LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1842

number of years, among the members of the bar, recognized,
sanctioned and allowed by the judges of the fourth judicial
district, of entering pleadings on the docket of said court,
short, by consent of parties, or their attornies, instead of
filing said pleas at length; and whereas, by a decision of the
court of appeals, such entries on the docket are not consi-
dered as pleas in the cause; and whereas, the ends of justice
require that a remedy should be provided in all such cases;
therefore,

CHAP. 59.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act, it
shall and may be lawful for Somerset county court in all ca-
ses depending in said court, and in which no final judgment
has been rendered, wherein any plea or pleading shall have
been entered on the docket, and no plea filed at length, on
application of either party, or his or her or their attorney,
to enquire into the circumstances attending the entering of
said plea in such suit, and if the said court shall be satisfied
that such plea was entered short by consent of parties, or
their attorney, the said court shall cause the counsel in the
cause to draw up a plea or pleading at full length, which
shall be made to conform to said agreement, and to put in
issue such matters and things as were designed to be put in
issue by such plea so entered short as aforesaid, which said
plea or pleading so drawn up and examined as aforesaid,
shall be caused to be filed by said court nunc pro tunc, and
have the same force and effect in law, as if tiled at the time
of entering such short plea on the docket.

Court to en-
quire into the
entering of
pleas, &c.

CHAPTER 59.

An act to amend an ast entitled, An act for the relief of John
S. Brooke, clerk of Prince George's county court.

Passed Fab. 4
1843.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the act passed the present session, entitled, An act
for the relief of John B. Brooke, clerk of Prince George's
county court, be and the same is hereby amended, so as to
authorise the said John B. Brooke to place his fees in the
hands of the sheriff of any of the counties of this state, by
the time, and on the terms mentioned in the said original
act.
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May place his
fees in hands
of Sheriff.