1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 72.

contained, shall be construed to deprive Baltimore county
court of the discretionary power of ordering the costs of
any case, including the said attendance of State witness-
es, to be paid by the defendant or to disallow any wit-
nesses attendance.

CHAPTER 71.

Passed Feb. 28,
1840.

An act to provide for making and keeping an Index of the
Judgments that may hereafter be rendered in Montgom-
ery County Court, or that may be rendered by Magis-
trates' Courts or single Justices of the Peace, where the
same may be made liens upon land, by complying with
the law relating thereto.

Clerk to keep
index of judg-
ments, &c.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act, it
shall be the duty of the clerk of Montgomery county
court, to keep or make a short record or index of all
judgments that may hereafter be rendered in Montgo-
mery county court, also all judgments that may be render-
ed by the magistrates' courts or single justices of said
county, that may be made liens upon land by complying
with the law relating thereto.

His fee.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the clerk shall be allow-
ed at the same rate as he is now allowed for recording ge-
nerally, which shall be taxed to the plaintiff and collected as
all other fees are.

CHAPTER 72.

Passed Feb. 28,
1840.

An act to provide, for the election of the Levy Court of Ca-
roline County, by the People.

Every person

to vote by bal-

lot for 5 com-
missioners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That on the first Wednesday of October next,
and on the first Wednesday of October in every third year
thereafter, all persons entitled to vote for delegates to the
General Assembly, shall vote by ballot in their respective
election districts, for five persons, having the same qualifi-
cations as are required for delegates to serve as members
of the Levy Court of said county.