The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-08-29

council to pay $500 per ansam addition
al cut Of the city treasury. Ii is made
the duty Of the Supreme Bench, us
soon Us the judges shall be elected and
duly qualified, TO provide for the hold
ing Of the aforesaid courts by the assign.
ment Of one or more Of their number 70
each, and they may change the assign
inent as circumstances n.ay require aud
the public interest may demand, and the
judges so assigned shall have all the
powers and exercise all the Jurisdiction
which may belong to the court being
held. The Supreme Bench is also 20
have jurisdiction to hear and determine
all motions for a new trial in cases tried
in any Of the city conrts, where such
motions arise either on questions Of fact
or for instruction upon any matters Of
lag and all motions ia arrest Of judg:
ment. or upon any matter of law deter
mined by the judges Decisions Of the
judge of the City Gonrt in appeals
from justices Of the peace are to be final
Five clerks are to be elected, to hold
Office for six years, who shall receive a
salary Of 81. 500 per annum.
The judges Of the Eve single Balti-
more city courts provided for are to-
gether to constitute the Supreme Bench.
Power is also given TO the General As.
sen,bly to provide, whenever it deems
IL expedient, another court for the city
OF Baltimore, the judge Of which shall
be subject 60 the same constitutional
provisions as the other judges of the
Supreme Bench. A judge Of the Court
Of Appeals is also to be selected by the
voters of the city of Baltimore, aud any
FIVE of the eight judges of appeals will
constitute competent court.
The Attorney General Of the State
will, as now, be elected by the people,
as will also the clerk Of the Court Of
Appeals, who has heretofore been ap.
pointed by the judges Of that court
The appointment Of the State Librarian,
which has been vested in the Legisia-
ture, is given to the Governor. The
Governor will also appoint the Commis.
siouer Of the General Land Office, whose
salary is reduced to 81 500, and who is
also, without extra compensation, to act
at the historiographer Of the State.
A department Of labor and agriculture
has been provided, to the chief of which
are committed, with enlarged sphere Of
operations, the duties now devolyiug BY
law upon the commissioner of immigra-
tion aud the immigration agent, both Of
which Offices are abolished.
The Office of State pension commits
siopcr is abolished, and the Legislature
is prohibited from ever thereafter enac.
ting any general pension law. II Is
understood that this was done in cousc-
quence Of the great complaint which
have come from all quarters Of the i'm
mense avenues TO fraud and corruption
opened 10 the unprincipled by the opera.
tons of the present pension system.
With regard to the public works ol
the State, the board Of public works is
constituted, as now, Of the governor,
co,p'ro''ei aha treasurer
o1nce'n'ns 'he InesaPoaAe q onio
tually in the same relation towards the
State as now, and the provision Of the
late act Of Assembly requiring the
board Of public works to cast the vote
'o' .no o.s,e -, ,ne nominecs o. the
Ple,errea pvnun9'de1s 'of olrec'ols was
ueoiaiea nun ana vo'u. lower y CIV
en- 70 .he p.es,den. ana NJ a'rec.ofs 70
Issu'a'e 'ns 'oh fa'es. Inc posru y
any au''o''Neu - sAohAues 'ne o'a'e :
,n'e,ss, z s'ocN Nso.asr 10, anu cfea'.of' ~
.ne me- pal.inlo'e % ana ONO ,a'foau lor an
eJusi Az a'noan. 2, 'he oonas o. register.
ca aep' ~ ,ne o'ase, plosiuea such eA'
cna'se shn' no' oe maoe 7. 'ess 'han
par, NOR ,es' 'nsa ,hc ha1Ael saiae y
saiu s'ocn' ana = mas au'nori'y a'so 'o
a'spose y .no o'a's l''eiess ~ o'ne'
,I.c.nai ~ improvements, excepting the
"ash'ns'on ra pranch faI'foao, !.
a no es''re poay u 'ne prcsen. ssa's
omcenolaeN e," WIN sing'e exception 2
vac ucsssAo', VINO wiz serve an'h ny
eso 9. ~ 'he 'e'm Iof ~n'eh ne mas elect
60, 81 WI Is a.sp'aeea 81 . .ae ADOPTION 9
.se oons''su,'on' anu ciscl'oh Anu qnai
,.'ca,'on % 'he'' sacscssots W PROVIDED
'or ~, ,here,n.
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