ART. 57. ] CLERKS OF COURTS.

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19. It shall be the duty of the clerks of the respective courts:
and of the justices of the peace, in taking the supersedeas of any
judgment, to accept no party as a superseder, unless satisfied that
said party is worth in real or personal estate, over and above his
actual debts, the full amount of the judgment proposed to be super-
seded.

BONDS, ORDERS IN EQUITY, COMMISSIONS TO TAKE TESTIMONY.

Id s 24
1860, c 132, s 2.
Whom to take
as superseders.
33 Md 635,
38 Md 465.

20. 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 re-
spective courts.

Id s 22
1723, c 8. 8 5,
1822, c. 131, 1626,
c 200, s 3, 1842,
c 70, 1853, c 374.
What bonds
may be ap-
proved by clerk.

21- The clerks of the several Circuit Courts for the counties and
the city of Baltimore, the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
City, the clerk of Baltimore City Court, and the clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas, shall each have concurrent power with the judge
of his court to pass all orders nisi for the ratification of auditors'
reports and accounts, but not final orders.

Id s 26
1853, c 412
May pass orders
nisi for ratifica-
tion of auditors'
reports.

22. The clerks of the Circuit Courts for the counties and the
city of Baltimore, and the clerk of the Superior Court of the City of
Baltimore, may each pass all orders nisi for the ratification of sales
made and reported under decrees or orders of the Court of which
he is clerk, but not final orders.

Id s 27
1852, c 173, s 1
May pass order s
nisi for ratifica-
tion of sales

23. Every clerk may issue commissions to take testimony to the
standing commissioners appointed by his court for that purpose,
and, if the parties agree thereto in writing, may issue a commission
to any person or persons named in such agreement.

Id s 28
1852, c. 173, s 2
May issue com-
missions to take
testimony.
4 Md 476,
3 Pet. 1.

24. When an infant defendant is returned "summoned, " the
clerk may issue a commission to some discreet person to assign a
guardian for, and take the answer of, such infant.
23. They may pass and issue orders of publication to notify
non-resident defendants.

SUITS ON BONDS GIVEN TO STATE.

Id s. 29
1840, c 109, s 1,
1862, c. 173, s 3
Commission to
assign guardian.
8 G & J 137.
Id s. 30.
1852, c. 173, s 4.
Orders of pub-
lication against
non-resident
defendants

26. In all suits brought on bonds given to the State, the clerk
shall, before he issues the writ, indorse thereon the name of the party
at whose instance and for whose use such suit is instituted.

OATH.

Id s 34.
1795, c 54, s 10.
To indorse on
writ name of
party for whose
use milt is
brought
8Md 295,
39 Md 187.

27. The clerks of all the courts to which jurors are summoned
shall administer to the sheriff the oath required to be taken by him
on his returning a panel of jurors; and the clerks of the several
courts of this State, and their deputies, are hereby empowered to
administer oaths upon all legal papers for file in their respective
offices upon which affidavits are required by law.

1870, c. 295.
Clerks empow-
ered to admin-
ister oaths