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REGISTERS OF WILLS.
3 7. The register of wills, in each county, before he acts as such, shall give bond with two good and sufficient securities, in the penal sum of seven thousand dollars, payable to this State, conditioned	1861, c 83 Register's bond
for the faithful performance of his said office of register of wills, which bond shall betaken and securities approved by the judges of the Orphans' Court, and recorded in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for the county in which the party so executing the bond shall live, or the Superior Court of Baltimore City, if register	Where to be recorded
of said city, and every register shall renew his bond on or before the thirty-first day of December in every second year.	Renewal of bond
32. On default of any register of wills to execute the bond re- quired by the preceding section, within the time therein prescribed, such defaulter shall he subject to a penalty of one thousand dollars, to be recovered by indictment, in the name of the Suite, in the Cir- cuit Court of the county in which such officer shall reside, or if he reside in the city of Baltimore, to be recovered by indictment in the Criminal Court of Baltimore.	Art 93, s 254. 1821, c 193, s 2. Penalty for neglect to execute bond.
33, It shall be the duty of each register of wills to transmit to the governor, on the first Monday of October next after the execu- tion of said bond, a certified copy of the bond executed by him.	Id s 255 1823, c 195, s 3. Copy to be sent to governor
34. Each register shall diligently attend each meeting of the Orphans' Court in Ins county or city, and, under their direction, make full and fair entries of their proceedings, and also make a fair record in a strongly bound book or hooks of all wills proved before him or the said court, or authenticated according to law, and of all other matters by law directed to lie recorded in the said court, or in his office; he shall make out and issue every summons, pro- cess, or order of the court, and shall in every respect act under their control and direction, as the clerk of a court of law is under the direction of the said court of law; and he shall give out and certify, under the seal of the court, any copy of any part of the proceedings in the court, or in his office, winch any person may de- mand, and he shall be entitled to a reward for any service by him	Id s 256 1798, c 101, sub-c 15, s 9 Register to act as clerk to Orphans' Court. 1 Gill 66.
done, according to the table of fees now or hereafter settled by law.	Fees
33, He shall attend his office daily in person or by deputy, unless prevented by sickness, accident, or necessity, for the dispatch of office business; he shall lodge every original paper, and record by him made up, in some repository of the court-house of the county or city, or in such other place of safety as the said court may appoint, and the county commissioners of the county, or mayor and city council of Baltimore, shall provide and keep in repair the said repository at the county's charge	Id s 257. 1798, c 101, sub-c 15, 10 To attend office d. illy Where to keep mutual papers and records
36. He may, in the recess of the Orphans' Court, receive inven- tories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers, and state guardians' and administrators' accounts, subject to the review of and final pus- sage or rejection by the Orphans' Court.	Id s 238 1816, c 203, s 5. To receive in- ventories, etc, and state ac- counts, in recess of court.