CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	such degrees as now are, or may hereafter
	be prescribed by Law, or where he shall
	have been of counsel in the case.
	Sec. 8. The parties to any cause may	Section 1.08. Removal of Criminal Cases.
	submit the same to the Court for deter- mination without the aid of a jury, and	In a case involving a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment, after suggestion
	in all suits or actions, at law issues from	in writing under oath by either party that
	the Orphans' Court, or from any court sit-	the party cannot have a fair and impartial
	ting in equity and in all cases of Present-	trial in the county where the case is pending,
	ments or indictments for offences, which	the court shall order the case removed to an-
	are or may be punishable by death, pend-	other county for trial. Other criminal cases
	ing in any of the courts of law in this State having jurisdiction thereof upon sug-	may be removed only as permitted by the Court of Appeals by rule or by the General
	gestion in writing under oath of either of	Assembly by law.
	the parties to said proceedings that such
	party cannot have a fair and impartial
	trial in the court in which the same may
	be pending, the said court shall order and
	direct the record of proceedings in such suit
	or action, issue presentment, or indictment,
	to be transmitted to some other court having
	jurisdiction in such case for trial, but in
	all other cases of presentment or indictment,
	pending in any of the Courts of law in
	this State having jurisdiction thereof, in
	addition to the suggestion in writing of
	either of the parties to such presentment
	or indictment that such party cannot have
	a fair and impartial trial in the court
	in which the same may be pending, it shall
	be necessary for the party making such
	suggestion to make it satisfactorily appear
	to the Court that such suggestion is true,
	or that thera, is reasonable ground for the
	same, and thereupon the said court shall
	order and direct the record of proceedings
	in such presentment or indictment to be
	transmitted to some other Court having
	jurisdiction in such cases for trial and such
	right of removal shall exist upon suggestion
	in cases where all the Judges of said Court
	may be disqualified under the provisions
	of this Constitution to sit in any such case
	and said Court to which the record of pro-
	ceedings in such suit, or action, issue, pre-
	sentment or indictment may be so trans-
	mitted shall hear and determine the same
	in like manner as if such suit or action,
	issue, presentment or indictment had been
	originally instituted therein, and the Gen-
	eral Assembly shall make such modification
	of existing law as may be necessary to
	regulate and give force to this provision.
	Sec. 9. The Judge, et Judges of any	Section 5.31. Administration of judicial Sys-
	Court, may appoint such officers for their	tem.
	respective Courts as may be found necessary;	The chief judge of the Court of Appeals
	and such officers of the Courts in the City of	shall be the administrative head of the judi-

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