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P. G. L , (1860,) art. 11, sec. 23. 1849, ch. 28, secs. 1-3. 1856, ch. 19.

23. Whenever it shall become necessary from the absence,
sickness, resignation or death of any State's attorney, the several
courts of this State shall have power to appoint some competent
person to perform the duties of State's attorney in conducting
criminal or civil cases depending in such court until a State's
attorney shall be appointed and qualify, or be able to attend and
act in person as the case may be, and the person so appointed,
shall receive the same compensation as the State's attorney.

McCauley v. State, 21 Md 568.

1864, ch. 243.

24. In any case where judgment shall be recovered by the
State against any principal debtor and a surety or sureties, and
said judgment shall be satisfied by said surety or sureties, the
same shall be entered by the attorney representing the State to
the use of the surety or sureties satisfying the same, on the said,
attorney filing in the case a certificate of the comptroller stating
that said judgment has been so satisfied, and said surety or sure-
ties shall then be entitled to execution in his or their own name
or names against the principal and the other sureties, in the same
manner and subject to the same provisions contained in sections.
6 and 7 of Article VIII.

Peacock v. Pembroke. 8 Md. 348,

Attorneys in Fact.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 11, sec. 24. 1836, ch. 270.

25. All payments of money, transfers of property or other
dealings made or had to or with any person acting under a power
of attorney, or other agency duly executed or created by any
person within this State, which would be binding upon the party
giving such power of attorney or agency if the same was in full
force and unrevoked at the time of such payment, transfer or
other dealings, shall be equally binding and obligatory upon the
representatives or other assignees of such party, although at the
time aforesaid said party may be dead, or may have assigned his.
interest in such money, property or dealings; provided, that the