ART. 57. ] CLERKS OF COURTS.

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36. He shall, on or before the first Monday in June and Decem-
ber in each year, return to the comptroller, under oath, a list and
account of the licenses issued by him; which shall contain the num-
ber of licenses issued of each grade and kind, when issued, what
amount of money was received for each license, and person to whom
the same was granted; and also show the number, grades and de-
scription of blank licenses remaining unissued.

Id s 62
1853, c 86, s. 3.
To return
account of
licences to
comptroller.

37. Any clerk who shall fail or neglect (annually), on the first day
of May, or at such other time or times as may be necessary, to apply
to the comptroller for blank licenses, in the manner herein directed,
shall forfeit and pay for every such failure or neglect the sum of one
thousand dollars

Id s 63.
1853, c 86, s 4
Penalty for not

applying for

38. Any clerk who shall refuse or neglect to return to the comp-
troller lists and accounts of all licenses issued by him, as hereinbe-
fore required, shall be charged by the comptroller with the whole
amount of blank licenses delivered to such clerk, at the several rates
fixed by law therefor; and the comptroller shall immediately there-
after direct the official bond of such clerk to be put in suit for the

Id s. 64.
1853, c 86, s 5
Penalty for not
returning.

recovery thereof.
3 9. Every clerk shall lay before every grand jury, attending his
court, a list of all licenses granted by him, and not by him before
returned to any grand jury.

Id. s 65
1824, c 158,
1827, c 117, s 6
To return lists
of licenses to
grand jury

40. All the provisions herein contained relating to the obtaining
of blank licenses, granting the same, and returning an account thereof
to the comptroller by the clerks of the Circuit Courts for the counties,
shall apply to the clerk of the Common Pleas as fully as if the same
were herein repeated.

FEES AND COSTS.

Id s 73
Applicable to
clerk of Court
of Common
Pleas

41. Every clerk shall make out accounts of his fees in a fair,
legible hand, and in words at length.

Id. s 32
1731, c 15, s 2.
How to make
out fees

4 2. He shall deliver to either plaintiff or defendant (if required),
full copies, in a fair, legible hand, of all the costs of suit recovered
by or against the party requiring the same; and on failure to do so,
such clerk shall forfeit and pay thirty dollars.

Id s 33
1731 c 15 s 3
To give copies
of costs

Penalty.

43. No clerk shall receive any fees or compensation for services
rendered as clerk, until he has given bond executed and approved
as herein provided.

BONDS OF CLERKS OF CIRCUIT COURTS.

Id s 31
1742, c 10. s 2,
1800, c 82, s 3.
Not to receive
fees, etc, before
bonding.

44. The clerks of the several Circuit Courts for the counties
shall each give bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of four-
teen thousand dollars, with good, able, and sufficient securities, being
persons of visible and landed estates within this State, to be ap-
proved by the judge of the Circuit Court of which he is clerk, with
the following condition: "The condition of the above obligation is
such, that if the above bound A. B., whilst he shall continue in the

Art 18, s 42
1742, c 10, 1800,
c 82, ss 2, 3,
1824, c 95, 1844,
c 63
Bond
27 Md 706,
2 G. & J 255