380 CHANCERY. [ART. 16

Barnum v. Raborg, 2 Md. Ch. 516. Mitchell v. Mitchell, 3 Md. Ch. 71.
White v. Okisko Co.,, 3 Md. Ch. 214. Williams v. Savage Manfg. Co., 3 Md.
Ch 418. Walker v House, 4 Md. Ch. 39. Ohio Life Ins. Co. v. Winn, 4
Md. Ch. 253 Wyman v. Jones, 4 Md. Ch. 500 Winn v. Albert, 5 Md. 66.
Glenn's Exrs. v. Cockey, 16 Md 455. Calvert v. Carter, 18 Md. 75.

1888, art. 16, sec. 19 1860, art. 16, sec. 19. 1785, ch. 72, sec. 17. 1840,

ch. 109, sec. 7.

19. The auditor shall be allowed four dollars and fifty cents
per day for every day he shall be reasonably employed in
stating, auditing and settling any account, to be paid by the
party desiring such accounts to be stated, audited and settled,
and taxed in the bill of costs of the party for whom the decree
may pass in the cause.

Dorsey v. Hammond, 1 Bl. 467. Winder v. Diffenderfer, 2 Bl 166.

Ibid. sec. 20. Rule 53.

20. Whenever a reference of any matter is made to the
auditor for examination and report thereof, or for the statement
of an account, the party at whose instance the reference is made,
shall, within a reasonable time, and without any unnecessary
delay, cause the matter of reference to be laid before the
auditor for his action; and if such party shall omit to do so,
any other party interested in the subject-matter of the reference
shall be at liberty to cause the matter to be laid before the
auditor, who shall proceed therein without delay.

Ibid. sec. 21. Rule 54.

21. Upon every such reference it shall be the duty of the
auditor, as soon as he reasonably can, after the matter of the
reference is brought before him, if evidence is to be produced,
or vouchers filed, to assign a time and place for proceeding in
the matter, and to give notice thereof to the parties or their
solicitors; and if either party shall fail to attend at the time
and place appointed, the auditor shall be at liberty to proceed
in the absence of such party, or, in his discretion, to adjourn
the examination and proceeding to a future day, giving notice
thereof to the parties or their solicitors, but noting all the cost
that may attend such adjournment, which shall be subject to
the order and direction of the court. It shall be the duty of
the auditor to proceed with all reasonable diligence in every
such reference, and with the least practicable delay; and either
party shall be at liberty to apply to the court or a judge
thereof for an order to- the auditor to speed the proceedings
before him, and to make his report, and to certify to the court
the reasons for any delay that may have occurred.