CONSTITUTION—ART. IV—SEC. 45. 197

TITLE XIII.

Coroners, Notaries Public, and Commis-

sioners to take Acknowledgments

of Deeds, etc.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IV—SEC. 45.
ARTICLE 19. CORONERS.
ARTICLE 20. NOTARIES PUBLIC.

ARTICLE 21. COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
DEEDS, ETC.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IV—SEC. 45.

Coroners, Elisors, and Notaries Public.

Coroners, elisors, and notaries public may be appointed for each county, and Coroners, etc
the city of Baltimore, in the manner, for the purpose, and with the powers
now fixed, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law.

ARTICLE XIX.
CORONERS.

1 Bond 2 Return of process on death of, how made 3 When to summon inquest 4 May summon physician to attend inquest 5 Physician summoned and not attending may be fined

6 To include physician's fee in account 7 To provide coffin and bury dead 8 To execute process when sheriff is incom- petent

1. Every coroner before he acts as such shall, within sixty days after his appointment, and in each year thereafter, give bond to the State of Maryland with securities approved by the judges of the Orphans' Court, or some of them, in the penalty of three thousand dollars, with a condition that he will well and truly execute the office of coroner in all things thereunto belonging, and shall also well and faithfully execute and return all writs or other process to him directed; and shall also pay and deliver to the person or per- sons entitled to receive the same all sums of money, all goods and chattels by him levied, seized or taken agreeably to the directions of the writ or other process under which the same shall have been levied, seized or taken; and shall also keep and detain in safe cus- tody all and every person committed to his custody or by him taken, in execution, or who shall be committed for the want of bail, with- out suffering them to escape or depart from his custody, and shall also satisfy and pay all judgments which shall be rendered against

Art 25, 8 1 1824, c 145, s 1 Bond