112 CLERKS OF COURTS. [ART. 18.

CLERKS or CIRCUIT COURTS.

42. The clerks of the several Circuit Courts for the counties
shall each give bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of
fourteen thousand dollars, with good, able and sufficient securi-
ties, being persons of visible and landed estates within this State,
to be approved by the judge of the Circuit Court of which he is
clerk, with the following condition: " The condition of the above
obligation is such, that if the above bound A. B., whilst he shall
continue in the office of cterk of the Circuit Court for ————
county, 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 per-
fect records and entries, according to the truth and nature of
the matter or thing required to be entered or recorded, and
shall duly and carefully look after, sustain, preserve, repair and
maintain all the several books, papers and records being and
remaining in the said office, as also those that from time to time
during his continuance in the said office shall be added there-
unto, in such manner as that in case of death, or that he shall be
legally dismissed from officiating longer in said office, or that in
case he shall remove or resign, he, the said A. B., his executors
or administrators, shall surrender and deliver up, or cause to be
surrendered and delivered up to the next person who shall
succeed him in said office, all the papers and record books being
in said office in good order and repair, with the records and
entries faithfully, legibly and truly made up and entered, during
the time he hath officiated in the said clerk's office, without
favor or affection, but according to the truth and the nature of
the thing, and shall well and faithfully pay over to the Trea-
surer of the State of Maryland all sums of money received by
him for the use of the State, according to law, in the manner and
at the time limited by law, without fraud or further delay, and
shall well and truly account for the same with the officer or per-
son or persons authorized to receive the same; and the duty of
his said office by law imposed legally, duly and faithfully shall
discharge, according to law and the true intent and meaning of
the law in such case made and provided, then the above obliga-
tion to be void and of none effect, or else to remain in full force
and virtue in law."

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43. The said bond shall be recorded in the office of the court
of which he is clerk, and shall be renewed every second year