| 1805.
CHAP. 65.
Powers of the
judges out of
court. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That each of the judges
shall, out of
court, have, use and exercise, all and singular the power, jurisdiction
and authority, that might or could have been done by any
judge of the late general court, of the former court of appeals, or
by any chief justice of a district court. |
Clerks of the court
of appeals, how to
be appointed. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no appointment
of the clerks of
the court of appeals for the western or eastern shore shall be made,
until all the judges of said court shall be present, or shall, by writing,
declare his or their preference in favour of any particular
candidate for the said office of clerk. |
Fees of the clerks
of the court of appeals. |
15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the clerks of
the courts of appeals
for the western and eastern shore respectively, shall have the
same fees for their services as the clerks of the county courts were
entitled to for the same or similar services by law. |
| Fees of attornies. |
16. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all attorneys
practising in the
court of appeals of this state, shall be entitled to receive the same
fees as attorneys were entitled to receive in the late general court. |
Writs of error,
how returnable
when issued before
the judges of
the court of appeals
qualify. |
17. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all writs of error
which have
issued, or shall issue, from and after the passing of this act, and
before the judges of the court of appeals shall have qualified under
their respective commissions, shall be returnable to the first day of
the first court of appeals for the eastern or western shore respectively
to be held next after the passing of this act, any law to the
contrary notwithstanding. |
Books, deeds, records,
&c. of the
late general court
to be deposited in
the office of the
clerk of the court
of appeals of the
shore—How copies
of such records
are to be authenticated,
&c. |
18. AND BE IT ENACTED, That hereafter all
the books, deeds,
transcripts of deeds, bonds, papers, records and proceedings, together
with the records of the laws and the land records of the
general court for the western shore, shall be deposited and lodged
in the office of the clerk of the court of appeals for the western
shore shall be kept; and the books, deeds, transcripts of
deeds, bonds, papers, records and proceedings, together with the
land records of the general court of the eastern shore, shall be
deposited and lodged in the office of the clerk of the court of appeals
for the eastern shore, and shall be safely and securely kept
in the same manner as the books, papers and records, of the court
of appeals for the eastern shore shall be kept, and thereafter all
copies, transcripts and exemplifications, of such records, drawn
and made out in due form of law, and authenticated by the clerk
of the court of appeals of the respective shores, and certified in the
manner directed by law, shall be of the same force, effect and validity,
to every intent and purpose whatever, and shall have the
same operation in law, as copies, transcripts and exemplifications,
heretofore drawn, made out and authenticated, by either clerk of
the general court, and certified in the manner prescribed by law. |
Where chancellor
is interested chief
judge of the district
to decree, &c. |
19. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in all cases where
the chancellor
is or may be interested, and where bills in chancery may properly
lie, the chief judge of the district in which the chancery
court shall sit, shall hear, determine, order and decree thereon, in
the same manner as if such chief judge was the chancellor, and
an appeal may lie in such cases from the decree of the judge
to the court of appeals, who may hear and determine in the same
as on appeals from the chancery court; Provided, that the process |
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