therefor; penalty, the whole amount of blank licenses
obtained from the Comptroller; shall furnish to the Grand
Jury, list of licenses issued. Article 17, sections 44 to
62 of the Code. He shall enter prayers for appeal ; shall
prepare transcript of record for Court of Appeals, in
appeals from Courts of Law, in appeals from Courts of
Equity, to transmit record to Court of Appeals. In
answer to writ of diminution, he is to send enough to
correct record. He may approve appeal bonds; Article
5, secs. I to 52 of the Code. He must issue attachments.
Article 9, sec. 8 of the Code. He may approve bond
given by claimant of property attached. Article 9, secs.
35 to 46 of the Code. He must record recognizance in
bastardy cases. Article 12, sec. 6 of the Code. He must
receive and file all papers relating to Courts of Equity,
keep dockets, issue process or order of publication in
equity. Article 16, secs. 118 to 122 of the Code. The
successor of clerk dying is to record deeds within one
month after qualification; he must endorse thereon the
date of death of predecessor, and of his own qualifica-
tion. Article 21, sec. 18 of the Code. He must leave
blank space at foot of record of mortgage for release.
Article 21, sec. 35 of the Code. He must retain original
mortgage when released by release endorsed thereon.
Article 21, sec. 48 of the Code. He shall keep full account
of costs of removed cases, and return same to county
commissioners, annually, in June; penalty, $50. Article
24, sees. 2 to 5 of the Code. He may adjourn court in
absence of judge. Article 26, sec. 5 of the Code. He
must issue certificates to registers of voters, deliver books
to registers, poll books to be lodged with them; he must
produce ballots in case of contested elections ; six months
allowed to complete unfinished work in retiring from
office. Articles 33, 35 and 36 of the Code. He is to issue
licenses to. fish in the Potomac for shad and herring, and
to account for same. Article 36, sec. 8 of the Code. He
may receive answers in insolvency cases, and must keep
the record. Article 47, sees. 18, 19, 26, of the Code. He
must take supersedeas of judgment or decrees in Balti-
more city. Article 52, sec. 52 of the Code. He must
issue marriage licenses. Article 62, sec. 10 of the Code.
He must keep a mechanics' lien docket. Article 163, sec.
18 of the Code. He must keep boats' lien docket. Ibid.
He must take the oath of office before the judge; issue
licenses for tonging oysters, exhibit docket, records and