WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1839.

the levy court of Charles county, shall, on demand of the
said clerk to the said commissioners, by order of said
commissioners, forthwith deliver over to the said clerk of
the commissioners all the books, accounts, papers and do-
cuments belonging or in any manner appertaining to the
levy court of said county.

CHAP. 73.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the said clerk to the commissioners to provide and
place in the court-house of said county a book-case, in
which shall be safely kept all the books, levies and papers
relating to said office; and the commissioners of said
county shall levy on the assessable property of said coun-
ty a sum of money, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, to
defray the expense thereof.

Book-case to be

provided.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That, upon application
to the said clerk to the commissioners, the said clerk shall
exhibit the said books, levies and papers to the inspection
of any person or persons applying to view the same, and
make copies or extracts thereof, without any charge
therefor.

Clerk to exhibit

books, &c.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of
said county shall levy, annually, on the assessable property
of said county, for the use of said clerk, a sum of money,
not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in full com-
pensation for the services required of him, and to be per-
formed under this act.

Levy authoris-
ed for clerk.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That each of the said com-
missioners shall be entitled to receive two dollars and fifty
cents per day for every day he shall necessarily attend to
the duties of his office.

Compensation.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the said commission-
ers shall and may, at any time during each and every year,
make, complete and close their levy, any law to the con-

To complete
levy, &c.

trary notwithstanding; and that all suits at law and equity
which may be pending. at the time of the passage of this
act, by and against the justices of the levy court of said
county, shall be carried on in like manner, and have the
same legal effect, either in favor or against the commis-
sioners, provided for by this act, as if such suit or suits
had been instituted by or against the said commissioners.

Suits at law to
have legal effect.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That so much of any act
of Assembly as may be contrary to and inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed.

Repealed.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That this act shall not be
so construed as to affect the tenure of any person who

To be construed.