JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

799

No. 8.

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That the State Librarian be and he is hereby au-

thorized and directed to subscribe in the name of

the State to two hundred and fifty copies of J. T.

Who to sub-

Ringgold's " Index to the Maryland Reports "

scribe.

and digests comprising the four existing digests and

the reports to the year 1881 inclusive; provided,

that the price thereof shall not exceed ten dollars

per copy; and provided further, that any three

judges of the Court of Appeals of the State shall

Who to certify

certify under their hands and seals, that in their

opinion, the said "Index" deserves the patronage

of the State, and the librarian is further authorized

and directed to distribute the same number of

copies of said " Index " and in the same way as

the copies of the " Maryland Reports " are now

by law authorized to be distributed, and the resi-

due to sell or exchange for such other books as

may be required by the State Librarian; provided

nevertheless, that the said librarian shall retain

thirty-five copies in said library for the use thereof.

No. 9.

Joint resolution extending the term of service of

Hon. James L. Bartol as Judge of the Court of

Appeals.

WHEREAS the Honorable Jarnes L. Bartol, of

the city of Baltimore, was duly elected a judge of

the Court of Appeals from said city, constituting

the eighth judicial circuit, on the fourth Wednes-

day of October, in the year eighteen hundred and

eighty-one, for the term of fifteen years from the

time of his election and until his successor is

Preamble.

elected and qualified, or until he shall have at-

tained the age of seventy years; and whereas the

said Honorable James L. Bartol has since the

period of his election aforesaid been designated

by the Governer as the Chief Judge of the Court