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right of having questions reserved shall not,
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more City shall be proceeded in, and
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however, apply to trials of Appeals from
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prosecuted to final judgment, or decree, in
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judgments of Justices of the Peace, nor to
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the Courts, respectively, of the same name
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criminal cases below the grade of felony,
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established by this Constitution, except cases
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except when the punishment is confinement
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belonging to that class, jurisdiction over
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in the Penitentiary; and this Section shall
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which is by this Constitution transferred to
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be subject to such provisions as may here-
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the Baltimore City Court, all of which shall,
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after be made by Law.
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together with all cases now pending in the
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Sec. 23. The Judges of the respective
Circuit Courts of this State, and of the
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City Court of Baltimore, be proceeded in,
and prosecuted to final judgment in said
Baltimore City Court.
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Courts of Baltimore City, shall render their
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decisions, in all cases argued before them,
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Sec. 38. The Clerk of the Court of
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or submitted for their judgment, within two
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Common Pleas shall have authority to issue
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months after the same shall have been so
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within said city, all marriage and other
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argued or submitted.
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licenses required by Law, subject to such
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Sec. 26. The said Clerks shall appoint,
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provisions as are now, or may be prescribed
by Law. The Clerk of the Superior Court
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subject to the confirmation of the Judges
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of said city shall receive and record all
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of their respective Courts, as many deputies
under them, as the said Judges shall deem
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Deeds, Conveyances, and other papers,
which are, or may be required by Law, to
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necessary to perform, together with them-
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be recorded in said City. He shall also
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selves, the duties of the said office, who
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have custody of all papers connected with
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shall be removable by the said Judges for
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the proceedings on the Law or Equity side
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incompetency, or neglect of duty, and whose
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of Baltimore County Court, and of the
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compensation shall be according to exist-
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Dockets thereof, so far as the same have
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ing, or future provisions of the General
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relation to the City of Baltimore, and shall
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Assembly.
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also discharge the duties of Clerk to the
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Sec. 33. The said Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City shall have power, and it
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Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, unless
otherwise provided by Law.
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shall be its duty, to provide for the holding
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Sec. 39. The General Assembly shall, as
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of as many general Terms as the perfor-
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often, as it may think the same proper and
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mance of its duties may require, such general
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expedient, provide by Law for the election
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Terms to be held by not less than three
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of an additional Judge of the Supreme
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Judges; to make all needful rules and
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Bench of Baltimore City, and whenever
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regulations for the conduct of business in
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provision is so made by the General As-
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each of the said Courts, during the session
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sembly, there shall be elected by the voters
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thereof, and in vacation, or in Chambers,
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of said City another Judge of the Supreme
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before any of said Judges.
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Bench of Baltimore City, who shall be sub-
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ject to the same constitutional provisions,
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Sec. 34. No appeal shall lie to the
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hold his office for the same term of years,
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Supreme Bench of Baltimore City from the
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receive the same compensation and have
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decision of the Judge, or Judges, holding the
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the same powers as are, or shall be pro-
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Baltimore City Court, in case of appeal
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vided by the Constitution, or Laws of this
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from a Justice of the Peace; but the decision
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State, for the Judges of said Supreme Bench
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by said Judge, or Judges, shall be final; and
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of Baltimore City, and the General Assem-
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all writs and other process issued out of
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bly may provide by Laws, or the Supreme
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either of said Courts, requiring attestation,
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Bench by its rules, for requiring causes in
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shall be attested in the name of the Chief
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any of the Courts of Baltimore City to be
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Judge of the said Supreme Bench of
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tried before the Court without a jury, un-
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Baltimore City.
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less the litigants or some one of them shall
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Sec. 35. Three of the Judges of said
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, shall
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within such reasonable time or times as
may be prescribed, elect to have their causes
tried before a jury. And the General As-
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constitute a quorum of said Court.
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sembly may reapportion, change or en-
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Sec. 36. All causes depending, at the
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large the jurisdiction of the several Courts
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adoption of this Constitution, in the Superior
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in said City.
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Court of Baltimore City, the Court of
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Sec. 40. ... In case of a vacancy in
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Common Pleas, the Criminal Court of
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the office of Judge of the Orphans' Court,
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Baltimore, and the Circuit Court of Balti-
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the Governor shall appoint, subject to con*
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