878                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 423

TORNEY BEFORE ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED TO ADMIN-
ISTER OATHS, STATING THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT
PARTY CAN HAVE A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL BY THE
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE BEFORE WHOM THE CASE IS
PENDING.

(2)    UPON THE FILING OF THE AFFIDAVIT, THE DIS-
TRICT COURT JUDGE BEFORE WHOM THE CASE IS PENDING
SHALL FORTHWITH NOTIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
OF THE DISTRICT WHO SHALL IMMEDIATELY DESIGNATE
SOME OTHER DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SITTING IN OR AS-
SIGNED TO THE SAME DISTRICT TO TRY THE CASE, AND
SHALL FORTHWITH CAUSE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THAT
JUDGE ALL THE PAPERS AND A RECORD OF THE PROCEED-
INGS IN THE CASE.

(3)    THE DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TO WHOM THE CASE
IS REMOVED:

(I) IN A CIVIL CASE, SHALL FORTHWITH SET THE CASE
FOR TRIAL AT A TIME NOT LESS THAN SIX OR MORE THAN
FOURTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE THE PAPERS WERE
RECEIVED OR FROM THE ORIGINAL TRIAL DATE, WHICH-
EVER IS LATER; SHALL AT ONCE NOTIFY THE PLAINTIFF
AND DEFENDANT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS
OF THE TIME FIXED FOR TRIAL; AND SHALL TAKE SUCH
FURTHER ACTION IN THE CASE AS IF IT HAD ORIGINALLY
BEEN INSTITUTED BEFORE HIM; (II) IN A CRIMINAL CASE,
SHALL FIX A REASONABLE TIME FOR TRIAL OF THE DE-
FENDANT AS THE NATURE OF HIS OFFENSE REQUIRES
AND LAW AND JUSTICE DEMANDS.

(4)    AFTER THE RIGHT OF REMOVAL SHALL HAVE BEEN
ONCE EXERCISED BY A PARTY, ANY FURTHER REMOVAL
REQUEST BY THAT PARTY SHALL ONLY BE GRANTED FOR
GOOD CAUSE SHOWN TO THE COURT.

147.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
EVERY JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO GRANT A NEW TRIAL ON MOTION FILED WITH-
IN THREE (3) DAYS OF THE VERDICT OR JUDGMENT, OR
TO SUSPEND OR REDUCE SENTENCE OR COSTS IN ANY
CASE WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION WITHIN THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER SENTENCE HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED, AND
SHALL HAVE REVISORY POWER AND CONTROL OVER
[ALL] THE [JUDGMENT] JUDGMENTS [AND SENTENCES]
OR SENTENCE IN CASE OF FRAUD, MISTAKE OR IRREGU-
LARITY IN [BOTH] A CIVIL , [AND] CRIMINAL OR TRAFFIC
[CASES] CASE TO THE SAME EXTENT AS HAS A JUDGE
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT [HAS] IN A COUNTY, OR A JUDGE
OF A COURT OF THE SUPREME BENCH IN BALTIMORE CITY
WITH RESPECT TO ITS [JUDGMENT] JUDGMENTS AND
DECREES.