LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1817.

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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in all cases of judgments,
decrees, and other final proceedings, duly had, rendered and
made in the several county courts, as formerly or now esta-
blished within this state, which according to the laws of the
land heretofore used and approved, ought to have been re-
corded, but nevertheless remain unrecorded by the respective
clerks whose duty it was to record the same, it shall and may
be lawful for the several clerks of the county courts, for the
time being, and they are hereby authorized and required, on
the application of any person or persons being interested in any
such judgment, decree or final proceeding, and having occasion
to use the same, to grant and certify an exemplification or
official copy of a record thereof, in like manner as if such judg-
ment, decree or final proceeding, had been duly recorded and
signed by the clerk whose duty it was to enrol the same ; and
the minutes of the court, the entries on the dockets, and the
original papers and documents filed in every such cause, shall
be sufficient vouchers to the said respective clerks for entering
the style of the court by which, and the term and year in which
such judgment, decree, or final proceeding, was had, rendered
or made, and for making a due and proper record thereof.

Judgments,
&c. in
county
courts,
unrecorded,
may be
certified.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the person or persons apply-
ing for the exemplification or official copy of any such record,
shall be chargeable for the same to such clerk or register who
shall grant the same, for the like fees and in like manner for
other copies taken from his office.

Persons ap-
plying for
official copy
of such
record to
pay for the
same.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the executors or adminis-
trators of the officers now deceased, who in their life-time were
the respective clerks of the general courts for the western and
eastern shores, or the securities of such deceased officers, whose
papers and judicial proceedings remain unrecorded, and each
and every officer now living, who lately was the clerk or regis-
ter of any court of justice within this state, and has been
removed or has resigned, or the securities of such officer, whose
papers and judicial proceedings remain unrecorded, and the exe-
cutors or administrators of each and every officer, now deceased,
who in his life-time was the clerk or register of any such court,
or the securities of such deceased officer, whose papers and
judicial proceedings remain unrecorded, and the present clerk
or register of any such court whose papers and judicial pro-
ceedings remain unrecorded, shall respectively proceed, without
delay, to record, or cause to be recorded, in sufficient and well
bound books, and in a fair and correct manner, all and singular
the judgments duly rendered in each and every action of eject-
ment, trespass quare clausum fregit, dower, partition, replevin
wherein an avowry has been pleaded or rent recovered, judg-
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Officers,
&c. whose
papers re-
main unre-
corded, to
proceed to
record the
same.