2128 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93

orphans' court of his city or county, and every order of courts or
register setting forth the nature of such paper or proceedings, with the
proper reference to the place of recording the same, similar in every
respect to the dockets as now required by law to be kept in the several
offices of the equity courts of this State, and in addition to any hooks
or dockets now required by law to be kept, and which additional
docket shall be subject to the same supervision by State officials as
other dockets now are; and the register of wills is hereby authorized
to charge, tax and collect for each entry made thereon at the same
rates as clerks of courts of equity throughout this State are now
authorized to tax costs and collect therefor, and to account for such
collection to the state comptroller. And be it further enacted, that
this law shall take effect from the first day of June, A. D. 1908; pro-
vided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall in any
manner be applicable to any papers, proceedings or orders to be filed
or had in any estate, the administration of which is now pending or
which may be pending prior to the said first day of June, but the same
be proceeded with and concluded in accordance with the practice now
in force in the orphans' court.

1904, art. 93, sec. 265. 1888, art. 93, sec. 261. 1860, art. 93, sec. 257.
1798. ch. 101, sub-ch. 15, sec. 10.

268. He shall attend his office daily in person or by deputy unless
prevented' by sickness, accident or necessity for the dispatch of office
business; he shall lodge every original paper and record made up by
him in some repository of the courthouse of the county or city, or in
such other place of safety as the said court may appoint; and the
county commisioners of the county and mayor and city council of Bal-
timore shall provide and keep in repair the said repository at the
charge of the county or city.

Ibid. sec. 266. 1888. art. 93, sec. 262. 1860, art. 93, sec. 258.
1816, ch. 203, sec. 5.

269. In the recess of the orphans' court, he may receive inven-
tories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers and state guardians'
and administrators' accounts, subject to the review of and final passage
or rejection by the orphans' court.

Ibid. sec. 267. 1888. art. 93, sec. 203. 1860, art. 93, sec. 259. 1816, ch. 203, sec. 6.

270. He may take probate of accounts against deceased persons'
estates that are proper to be brought before him, or before the orphans'
court, for passage or settlement.

Ibid. sec. 268. 1888. art 93. sec. 264. 1860, art. 93, sec. 260. 1802. ch. 101, sec. 4

1854, ch. 86. sec. 1.

271. In the recess of the orphans' court, he may pass any account
against the estate of any deceased person where the amount of such
account or claim doth not exceed the sum of fifty dollars, and shall