FEES OF OFFICERS. 1413

For exemplification of letters testamentary without a copy of will,

or of administration under seal of office.................... 50

For making out the balance and distribution of a deceased person's

estate, including all searches and references for that purpose.... 50

For entering the appointment of persons to ascertain and report
the annual value of the real or personal estate of minors and
issuing warrant under seal with probate thereon.............. 15

For issuing a second or other warrant under seal of office for the
appraisement of personal property or assets belonging to a de-
ceased person's estate, with a probate thereon............... 50

For entering and recording an order of court for a sale of property

and a transcript thereof under certificate and seal of office..... 50

For entering an order of court to notify creditors to produce their
claims and a transcript thereof under a certificate and seal of
office ............................................... 50

For entering an appeal with prayer and order in relation thereto. 10

For taxing, making out and filing a bill of costs of the parties to a
petition, libel, caveat, or in any case of controversy, with the sev-
eral items or articles at large............................. 15

For a copy thereof, if demanded and delivered................. 10

For making out docket for the orphans' court, for every ten words

or figures written, and so pro rata.......................1 1/2

For alphabeting every instrument, proceeding, paper or other mat-
ter recorded in the office and endorsing or entering thereon a cer-
tificate referring to the record, other than alphabets to the docket
of citations and attachments.............................. 5

For filing, entering, endorsing and preserving each paper in any

controverted case and not otherwise charged for............. 5

For issuing summons, attachment or other process where there are

one or more persons, under seal........................... 30

For writing and taking probat of account or claim against estates

of deceased persons, including the oaths...................... 10

For any entry on the docket not herein provided for, if allowed by

the orphans' court ..................................... 5

For entering any judgment, order or decree of the orphans' court. 25

For recording or transcribing any paper or thing not herein pro-
vided for, for every ten words or figures, and so pro rata...... 1

For recording indenture of apprentice bound by his father or him-
self or by the trustees of the poor......................... 40

For receiving and paying over any taxes due the State or other pub-
lic money, he shall retain five per centum, except in the city of
Baltimore, where he shall retain two per centum.

As to registers of wills, see art. 93, sec. 272, et seq.
See notes to sec. 12...