82 LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1742.
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the commissary's office, in the sum of three thousand pounds
current money; the register of the land-office, or by whatever
other denomination the person or persons is, are, or shall be
called, lo whom the said office and perquisites is, are, or shall
be committed, in the sum of three thousand pounds current
money; and the several and respective county clerks within
this province, now being, or who shall hereafter be nominated
or appointed, respectively, whether of counties now laid out or
appointed, or of counties which hereafter shall be laid out and
appointed, in the sum of one thousand pounds current money;
all which bonds respectively shall be conditioned as follows:
'The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above
bounden — —, whilst he shall continue in the office of
—, shall, at his own proper cost and charge, find a supply of
good and sufficient record books, necessary for the entering up
of all matters and things relating to such — office, and shall
and will make, or cause to be made and entered, true, legal and
perfect records and entries, according to the truth and nature of
the matter or thing requiring to be entered or recorded, and
shall duly and carefully look after, sustain, preserve, repair and
maintain, all the several books, papers and records, now being
and remaining in the said office, as also all those that from time
to time, during his continuance in the said office, shall be
added thereunto, in such manner, as that in case of death, or
that he shall be legally dismissed from officiating longer in the
said office, he the said — —, his executors or adminis-
trators, shall surrender and deliver up, or cause to be surren-
dered and delivered up, to the next person who shall succeed
him in the said — office, all the papers and record books now
being in the said — office, in good order and repair, as also
all such other papers and record books which shall be by him
added, in like good order and repair, with the records and
entries faithfully, legally and truly made up and entered during
the time he hath officiated in the said — office, without
favour or affection, but according to the truth, the nature of the
thing, and the duty of his office, and all other the duties of his
said office legally, duly, and faithfully shall discharge, accord-
ing to law, and the true intent and meaning of the acts of
assembly in such cases made and provided, that then the
above obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to be
and remain in full force and virtue in law.'
A new form is prescribed for the register of wills, by February, 1777,
ch. 8, sec. 6; a new form for the clerk of the county courts, by 1800, ch.
82. The securities are to be approved as directed by 1823, ch. 195; 1826,
ch. S7. See 1838, ch. 124. |
Which shall
be passed,
&c. |
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore-
said, That the said bonds shall be passed, proved, recorded |
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