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this article, but shall only operate to give the judgment creditor
who shall discover such property or claims, a priority, to be paid
out of the proceeds thereof.

Hupe v. Seibert, 4 Gill, 240. Waters v. Dashiell, 1 Md. 472. Manahan v.
Sammon, 3 Md, 463. Becker v. Whitehill, 55 Md. 572,

P. G. L , (1860,) art. 48, sec. 16. 1854, ch. 193, sec. 16. 1880, ch. 172.

18. The clerks of the circuit courts may receive the petitions
under this article, and appoint the preliminary trustee mentioned
in this article, and approve his bond, as well as the bond of the
permanent trustee; take acknowledgments to the deeds to the
preliminary and permanent trustees, and fix the day or days for
the insolvent to appear and answer interrogatories or allegations,
and order notices to be given to the creditors under such rules as
the circuit court may prescribe, and shall receive as compensation
one dollar.

Ibid sec. 17. 1854, ch. 193, sec. 17. 1880, ch. 172.

19. The clerk of the court of common pleas of Baltimore city
may appoint, from among the clerks in his office, one who shall
have the power vested in the clerks of the circuit courts by the
preceding sections of this article, and shall also have power to re-
ceive the answers of insolvents to interrogatories, and to report on
such interrogatories and answers to the court, and who shall
receive such compensation as said clerk of the court of common
pleas of Baltimore city may prescribe, to be paid by the parties
applying for the benefit of this article, which compensation shall
not be less than two dollars nor more than ten dollars to each ap-
plicant, according to the difficulties of the respective cases; and
all sums of money received from all such applicants, by the said
clerk, beyond the aggregate of fifteen hundred dollars per annum,
shall be paid into the treasury of the State.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1854, ch. 193, sec. 18. 1880, ch. 172.

20. The court may allow to the preliminary trustee commis-
sions not exceeding two per cent., and to the permanent trustee
commissions not exceeding six per cent., upon the estate of the
insolvent.