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(d) Every commissioner appointed under this Section shall, be-
fore entering upon his duties, give bond to the State of Maryland
in such penalty amount or amounts as shall be fixed by the Comp-
troller of the State, and each of the bonds shall remain in force during
the tenure of office of the respective commissioners, shall have corpo-
rate sureties satisfactory to the Comptroller, and the premiums for
the bonds shall be paid by the State.

155.

All costs in civil actions and all criminal and motor vehicle
fines, penalties and forfeitures and costs shall be collected by the
Clerks of the District Court and remitted periodically to the State
of Maryland under a system jointly agreed upon by the Chief Judge
of the District Court and the Comptroller of the State, provided that
in those political sub-divisions permitting the payment of parking
fines directly to the sub-division and not through the court, such fines
shall not be collected by the court and may be retained by the sub-
division AND PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT ALL
PARKING OR IMPOUNDING FINES, PENALTIES AND FOR-
FEITURES COLLECTED THROUGH THE COURT PURSUANT
TO A LOCAL ORDINANCE OR REGULATION ENACTED BY A
COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING BALTIMORE CITY,
BE REMITTED TO THE RESPECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

156. Appeals.

(a)    An appeal from a judgment of the District Court in a crim-
inal, motor vehicle, or civil case shall be taken to the Circuit Court
in the county in which the judgment was rendered. If the case was
originally tried in Baltimore City, an appeal in a criminal or motor
vehicle case shall be taken to the Criminal Court of Baltimore and
in a civil case to the Baltimore City Court. In any case, the court

shall hear and decide the appeal on the record made in the District

Court, as designated by the parties. There shall be no right to a

trial de novo in the appellate court. EXCEPT A CIVIL CASE IN-
VOLVING A CLAIM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00)
OR MORE, THERE SHOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO. A
TRIAL DE NOVO. IN ANY CIVIL CASE INVOLVING A CLAIM
OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) OR MORE, THE
APPEAL SHALL BE HEARD AND DECIDED ON A TRAN-
SCRIPT OF THE RECORD MADE IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
THE STATE PURSUANT TO A RULE ADOPTED BY THE DIS-
TRICT COURT, SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF TES-
TIMONY IN CIVIL CASES INVOLVING A CLAIM OF ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) OR MORE.

(b)    In a civil case, any party aggrieved by the judgment of the
District Court may take an appeal within thirty (30) days of final
disposition in the District Court.

(c)    In a criminal or motor vehicle case, the defendant may take
an appeal from the judgment of the District Court within thirty (30)
days of final disposition in the District Court.

(d) The form of the appeal in any case, the method of preparing

and transmitting the record, the form of briefs, and all other pro-

cedural matters having to do with the appeal shall be prescribed

by rule of the Court of Appeals, except that the designation of the