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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1795.

By 1797, ch. 53, the examiner was to account, half yearly, on oath,
with the treasurer of his shore, for all fees received or due, and shall
receive such sum as, (with the said fees,) shall make L100 for such half
year. By 1798, ch. 114, the fees of the examiner were increased fifty per
cent, and he was directed to lay before the next assembly an account, on
oath, of the amount of his fees for the year.

Acts de-
clared to be
in force,
&c.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the several acts of assembly
now in force for the government of land affairs, and of the
respective officers concerned therein, on the western shore, shall
be and they are hereby declared and adjudged to be in force and
of full effect for the government of land affairs, and of the
respective officers concerned therein, on the eastern shore,
except so much thereof as is virtually altered by this act.

Common
warrants,
&c. may
issue, &c.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That common or special warrants
may issue from the land office on the eastern shore for any defi-
ciency in any grant, on such deficiency appearing on a certifi-
cate of resurvey, and also in the case of caution money paid,
and the grant or certificate vacated ; provided, that no warrant
shall issue for any such deficiency upon any grant or certificate
which shall be issued or made before the first day of March
next, until a certificate shall be obtained from the register of the
land office of the western shore, and produced to such register
on the eastern shore, that no warrant has been before issued for
such deficiency, or any part thereof, nor the party under whom
he claims in any manner satisfied for the same, as far as appears
by the records of his said office.

Register
may issue
subpoenas,
&c.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the register of the land office
on the eastern shore may issue subpoenas, to summon parties to
appear before the judge of the said land office to maintain or
answer any caveat, or to require the attendance of any witnesses
to give testimony on any caveat, provided there be not less than
fifteen days between the date of the subpcena and the day of
the return thereof; and every sheriff shall obey such subpoena,
and, on return thereof, attachment for contempt shall be issued
by the said register against any witness who shall not attend,
and the judge of the said land office may fine such witness for
non-attendance, as in cases of attachments issued out of the
general court; and every witness shall have the same allowance
for his attendance, and itinerant charges, as on subpoenas out
of the general court, and may compel the party, at whose re-
quest he is summoned, to pay him the same, either by attach-
ment out of the county court of the county wherein the person
indebted resides, or by warrant before a justice of the peace, if
under ten pounds current money; and the judge of the said
land office may compel the person against whom he shall deter-
mine on the caveat to pay all the legal costs attending the same,
and may also by rule, direct any deposition to be taken, and