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BALTIMORE COUNTY,

be ascertained and certified by the said court, to the commis-
sioners of Baltimore county, and to the mayor and city council
of Baltimore, in such manner, that the proportions properly
chargeable to the said county and city respectively, having re-
gard to the quantity of business transacted therein for the said
county and city, shall appear, and which shall be borne and
paid accordingly.

Of jail.

Keeper of
court-house

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any and every expense
which has accrued or been occasioned, or may hereafter accrue
or be occasioned, for the maintenance of prisoners in and about
the jail of Baltimore county, for compensation to the warden,
his assistants, and others necessarily employed for the care
and custody of prisoners, and all incidental expenses lawfully
incurred by the visitors and governors of the said jail, shall
hereafter be ascertained and certified by the said visitors and
governors to the commissioners of Baltimore county, and to the
mayor and city council of Baltimore, in such manner that the
proportions properly chargeable to the said county and city re-
spectively, having regard to the number of persons, and the
expense of keeping the same, which shall have been sent from
the county and city, shall appear, and which shall be borne and
paid accordingly ; but the repairs to the jail shall be paid in
equal proportions by the city and county respectively.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That until otherwise provided by
law, the keeper of the court-house and lot, shall be appointed
by the commissioners of Baltimore county, and his compensa-
tion be established by them ; and any regulations required for
the preservation of the court-house, and premises, or of the
police thereof, shall be prescribed by the said commissioners ;
and the allowances to the said keeper, and the repairs of the
court-house and premises, shall be paid and borne in equal pro-
portions by the city and county respectively.

Bond of
county
treasurer

SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That the bond of the treasurer of
Baltimore county, required of him by the act to which this is a
supplement, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of Balti-
more county court ; and all bonds of collectors and constables,
required by the commissioners of Baltimore county to be en-
tered into, shall be recorded, in books to be provided for that
purpose, in the office of said commissioners ; for the recording
of which bonds the clerk to the said commissioners shall be
paid the fees heretofore chargeable by the clerk of Baltimore
county court for like services; and attested copies of all the
aforesaid bonds, under seal, shall be as good evidence in law
for all purposes in courts or elsewhere, as if the original bonds
were actually produced and proved.

Clerk of
commis-

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerk to the commissioners of Baltimore county, to furnish, im-