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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

causes of action, trial and other papers or re-copy-
ing dockets or docket entries such sum as the Com-
missioners appointed by this act, shall deem right
and proper, and such payments shall be made to
said Clerk'by the County Commissioners of Balti-
more county, monthly, upon the certificate of the
Commissioners appointed by this act, or a majori-
ty of them, setting forth that they have examined
the recording and other work ordered by them and
that the same has been properly done, and that
the amount charged is in conformity to the allow-
ance prescribed by the provisions of this act, and
for the outlay for books and stationery, and for
binding books, the said Clerk shall present his ac-
counts accompanied with vouchers, and verified by
his affidavit to the said County Commissioners, and

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upon such presentation they shall pay him such
amount as he has actually expended ; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize any payment to the said
Clerk for recording deeds or other instruments of
writing which were left in his office for record,
land the proper fees paid therefor, and which were
not recorded by him, but destroyed or injured by
fire.

Excess of fees.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, If any excess of fees
should accrue in the office of the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court for Baltimore county, during the time
of carrying into effect and executing the provisions
of this act, the said Clerk is hereby authorized
and directed to credit the work required to be done
by the preceding section with such excess of fees ;
and such excess of fees, if any should accrue, are
hereby appropriated to that object, and the Comn-

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troller of the State is hereby directed to settle the
accounts and credits of the said Clerk according-
ly ; and provided, if any excess of fees should ac-
crue the said Clerk shall receive six cents instead of
seven cents for each hundred words or figures re-
corded and pro-rata and for indexing three-fourths
of the amount, instead of the full amount now al-
lowed by law for similar service, and such pay-
ments shall be made as hereinbefore provided for.

Expenses al-
lowed Commis-
sioners.

Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That the expenses
allowed to the Commissioners appointed by this
act shall not be more than three dollars per diem
each, to be paid to them by the County Commis-
sioners of said county, monthly, upon the certificate