ARTICLE III.

ALIENS.

1. Rights of aliens to hold and dispose of real estate.

1874, ch. 354.

1. Aliens, not enemies, may take and hold lands, tenements and hereditaments acquired by purchase, or to which they would, if citizens, be entitled by descent; and may sell, devise or dispose of the same, or transmit the same to their heirs, as fully and effectually, and in the same manner, as if by birth they were citizens of this State.

ARTICLE IV.

ALMSHOUSES AND TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.

1. When and for how long children 2. Trustees of poor to place pauper may be received and retained in :

almshouse.

1886, ch. 262.

children in respectable family or educational institution, and to visit them.

1. It shall not be lawful for the trustees of the poor of the city of Baltimore, or the county commissioners or trustees of the poor of any of the counties of the State, to receive into or retain in any almshouse or poorhouse, any child between three and sixteen years of age, for a longer period than ninety days, unless such child be an unteachable idiot, an epileptic or a paralytic, or be otherwise so disabled or deformed as to render it incapable of labor or service.

Ibid. sec. 2.

2. It shall be the duty of the trustees of the poor of the city of Baltimore, and the county commissioners and trustees of the

poor of the counties of this State, to place all such pauper children who are in their charge, in some respectable family in the State, or in some educational institution or home for children; and it shall also be the duty of said trustees of the poor of Baltimore city, and of the counties of the State, or an agent or agents to be appointed by them for the purpose, to visit such children not less than once in every six months, and make all needful inquiries as to their treatment and. welfare, and to report to the board of trustees making such disposition of said children.

ARTICLE V.

APPEALS AND ERROR.

1. How appeals are to be taken. Appeals from Courts of Law.

2. Any party may appeal. 3. In cases of mandamus.

4. Formal writs of error dispensed with.

17. No reversal because verdict largerthan damages claimed.

18. Such judgment to be given as amendment may require.

19. All exceptions to be decided where a new trial is awarded.

20. When new trial shall be awarded. When removal to another court may be ordered by court of appeals.

5. Issues from orphans' or equity 21. court.

6. Within what time appeals must be

taken and record transmitted. 22. When continuances may be en

7. Within what time appeals in insolvent cases must be taken.

8. Certificate of court below in insol

vent cases.

9. What questions open in court of appeals.

10. Bills of exception-how to be prepared.

11. Documents not to be inserted at

tered by court below.

23. Issues of fact in writs of error

coram vobis, how to be tried. Appeals from Courts of Equity. 24. Allowed from final decrees or orders.

25. Special orders from which an appeal may be taken.

length. Qualifications of this 26. Interlocutory orders open for revisrule.

12. How record is to be made up.

13. How costs shall be awarded. 14. Judgment in cases of reversal.

ion on appeal from final decrees.. 27. Bond to stay execution of order.

15. No reversal or dismissal for want 29. Appeal from order refusing injunc

of form.

16. Amendment of writs of error.

tion.

30. Within what time appeals must be taken. Qualification.

31. Within what time record must be | 54. Sufficiency of sureties. Addi

transmitted.

32. How clerks shall make up record. 55. 33. Substance only of documents to

56.

be stated. Qualification. 34. What objections shall not be made in court of appeals unless made 57. below.

35. Exception to jurisdiction must be made below.

36 Remanding of cases without affirm

ance or reversal.

tional security.

Rejection of offered bond. Time for new bond.

Appeal bonds not to be avoided for want of form.

Bond of appellant who may diepending appeal.

Appeals from Orphans' Courts. 58. Any party aggrieved may appeal. 59. Notice of intention to appeal. Testimony to be written out.

Provisions respecting Appeals 60. Time for taking appeals and trans

from Courts of Law and Equity.

mitting record.

sequent to first appeal only to be 65. In discretion of court of appeals.

53. Approved bond and affidavit to 73. Not to abate by death of parties..

stay execution.

New parties.

74. Death of appellant before begin

ning of term.

Appeals from Justices of the
Peace.

75. Death of party pending appeal 83. To be taken to the circuit court or

Justice must enter appeal and transmit papers.

77. Bills of exceptions. Affidavit of

counsel.
Bail.

Stay of judgment. 86. Appeals to be docketed and appel

78. Remanding of record for correct sentence.

Appeals from the Commissioner

of the Land Office.

lee summoned.

87. When appeal shall stand for trial. 88. On two non ests, case may be tried

ex parte.

89. Execution stayed by appeal bond. 90. Bond to be filed, when.

79. Any party aggrieved may appeal. 91. How executed in case of death of

Appeal bond.

justice.

Costs before justice to be paid before trial of appeal.

93. Commitment for non-payment of penalty. Limit of imprison

ment.

Amendment upon Appeal from
Justices.

82. Jury trial. Powers of circuit 94. Amendments in discretion of court. 95. Continuances and costs upon ap

courts.

4.

peal.

P. G. L. (1860,) art. 5, sec. 1. 1713, ch. 1729, ch. 3. 1811, ch. 171. 1818, ch. 204, sec. 1. 1826, ch. 200, sec. 2. 1852, ch. 239, sec. 3. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 13. 1853, ch. 415, sec. 4.

1. An appeal may be taken from a court of law or equity by application to the clerk; from the orphans' court by application to the register; from the commissioner of the land office by application to the commissioner; from the county commissioners by application to their clerk, and from a justice of the peace by application to the justice; or by filing a petition with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is made; and upon such application, if made within the time prescribed by law for taking such appeal, the clerk, register, commissioner or justice to whom the same is made, shall enter a prayer of appeal upon his docket or minutes of proceedings, and transmit the papers or a transcript of the record, as hereinafter required.

Cummings v. State, 1 H. & J. 343, note. Partridge v. Dorsey's Lessee, 3 H. & J. 302. Chapman v. Dixon, 4 H. & J. 527. Hammond v. Ridgely, 5 H. & J.

284. Thompson v. McKim, 6 H. & J. 302. Diffenderfer. Hughes, 7 H. & J.. 3. Newson v. Douglas, 7 H. & J. 417. Leadenham v. Nicholson, 1 H. & G. 267. Duvall v. Harwood, 1 H. & G. 477. Ringgold's Case, 1 Bland, 5. Oliver 1. Balmer, 11 G. & J. 143. State v. Mackall, 11 G. & J. 456. Hatton v. Weems, 12 G. & J. 83. Savage Manfg, Co. v. Owings, 3 Gill, 498. Mutual Safety Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 3 Gill, 459. Swann e. Mayor, &c., 8 Gill, 154. Dakin v. Pomeroy, 9 Gill, 7. Ramsay . Glass, 9 Gill, 61. Anderson v. Garrett, 9 Gill, 131. Hoffman v. Rizer, 9 Gill, 287. State v. Milburn, 9 Gill, 100. ChesapeakeBank v. McClellan, 1 Md. Ch. Dec. 330. Matthews v. Merrick, 4 Md. Ch. Dec. 364. Ringgold v. Emory, 1 Md. 350. Lawson v. Snyder, 1 Md. 77. Keener v. Harrod, 2 Md. 63. Emory v. Owings, 3 Md. 178. Glenn v. Rogers, 3 Md. 312. New York Life Ins Co. v. Flack, 3 Md. 341. Thurston v. Lloyd, 4 Md.. 283. M. & C. C. v. Norman, 4 Md. 352. Cross v. Hall, 4 Md. 426. Handy v. Tull, 5 Md. 450. Alexander v. Worthington, 5 Md. 471. Preston v. Leighton, 6 Md. 88. Pratt v. Johnson, 6 Md. 397. Key v. Dent, 6 Md. 142. Smith v. Smith, 7 Md. 55. Lanahan v. Latrobe, 7 Md. 268. Groverman . Spencer, 7 Md. 214. Eyler v. Hoover, 8 Md. 1. Hurst v. Hill, 8 Md. 399. Stokeley v. Gordon's Lessee, 8 Md. 496. Keighler v. Savage Manfg. Co., 12 Md. 413.. Benson v. Atwood, 13 Md. 22. Wampler . Wolfinger, 13 Md. 345. Ward v.. Hollins, 14 Md. 158. Gordon . Miller's Admr., 14 Md. 204.

Appeals from Courts of Law.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 5, sec. 3. 1713, ch. 4. 1785, ch. 87, sec. 6. 2. From any judgment or determination of any court of law in any civil suit or action, or in any prosecution for the recovery of any penalty, fine or damages, any party may appeal to the court of appeals.

Harris v. Wil-Queen v. State, 5

Dashiell v. State, Boyle v. Robinson, 7

Lord Proprietary v. King, 1 H. & McH. 83. State v. Stone, 3 H. & McH. 115. Quynn v. State, 1 H. & J. 36. Cummings v. State, 1 H. & J. 343, note. Davis v. State, 3 H. & J. 154. Michael v. Shroeder, 4 H. & J. 227. mer, 5 H. & J. 2, note. Anderson v. State, 5 H. & J. 174. H. & J. 232. Hawkins v. Jackson, 6 H. & J. 151, note (a.) 6 H. & J. 268. Thompson v. McKim, 6 H. & J. 330. H. & J. 200. Henck v. Todhunter, 7 H. & J. 275. Hollingsworth's Admx. . Floyd, 2 H. & G. 87. Wall's Exr. v. Wall, 2 H. & G. 79. Munnikuysen's. Admx. v. Dorsett's Admr. 2 H. & G. 374. Sadler v. Cox, 2 H. & G. 379. Owings v. Owings, 3 G. & J. 1. Klinefelter's Lessee v. Carey, 3 G. & J. 349. Charlotte Hall School v. Greenwell, 4 G. & J. 407. Cox v. McCausland, 6 G.. & J. 16. Waters v. Duvall, 6 G. & J. 76. Boteter v. State, 7 G. & J. 109. Nesbitt v. Dallam. 7 G. & J. 494. Wilm. & Susqu. R. R. Co. v. Coudon, 8 G. & J. 443. Isaac v. Clark, 9 G. & J. 107. Sanderson v. Alcock, 9 G. & J. 164. Hawkins v. Bowie, 9 G. & J. 428. Oliver v. Palmer, 11 G. & J. 137. Keirle . Shriver, 11 G. & J. 405. Hatton v. Weems, 12 G. & J. 102. Cromwell v. State, 12 G. & J. 257. Hall v. State, 12 G. & J. 329. Washington v. Hodg skin, 12 G. & J. 355. State v. Stewart, 12 G. & J. 456. Ringgold's Case, 1 Bl. 12. Chesapeake Bank v. McClellan, 1 Md. Ch. 328. Abercrombie v. Riddle,.