DANIEL MARTIN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1828

deceased persons, and to the regularity of the proceedings of
the court and register; therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That the orphans court of Saint-Mary's county, if
they shall be satisfied from the minutes and entries made by
the late register of wills for the said county, on any account,
voucher, exhibit, inventory, account of sale, will, or other
paper or instrument of writing, that such paper or papers
had been duly sworn to by the proper person or persons re-
quired by law, before the said late register, and that the ne-
cessary probate had not been spread at large upon, or an-
nexed to, any of the said paper or instruments of writing,
to order and direct the register of wills for the said county,
and he is hereby authorised and required, to prepare, in the
proper and usual form to all papers and instruments of writ-
it was the duty of the said late register to do; and he shall
subscribe thereto the name of the said late register; and he
shall, at the foot of, or annexed to, all and every such pro-
bate, certify that such probate had been prepared by him,
under the directions of the orphans court of the said coun-
ty, in pursuance of an act of assembly, entitled, An act to
authorise the orphans court of Saint-Mary's county to have
perfected and recorded certain papers and instruments oi
writing left incomplete and unrecorded by the late register
of wills for the said county, passed at December session one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and shall sign his
name thereto.

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Orphans court
to be prepared

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the register of wills for
the said county, shall, under the directions of the orphans
court of the said county, record all and every paper or in-
strument of writing so to be perfected, as herein before
mentioned, and complete and make up the proceedings of
the said court left incomplete by the said late register; and
all and every paper and instrument of writing, when so re-
corded, shall be of the same force, validity and effect, as if
the same had been regularly and duly recorded by the said
late register, and authenticated copies taken from the re-
cords of any such paper or instrument of writing, shall
be legal evidence in any court of law or equity in this
state.

Papers authorise

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the register of wills for
the said county, for all duties to be performed by him under
and in virtue of this act, shall be entitled to the same fees as
are now allowed for similar services, to be paid by the par-

Allowance to re-

gister

ty properly chargeable therewith; Provided, however, if it
shall appear that the fees in the cases before mentioned, or
any of them, have been paid to the late register, or to his
executors or administrators, then and in that case, the pre-
sent register shall be entitled to recover said fees from the

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