them, who shall use any indecent liberties to the lessening the grandeur and authority of their respective courts, and shall discountenance and punish the same according to the nature of the offense, either by suspending such attorney from his practice perpetually, or for a time, or by fine (at the discretion of the court) not exceeding fifty dollars for any one offense.

1900, ch. 309, sec. 11 A.

10. Disbarment of any attorney at law from the right to practise the profession of law by a circuit court for any county of this State, or by the supreme bench of Baltimore City, shall extend to and include disbarment from the right to practise the profession of law in the orphans' courts of the several counties of this State and the orphans' court of Baltimore city; and the orphans' courts of the several counties of this State, and the orphans' court of Baltimore city, shall disbar from the right to practise the profession of law in their respective courts all attorneys who shall have been disbarred from the right to practise the profession of the law by a circuit court of this State, or by the supreme bench of Baltimore city.

Ibid. sec. 11 B.

11. It shall be the duty of the judges of the orphans' courts of the several counties of this State, and of the judges of the · orphans' court of Baltimore city to prefer charges, in writing, against any attorney at law who shall have, in their judgment, been guilty of unprofessional conduct occurring in their respective courts, or in connection with the business thereof, to the circuit courts for the county in which such orphans' court shall have jurisdiction, or to the supreme bench of Baltimore city, as the case may be.

1888, art. 10, sec. 12. 1860, art. 11, sec. 12. 1721, ch. 14, sec. 2. 1777, ch. 5, sec. 1. 1854, ch. 18, sec. 2. 1865, ch. 14. 1867, ch. 126. 12. Any attorney who, by his negligence in bringing a cause to a decision within the time limited by law shall suffer such cause to be discontinued, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars and all costs of suit accrued on any action discontinued by his default; one-half to the party grieved, and the other half to the State, for the use and benefit of the county where such fines arise.

1900, ch. 13, sec. 12 A.

13. Any attorney who shall habitually go to the several jails, station-houses and other places of criminal punishment with the view of soliciting the clientage of persons confined therein awaiting trial, without having been first sent for by such persons or by their friends, or who shall solicit such clientage through sheriffs, constables, jailors or professional law-breakers, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon proper proof before a court of which he shall be a member of the bar, shall be suspended from practice in all the courts of this State for a period of not less than one year; and the judge imposing the suspension shall have the same publicly posted on the bulletin board of his said court, and shall direct the clerk of his said. court, under a penalty of five dollars for each default, to send notice of such suspension to the clerk of every other court in the State. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, justice of the peace or other official who shall act as such agent or broker for any lawyer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned, in the discretion of the court, for not less than thirty days.

1888, art. 10, sec. 13. 1860, art. 11, sec. 13. 1722, ch. 12, sec. 4. 1775, ch. 5, sec. 1. 1854, ch. 18, sec. 2. 1865, ch. 114. 1867, ch. 126. 14. The several courts of this State may, in their discretion, where it shall appear to them that any plaintiff or defendant in any action brought in said courts shall suffer by the negligence or omission of the attorney, immediately adjudge such attorney to pay the lawful costs accruing from such plaintiff or defendant through such neglect or omission, not exceeding ten dollars; but if the costs exceed that sum, then the plaintiff or defendant shall be left to his remedy at common law; and every attorney practising in the court of any county or city whereof he is not an inhabitant may be sued in such county or city for any such omission or neglect as if he resided therein.

Who May Not Practise Law.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1860, art. 11, sec. 15. 1715, ch. 41, sec. 9.

15. No sheriff or deputy sheriff, warden or keeper of a jail, or any of his deputies; no warden or keeper of the penitentiary, or deputy warden or keeper thereof, shall be admitted to practise as attorney in any of the courts of this State; and if any of said officers shall practise law in any court of this State, he shall forfeit fifty dollars for each offense.

1888, art. 10, sec. 15. 1860, art. 11, sec. 16. 1786, ch. 10. 1862, ch. 179. 1868, ch. 404. 1898, ch. 472.

16. No register of wills or clerk of any court shall practise as attorney at law in any of the courts of this State of which he is such register or clerk, nor shall any deputy clerk of any court practise as attorney at law in any court of this State of which he is an officer, or to which he may be attached as a deputy or assistant officer.

Ibid. sec. 16. 1860, art. 11, sec. 17. 1715, ch. 41, sec. 9. 1791, ch. 76, sec. 3. 1796, ch. 43, sec. 8.

17. No judge of any court of this State, including the judges of the orphans' courts, shall act as attorney or solicitor in any court of law or equity in this State, during the time for which he shall act as such.

Practising Without Being Admitted to the Bar.

1900, ch. 699, sec. 16 A.

18. Any person who shall exact, demand, take or receive from any person whatsoever any fee, gratuity, gift or reward for his advice or service as an attorney at law without having been admitted to the bar agreeably to the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or confinement in jail for not more than thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

State's Attorney.

1888, art. 10, sec. 17. 1860, art. 11, sec. 18. 1821, ch. 126. 1862, ch. 177. 19. The State's attorney for each county and the city of Baltimore shall, in such county or city, prosecute and defend, on the part of the State, all cases in which the State may be interested.

McCauley v. State, 21 Md. 568. Kilgour v. Evening Star Co., 96 Md. 29.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1860, art. 11, sec. 19. 1795, ch. 74, sec. 2.

20. He shall, ex officio, on the application of the sheriff of his county or city, order execution to be issued for the recovery of all fines, penalties and forfeitures which shall be imposed by any court of record of this State, together with the costs accruing thereon.

Ibid. sec. 19. 1860, art. 11, sec. 20. 1831, ch. 208, sec. 3.

21. In cases where recognizances to prosecute have been entered into, and before presentment or indictment found, the

several courts of this State having jurisdiction of crimes and offences, upon the motion of the State's attorney, with the consent of the parties injured and accused, may compromise any assault and battery, the party accused paying the same costs as would have been incurred by the finding a true bill and plea of guilty; provided, such court shall consider it proper in reference to the peace of the State so to do.

1888, art. 10, sec. 20. 1860, art. 11, sec. 21. 1829, ch. 90, sec. 4. 22. The State's attorney in the several counties and the city of Baltimore shall aid the comptroller and treasurer in the adjustment of the accounts of the clerks, registers and sheriffs of their respective counties and the said city with the State, and shall advise the comptroller and treasurer, when required, of such allowance as he ought or ought not to make the accountant for insolvency or non-residence; and for such service and for his professional services in the collection of the revenue, the comptroller may allow such attorney five per cent. on all monies sued for and paid into the treasury.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1860, art. 11, sec. 22. 1847, ch. 271. 1884, ch. 285. 1888, ch. 471. 1902, chs. 398, 452. 1904, chs. 106, 171, 176.

23. It shall be the duty of the respective State's attorneys of the counties of this State, in making up their accounts against the board of county commissioners of their respective counties, for all such services and expenses as are properly chargeable against said board of county commissioners, to state fully and particularly the services rendered, and the time and place when and where said services were rendered, and the items of expenses incurred in the proper discharge of their duties, which account may include a reasonable trial fee for each case actually tried, to be allowed in the discretion of the. court, as well as the appearance fee provided by law, and a. reasonable compensation for all other services performed by him; and which accounts, together with the affidavit of said State's attorney as to the correctness thereof, and the fairness of the charges therein made, shall be submitted by such State's. attorneys to the judges of the circuit courts for their respective counties; and it shall be the duty of said judges to examine said accounts, and if the items thereof are properly chargeable against said county commissioners, and the charges are fair and reasonable, the said judges shall endorse on said accounts their certificate to that effect; and upon the certificate aforesaid of the said judges, or a majority of them, being endorsed upon

said accounts, the said accounts shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the respective counties, and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the respective counties to pass said accounts as certified to them by said judges, or a majority thereof; and it shall also be the duty of said county commissioners to levy and collect, for the use of the State's attorneys of their respective counties, the amounts of money so as aforesaid certified by said judges, or a majority of them, to be properly chargeable by said States' attorneys, at the same time and in the same manner that other county taxes are levied and collected; provided, that this section shall not prevent the commissioners of any county from allowing, in their discretion, a larger sum to the State's attorney of said county than the amount of the accounts so allowed and certified by said court or judges. This section shall not apply to Garrett county, Allegany county and Anne Arundel county.

Goldstrom v. Floyd, 86 Md. 376.

1888, art. 10, sec. 22. 1868, ch. 285, sec. 1.

24. The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to adjust and settle the claims of any of the State's attorneys of the several counties and the city of Baltimore for appearance fees in civil cases due them by the State, and for all fees similarly due for services rendered under the opinion of the attorney general in the matter of cases removed from said county for trial or otherwise, and to fix and determine the amount due to said State's attorneys, respectively, and to allow the same, and to issue his warrant upon the treasurer for the payment of such amounts, which said warrant the treasurer is hereby authorized to pay.

Ibid. sec. 23. 1860, art. 11, sec. 23. 1849, ch. 28, secs. 1-3.

1856, ch. 19.

25. Whenever it shall become necessary from the absence, sickness, resignation or death of any State's attorney, the several courts of this State shall have power to appoint some competent person to perform the duties of State's attorney in conducting criminal or civil cases depending in such court until a State's attorney shall be appointed and qualify, or be able to attend and act in person, as the case may be, and the person so appointed shall receive the same compensation as the State's attorney.

McCauley v. State, 21 Md. 568.

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