ART. 57. ] CLERKS OP COURTS. 527

OATHS.

27 Clerks empowered to administer oaths

CIVIL COMMISSIONS.

28 To deliver civil commissions

QUALIFICATIONS AND OATHS OF OFFICERS.

29 To report officers who qualify. |

| 30. To give certificates of qualification.

LAWS AND DOCUMENTS.

31. To receive and dispose of books, docu- ments, etc

32. To deliver laws and documents.

NOTARIAL REGISTERS.
33 Notaries' papers, may maintain suit for same

LICENSES.

34 To apply for blank licenses 35 To grant licenses 36 To return account of licenses to comp- troller

37 Penalty for not applying for blanks. 38 Penalty for not returning 39 To return list of licenses to grand jury. 40 Applicable to clerk of Common Pleas

FEES AND COSTS.

41 How to make out fees 42 To give copies of coats, penalty.

43 Not to receive fees, etc, before bonding.

BONDS OF CLERKS OF CIRCUIT COURTS.

44 Bond. 45 Where bond to be recorded and when re- ceived.

46 Penalty for failing to give bond 47. Certified copy to be sent to comptroller.

COUNTER SECURITY.

48 How and when clerks or registers required to give counter security, penalty for non-com-
pliance, fees of office attachable.

ACCOUNTS WITH COMPTROLLER, ETC.

49 What returns to be made to comptroller. 50 Payments into treasury. 51. What part of emoluments to be paid into treasury, statement of proceeds, etc, not to exceed what amount.

52 Return of accounts of receipts and ex- penses 53. Penalty for false swearing to account 54 Bond liable for surplus.

COMPENSATION OF ASSISTANT CLERKS, ETC.
66 Compensation of deputies, how fixed

CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

56 What records, etc, to have custody of 67. To renew bond and how approved

58 How original residence lost.

RELATING TO CLERKS GENERALITY. 1. Every clerk shall have the custody of the books and papers pertaining to his office, and shall carefully keep and preserve the same; he shall file all papers delivered to him to be filed, and shall record all judgments, decrees, deeds, and writings, which by law are required to be recorded in the office of which he is clerk; he shall issue all writs and process which by law may be issued from

Art 18, s 1 1766, c. 14, s 2, 1817, c 119. ss. 1, 2, 8, 9, 1833, c. 88, 1845, c 254. Clerks to hare custody of books and 22 Md 94, 30