LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1837.

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shall be made in some newspaper having circulation in said

county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That every year within two

Court of

months next after the court of appeals for the western shore

Appeals.

shall have terminated their session of December term, the

clerks of the couits of appeals of both shores respectively shall

at the expense of the state, cause to be published in some two

of the daily newspapers printed in the city of Baltimore, a per-

fect copy of all the rules by said courts of appeals established,

and then in force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in the last week in March

Court of

in every year, the register of the high court of chancery shall,

Chancery.

at the expense of the state, cause to be published in some two

of the daily newspapers printed in the city of Baltimore, a per-

fect copy of all the rules by said court established, and then in

force.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That as a compensation for per-

Compensa-

forming the duties by this act required of the several officers

tion.

herein before referred to, each of said officers shall be entitled

to such sum as the court to which he shall belong, shall judge

to be commensurate with the service rendered by him, and if

any such officer shall fail to discharge at the time, and in the

Penalty for

manner prescribed, any of the duties imposed upon him by this

neglect.

act, he shall, for every such default, forfeit and pay for the use

of the state, the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered as

other fines are recoverable.

CHAPTER 118.

AN ACT to regulate the lime of holding Elections in the several Counties

and Cities in this State.

SEC. 1. Be it enactedr, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Election 1st

That from and after the passage of this act all elections

Wednesday
in October.

throughout the several counties and cities of this state, hereto-

fore held on the first Monday in October, shall hereafter be

held on the first Wednesday thereof, and be subject to the

same rules and regulations as heretofore provided by law.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of the

Sheriffs re-

sheriffs in the several counties throughout the state, to give

quired to
publish.

public notice to the judges of said elections, and to the voters of

said counties and cities, that the said elections will be held on

the first Wednesday in October, instead of the first Monday

thereof, annually as heretofore, and be governed by the same

laws as when held on the first Monday.