| 1800.
CHAP. 76.
Register's fees. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the register of
wills of Harford
county shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees for doing
the duties herein prescribed as he is entitled to receive for like
services; and in all cases of services rendered under the provisions
of this act, in recording and correcting errors and defects by the
late register, and the executors or administrators are deceased, and
the estate insolvent, then and in such cases the fees due to the register
for such services shall be and are hereby directed to be levied
by the levy court of said county as other county charges are levied,
and shall be collected in the same manner as other county levies
are collected, and paid over to the present register. |
Form of entry in
cases of error and
defect. |
10. AND BE IT ENACTED, that in all cases of
error and defect
remedied by this act, the said register shall enter in words of
length, upon the record in each case, under the direction of the said
orphans court, " defect in the form of oath, probat and so forth, as
the case may be, cured by an act of assembly, passed November
session, eighteen hundred;" the same entries shall be made in all cases
of certified copies given under the seal of office by said register. |
Certain entries to
be valid. |
11. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in all cases where
estates have
not been heretofore finally settled, and the original evidences of
claims against the estate of any deceased are lost or destroyed, and
any entry of such evidences have been made in the hand writing of
the late register in a book now in said office, purporting to be an
account book, the said entries shall have the same validity as the
original evidence might, could or ought to have, if the same had
not been lost or destroyed. |
In certain cases
copy of inventory
may be received. |
12. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in cases where
no inventory
has been returned, and the original inventory has been lost or destroyed,
and the appraisers are deceased or removed, that a copy
of said inventory, proved to the satisfaction of the court by the oath
of a competent witness, may be received, at the discretion of the
said orphans court, to be recorded, and when so received and
recorded, shall be of the same effect and validity as if the original
inventory had been received and recorded, any law to the contrary
notwithstanding. |
Court to receive
proof relative to
such inventory. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in cases where
no inventory has
been returned, and the original inventory has been lost or destroyed,
and no copy of the same has been preserved, and the appraisers
are deceased or removed, the orphans court shall and may, at their
discretion, receive such proof of the said inventory, and of its amount,
as in their discretion shall seem reasonable, just and proper,
and the said proof shall be entered of record, and when recorded
shall be of the same effect as if the original inventory had been returned,
filed and recorded, in due form of law. |
Cost of books to be
levied. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the register of
wills of
Harford county shall lay before the levy court of said county the
amount of costs of the books by him procured for the recording and
certifying the proceedings in said office, and the said court shall
levy the same, which shall be collected and paid over to the said register
as other county charges are collected and paid over in said
county. |
No correction to
be made without
authority of court. |
15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no correction
or entry of defect
whatever shall be made by the register in virtue of this act unless
under the authority and inspection of the orphans court of said
county. |
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