ATED.

24. Issues From Orphans' Court—Appeal To Operate As Stay.

An appeal pursuant to Section 2 of this Article from a decision,
determination, or ruling of a court of law to which issues have been
sent from an orphans' court to be tried shall stay all proceedings in
the orphans' court concerning the matter of such issues.

APPEALS TO CIRCUIT COURTS FOR COUNTIES

AND
SUPERIOR COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY

Appeals From Orphans' Courts
25. Right Of Appeal.

Instead of a direct appeal to the Court of Appeals pursuant to
Section 9 of this Article, any party may appeal to the circuit court
for the county or to the Superior Court of Baltimore City from any
decree, order, decision, or judgment of an orphans' court. Any such
appeal shall be heard de novo by said circuit court or Superior Court,
as the case may be, and such court shall give judgment according to