668 ARTICLE 17

An. Code, 1924, sec. 26. 1912, see. 23A. 1914, ch. 341.

33. Whenever in any cause in a Court of Equity any real or leasehold
estate is sold and the proceedings, or any part of them, are by law proper
to be recorded among the records of such Court, the costs accruing in such
cause up to and including the final ratification of the sale, including the
costs of recording such papers as are by law proper to be recorded, shall be
paid before the final ratification of the first auditor's account after such
sale; and upon the payment of such costs it shall be the duty of the clerk
of the Court to forthwith record so much of said proceedings as are by law
proper to be recorded.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 27. 1912, sec. 24. 1908, ch. 404.

34. The clerks of the several circuit courts for the counties, and of the
circuit court of Baltimore City, and of the circuit court No. 2 of Baltimore
City shall each keep a well-bound book in which they shall cause to be
recorded all final decrees passed in all proceedings for divorce. Each of said
clerks shall be entitled to charge and receive a fee of one dollar for each and
every decree therein recorded, to be part of the costs in the case, and to be
taxed and collected as Other costs are now taxed and collected. If any such
clerk shall neglect or refuse to make such record, he shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars for the
use of the State; provided, that said clerks shall not be required to record
said decrees until the costs thereof shall have been first paid.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 28. 1912, sec. 24A. 1914, ch. 254.

35. The Clerks of the several Circuit Courts for the counties and the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, shall in well bound books
to be by them provided, register, record, docket and index all judgments
and decrees of the Courts of the United States, in the same manner and at
like charges as judgments and decrees of the State Courts are by them
registered, recorded, docketed and indexed, and if any such clerk shall
neglect or refuse to make such record he shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for the
use of the state.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 29. 1912, sec. 25. 1904, sec. 24. 1888, sec. 22. 1817, ch. 119, sec. 8.

. 36. If any person applies for a copy of the record of a judgment or
decree in any case where the judgment or decree is not required by law
to be recorded, the clerk shall make and certify a copy of the same from
the papers, minutes and docket entries of such case, which shall be as
available as a regular transcript of a recorded judgment or decree.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 30. 1912, sec. 26. 1904, sec. 25. 1888, sec. 23. 1826, ch. 200, sec. 6.

37. The clerk of any court shall, upon application during the vacation
of said court, enter an appeal from the judgment, order or degree of said
court to the court of appeals.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 31. 1912, sec. 27. 1904, sec. 26. 1888, sec. 24. 1723, ch. 8, sec. 5.
1822, ch. 131. 1826, ch. 200, sec. 3. 1842, ch. 70. 1853, ch. 374.

38. The clerks may approve any appeal bond, writ of error bond, bond
for removal of proceedings by writ of certiorari, injunction bond, trustee's
bond or receiver's bond to be filed, in their respective courts.