74                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

Rules, including Art. 26, §§ 36, 36A, 36B,
37, 38, 42C, 69, which are proposed for
repeal and Rules 1223, and 1200 (d) (2) (iv) .

Presently, it is unclear what employees are
authorized in each county and it is
possible that many court employees are
serving in positions which are not
expressly authorized by either rule or
statute. Only a few counties, for example,
statutorily authorize a judge to employ a
secretary.

The provision allowing masters in Baltimore
County to sit in locations other than the
county seat is proposed for deletion.
Judges have inherent power to direct and
supervise masters.

Art. IV, §9 of the Constitution authorized
the judges of any court to appoint the
officers necessary for the conduct of the
business of their court. While it is
unnecessary to duplicate this provision
here, it is felt wise to include some
provision relating to employees in this
subtitle. Similar statutory authority for
the District Court and the appellate
courts appear in this draft in §§ 2—601,
2-401, and 2-402 respectively.

See also Art. IV, §26 of the Constitution
relating to appointment of deputy clerks.

It is hoped that a blanket authorization
such as this will avoid much confusion.

This section is derived from §32 of the
Allegany County Code (1963 ed.).

Subsection (c) was added by H.B. 1577, Ch.
883 of the Acts of 1973. The bill repealed
various sections of the public local laws
of the counties in the seventh judicial
circuit, and added a new section governing
court reporters in this circuit.

SEC. 2-502. OTHER DOCKETS AND RECORDS.

THE CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF A COUNTY OR
THE COURTS OF THE SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY