A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect, from its passage.

In force.

CHAPTER 56.

AN ACT entitled, An act authorizing and di-
recting the Register of Wills of Washington
county to renew certain indexes therein men-
tioned.

Passed Jan.
25, 1864.

WHEREAS, It hath been represented to this Gen-
eral Assembly that the general indexes of deceased
persons estates, and of guardianships, in the office
of the Register of Wills of Washington county, are
in a defaced and unsightly condition, and that the
same ought to be preserved by being transcribed
in new books; Therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Register of Wills of Wash-
ington county be and he is hereby authorized, em-
powered and directed to make or cause to be made
new general indexes of deceased persons' estates,
and of guardianship, by transcribing from the in-
dexes and books now in the said office said indexes
in new books, and the said Register is hereby fur-
ther authorized and empowered to procure suitable
and well-bound books for that purpose, in which
the said indexes shall be transcribed.

Authorized
and empower-
ed.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said
Register of Wills is hereby further authorized and
directed, upon the order and direction of the Or-
phans' Court of said county, to renew or transcribe
in new books all or any other index or indexes, or
records, which may be in a decayed, defaced or de-
lapidated condition, in the opinion of said court,
and for this purpose the sai'd Register is hereby
authorized and directed to purchase all books ne-
cessary and suitable for such purposes.

Further au-
thorized.