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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 820

(b) Except for the District Court, other courts may by
rule regulate terms of court for purposes other than the
return of process and may make other rules of practice and
procedure subject to and not inconsistent with any rule of
the Court of Appeals. However, except for a rule regulating
terms of court, every rule shall be adopted pursuant to the
limitations and procedures prescribed by the Maryland Rules,
unless authority to adopt rules is expressly granted by
public general law. [For the purpose of applying this
section to the several courts comprising the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City, "court" means the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City.]

[1-502.

If the Court of Appeals, pursuant to the power
conferred upon it by the Constitution and by § 1-201 (a) of
this title, provides for a united practice and procedure in
actions at law and suits in equity, upon the effective date
of the rules, the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of
Baltimore City, the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City,
the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the Baltimore City
Court and the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City, shall
be enlarged and extended to cover all civil actions.]

1-503.

(b)   In Baltimore City there shall be 23 resident
judges of the [Supreme Bench of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore
City.

1-708.

(a) The salaries and pensions of the judges of the
Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the circuit
courts of the counties, [the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City,] and the District Court shall be established as
provided by this section, §§ 1-701 through 1-707 of this
article, and Article 73B, §§ 55 through 59 of the Code.

2-104.

(c)   (1) Except as authorized by Article I, § 10 of the
Constitution, every officer, except the clerk of the circuit
court of a county[, the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, a
court of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City,] or an
appellate [court] COURT, shall take the oath before the
clerk of the circuit court[, or the clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City].

(2) Except as provided in Article I, § 10 of the
Constitution, the clerk of a circuit court [or the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City or a court of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City] shall take the oath before a judge of the
court [or the Supreme Bench].