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commissioner of the land office; and it shall be the duty of the judges of
the circuit court for the counties and the judge of the superior court -of
Baltimore city to enforce this section by such fines and penalties as they
may provide, and any failure to comply with the requirements of sections 63
and 64 by any of said clerks shall be a contempt of court.
See note to sec. 63.

An. Code, sec. 61. 1904, see. 60. 1888, sec. 56. 1766, ch. 14, sec. 2.

65. Every clerk who receives a deed or instrument of writing which
is required to be recorded within a specific time shall endorse thereon the
time when he receives the same.

An. Code, sec. 62. 1904, sec. 61. 1888, sec. 57. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 2.

66. Before the first of May in each year, they shall apply to the comp-
troller for such number of blank licenses of every sort as may probably be
required for the use of their respective counties for one year, or the frac-
tional part of the year, terminating on the 30th day of April then next
ensuing.

Cited but not construed in Weber v. State, 116 Md. 409.
See art. 19, sec. 25, et seq.

An. Code, sec. 64. 1904, sec. 63. 1888, sec. 59. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 3.

67. On or before the first Monday of June and December in each year,
they shall return to the comptroller, under oath, a list and account of the
licenses issued by them, respectively, which shall contain the number of
licenses issued, of each grade and kind, when issued, what amount of
money was received for each license, and the person to whom the same was
granted ; and also show the number, grades and description of blank licenses
remaining unissued.

Cited but not construed in Weber v. State, 116 Md. 409.

An. Code, sec. 65. 1904, sec. 64. 1888, sec. 60. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 4.

68. Any clerk who shall fail or neglect (annually), on the first day of

May or at such other time or times as may be necessary, to apply to the

comptroller for blank licenses, in the manner herein directed, shall forfeit

and pay for every such failure or neglect, the sum of one thousand dollars.

Cited but not construed in Weber v. State, 116 Md. 409.

An. Code, sec. 66. 1904, sec. 65. 1888, sec. 61. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 5.

69. Any clerk who shall refuse or neglect to return to the comptroller
lists and accounts of all licenses issued by him, as hereinbefore required,
shall be charged by the comptroller with the whole amount of blank licenses
delivered to him, at the several rates fixed by law therefor; and the comp-
troller shall immediately thereafter direct the official bond of such clerk
to be put in suit for the recovery thereof.

Cited but not construed in Weber v. State, 116 Md. 409.

An. Code, sec. 67. 1904, sec. 66. 1888, sec. 62. 1824, ch. 158. 1827, ch. 117, sec. 6

1898, ch. 264,

70. Every clerk shall lay before every grand jury attending his court,
a list of all licenses granted by him for two years prior to the meeting of;