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clerks of the circuit courts in the several coun-
ties shall respectively perform all the duties and
be entitled to the fees which appertain to the of-
fices of the clerks of court of appeals for the
Eastern and Western Shores and of the clerks of
county courts; and the clerks of the court of
common pleas, the supreme courts, and the crim-
inal court for Baltimore city, shall perform all
the duties appertaining to their respective offices
and heretofore vested in the clerks of Baltimore
county court and Baltimore city court respective-
ly, and be entitled to all the fees now allowed
by law: and all laws relating to the clerks of
court of appeal clerks of the several county courts
and Baltimore city court, shall be applicable to
the clerks respectively of the clerk of court of
appeals, the circuit courts, the court of common
pleas, the superior court and the criminal court
of Baltimore city, until otherwise provided by
law; and the said clerks when duly elected and
qualified according to law, shall have the charge
and custody of the records and other papers be-
longing to their respective offices."
Which was read.
Mr. BRENT, of Baltimore city, offered as a sub-
stitute for the nineteenth section of the report,
he following:
"The Legislature shall at its first session adopt
and from time to time thereafter as may be deem-
ed necessary, some simple and uniform system of
charges and fees to be paid to all clerks of courts
and registers of wills, and at the same time pro-
viding that the surplus of all fees and charges received
over and above such amount as may be
limited by law, shall be paid into the treasury of
the city of Baltimore, and of each county re-
spectively."
Which was read,
Mr. STEWART, of Baltimore city, moved that
the consideration of the section and amendment
be postponed until Monday next, the fifth in-
stant.
And the question being taken thereon, it was
determined in the affirmative.
The twentieth section being under considera-
tion, was read as follows:
"There shall be a Register of Wills in each
county of the State, and in the city of Baltimore
to be elected by a plurality vote of the qualified
voters of said counties and city respectively, and
who shall hold his office for six years from the
time of his election, and until a new election
shall take place, and be re-eligible thereto subject
to be removed for wilful neglect of duty, or
other misdemeanor in office, in the same manner
that the clerks of the county courts are remova-
ble. The Legislature shall provide by law suit-
able annual salaries for such Registers of Wills
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