1720 INDEX.

LAND OFFICE— Continued

ART

SEC

PAGE

His fees for recording ........

54

6

902

Shall keep a seal . . .....

54

7

902

Shall hove charge of chancery records

and ante-revolution papers . .

54

8

902

May certify copies of such chancery rec-

ords .... . . . . .....

54

9

902

His bond ... ... ...

54

10

003

Shall account monthly, under oath, with

comptroller, for monies paid to him for

public lands ........

54

11

908

Shall record certificates and issue patents.

54

12

903

Shall have custody of books containing

deeds of soldier's lots, and other land

records ...

54

13

903

Also, of extracts transferred to him by

clerk of court of appeals ....

54

13

903

Shall give certified copies thereof when

required ..... ... . ....

54

13

903

Shall receive, file and record extracts of

deeds sent by clerks of courts . .

54

14

903

Shall index land records and extracts .

54

15

004

Comptroller to issue warrant to pay cost

of such indexing .

54

16

904

Shall issue patent to parties entitled to

British confiscated lands, upon appli-

cation ....... . ..

54

37

904

Applicant to publish advertisement be-

fore patents may be issued in such

cases .........

54

18

905

Party objecting, to file his objections

54

]9

905

Commissioner to hear the parties

54

20

905

May determine disputes concerning va-

lidity of surveys under his warrants

54

21

905

Also, concerning issuing of patents

54

21

905

Where interested, judges of second judi-

cial circuit to act in his place

54

22

906

Vacant or escheated land may be taken

up.. .......

54

23

906

Proceedings in such cases

54

24-23

906-907

Charge for common warrant, special war-

rant or proclamation warrant

54

26

907

Special charges for Allegany and Wash-

ington counties

54

26

907

Any fee simple owner of land may ob-

tain warrant of re-survey . ...

54

27

007

When in possession, and not desiring to

add contiguous vacancy, may obtain

such warrant...... ...... . .

54

28

907