LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1795.

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shall be reversed, the chancellor shall direct the register of the
land office of the western shore to return the transcript of the
record to the register of the said land office of the eastern shore,
with an order, in the nature of a writ of procedendo, to the said
judge, directing him to proceed in such case, and, as the case
may be, to a new trial thereof, in the same manner as if no
trial had taken place, and the opinion of the chancellor in the
premises shall be conclusive as to the question by him decided ;
and the said judge shall thereupon proceed in such case to a
new trial thereof, and shall, in his discretion, award costs,
incurred as well on the appeal aforesaid as in the said land
office.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the register of the land
office for the eastern shore shall annually, on or before the first
day of October, make out and transmit to the commissioners of
the tax of the several counties of the said shore, a list of all
grants or patents issued out of his office, together with the
names of the grantees, and of the lands, and the quantity of
acres contained in each grant, and the dates of the respective
certificates and patents, and, in cases of resurveys, shall also
enumerate the several tracts or parcels of land on which such
resnrvey is made, and the quantity of acres in each original
tract or parcel, as far as the same can be ascertained from such
certificate of resurvey.

Register to
make out a
list, &c.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That in order to preserve an uni-
formity of practice in the affairs of the land offices of the west-
ern and eastern shores, the governor and the council shall cause
to be transmitted to the register of the land office, and to the
examiner, for the eastern shore, certified copies of such rules
and orders as are now, and which may be hereafter, made and
established for the direction and government of land offices, and
for the conduct of the treasurer in issuing tidings or orders for
warrants, and for the observance of the said examiner and regis-
ter in their respective offices, and for the behaviour of survey-
ors ; which said rules and orders shall be recorded by the said
respective officers, and be subject to the inspection of any person
who shall reasonably require the same.

Rules, &c.
to be trans-
mitted, &c.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said examiner and
register shall be entitled to the like fees of office for their re-
spective services as are now, or may from time to time, be
allowed by law to the examiner and register of the land office
for the western shore for the like services, and the said register
shall also be entitled to such fees for issuing subpoenas and
attachments out of the said land office as are allowed for sub-
poenas and attachments issued out of the court of chancery.

Examiner,
&c. entitled
to fees, &c.