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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1833.

delivery of the same by the clerk of the court, to such justice
of the peace, in case of his re-appointment in said county,
whereby parties interested are subjected to unnecessary expense
and trouble ; for remedy whereof,

Entitled to
docket
without
charge.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
whenever a justice of the peace has delivered his dockets, to-
gether with all the notes, bonds, accounts and papers in his
possession, to the clerk of the county in which he resides,
according to the requisitions of the act to which this is a sup-
plement, and such justice of the peace shall be re-appointed
and qualify as such in said county, that the clerk of said county
is hereby authorized and enjoined upon request made by such
justice, to deliver to such justice in his county, making appli-
cation for the same, his docket together with all the notes,
bonds, accounts and papers, appertaining to such judgments or
suits thereon, so delivered to said clerk ; Provided always, that
such clerk shall in such case receive no fee for delivery of the
same.

CHAPTER 196.

* 1798, ch

24.

At SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act for the establishment of
Vestries for each Parish in this State.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, by the act to which this is a supplement, passed at
November session, seventeen hundred and ninety-eight, chapter
twenty-four, the registers of parishes are authorized to give cer-
tificates of the entry of any birth, marriage or burial entered in
the register books of their respective parishes, under the hand
of such register, and with the common seal of such vestry
annexed thereto, which shall be received in evidence in all
courts of justice within this state ; And whereas, many of the
vestries have neglected to procure a common seal ; therefore,

Certificate
as evidence.

Be it enacted, by t|e General Assembly of Maryland, That
wherever the vestry of any parish has neglected to procure a
common seal, and until such common seal be procured, the
register of such parish is authorized to give a certificate of the
entry of any birth, marriage or burial entered in the books of
said vestry, under the hand of such register, which shall be
received in evidence in all courts of justice within this state ;

Proviso.

Provided nevertheless, the said certificate is accompanied with
a certificate of the clerk of the county court of the county in
which said register resides, under the seal of the said county
court, that he knows of his own knowledge, or that it hath been
proven to his satisfaction that the person subscribing himself as
register of such parish is in fact the register as stated, and that
the said certificate was subscribed by said register.