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count or claim doth not exceed the sum of fifty dollars, and shall keep a
record of every claim passed by him, in the same manner as of claims
passed by the orphans' court.

The registry under this section is an official record—object thereof. Seighman v.
Marshall, 17 Md. 569.

An. Code, sec. 272. 1904, sec. 269. 1888, sec. 265. 1818, ch. 217, sec. 4. 1831, ch. 315, sec. 1.

281. During the recess of the orphans' court he may take the probate
of wills and grant letters testamentary or of administration.

What is meant by the probate of a will, and what is necessary thereto? Tilghman
v. France, 99 Md. 615.
See secs. 348 and 353.

An. Code, sec. 273. 1904, sec. 270. 1888, see. 266. 1779, ch. 25, sec. 7. 1826, ch. 247, sec. 9.

282. He shall not demand, take or receive from any person whatso-
ever any fee, gratuity, gift or reward, for giving his advice in any matter
or thing relative to his office, under the penalty of one hundred dollars.

An. Code, sec. 274. 1904, sec. 271. 1888, sec. 267. 1786, ch. 10. 1898, ch. 472.

283. He shall not plead as an attorney in any court in the county
where he is register for any person, on any pretense whatsoever; and shall
not exact, extort, demand, take, accept or receive from any person whatso-
ever any fee, gratuity, gift or reward, for giving his advice in any matter
or thing that will be transacted in the courts of the county where he is
register, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense.

An. Code, sec. 275. 1904, sec. 272. 1888, sec. 268. 1804, ch. 78.

284. In all cases where a register of wills has been appointed auditor
for the purpose of ascertaining the sum for which judgment shall be ren-
dered against any executor or administrator, it shall be his duty to act in
virtue of such appointment, under the penalty of fifty dollars for every
such neglect; and in all cases where a person other than the register of
wills hath been appointed as aforesaid, who shall refuse to act, the register
of wills shall be appointed auditor in the place of the person refusing, and
shall forthwith proceed to discharge the duties thereof, under the penalty
above mentioned. And the said register, and every other person who shall
act as auditor, shall be allowed for his trouble the same fee as the register
is by law entitled to receive for stating an account of the same number of
sides which any statement to be made by him as auditor shall contain, to
be paid by the plaintiff to such auditor, and to be allowed to such plaintiff
in his costs against the executor or administrator as other costs are taxed
against them.

An. Code, sec. 276. 1904, sec. 273. 1888, sec. 269. 1853, ch. 444, sec. 1. Const., art. 3, sec. 45.

285. The registers of wills for the several counties, the emoluments
of whose office shall exceed the sum of three thousand dollars in any one
year, after deducting therefrom the necesary expenses incident to their
office for the same period, shall pay the excess to the treasurer; and the