WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 733

(1947 Supp. ), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title "General
Duties of Clerks".

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 53A of Article 17 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supp. ), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title
"General Duties of Clerks", be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows:

53A. Whenever any Clerk of any Court of record of
this State has on hand in his official capacity any funds
subject to order of the Court or received by him in connec-
tion with any Court proceeding, and where such funds
have remained unclaimed for seven years, or the Clerk,
after a lapse of seven years, has been unable to locate the
person or persons entitled thereto, or his or their legal
representative or representatives, the Court may, on peti-
tion of the Clerk, authorize the Clerk to disburse said
funds as hereinbelow provided. Before entering such an
order, the Court shall be satisfied that reasonable efforts
under the circumstances have been made to locate the per-
son or persons entitled to such funds, or his or their legal
representative or representatives, by oral and written in-
quiry. In the event such efforts are unsuccessful the Court
may enter an order authorizing the Clerk to pay over such
funds to the State Treasurer for the use of the State, after
the allowance of the Clerk's proper costs.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect on June 1, 1949.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 305

(Senate Bill 490)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 23, 30, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 75, 143 and 175
of Article 89 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition and 1947 Supplement), title "Department of
Labor and Industry", sub-title "Bureau of Mines", and
to add two new sections to said Article, said new sections
to be known as Section 27A, to follow immediately after
Section 27, and Section 174A, to follow immediately
after Section 174, amending and revising the Mining
Laws generally.