HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 933

of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Clerks of Courts, " sub-title "General Duties of Clerks, "
said new section to be known as Section 1A, to follow after
Section 1 of said Article, and to read as follows:

1A. The clerk of the Circuit Court for each of the sev-
eral counties is hereby authorized and directed, under the
supervision and subject to the approval of the Judges of
the Circuit Court for the County, to change the system
of indexing of the Records of his Office, and to index, or
caused to be indexed, or re-indexed, according to some
modern and accurate system, the records now on file in
his office, and from time to time, to continue such system of
indexing with regard to the current volume of work re-
sulting from the usual course of business of his office. For
this purpose, the said Clerk of the Circuit Court for the
County is hereby authorized to contract for the work
compiling said indexes, and for the installation of such
modern system of indexing, and the verification of said
indexes when made, and to purchase all books, racks,
shelves and other equipment necessary for the purpose,
and from time to time thereafter, to purchase the neces-
sary books, racks, shelves and other supplies and equip-
ment to provide for the continuation of such indexing of
the records resulting from the current volume of business
of his office. The total cost of the work of indexing said
records as aforesaid, and the cost of the necessary books,
racks, shelves, supplies, and equipment therefor, and the
additions thereto made necessary from time to time by the
current business of his office, shall be paid out of the ex-
cess fees of the office of the said Clerk of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 779.

(Senate Bill 641)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Health, "
sub-title "State Board of Health, " said new section to
be known as Section 13A and to follow immediately after
Section 13 of said Article, to provide that the State Board