86 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 39

of Maryland, the same shall take effect from the date of
its passage.

Approved March 12, 1954,

CHAPTER 39
(Senate Bill 80)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
67 of Article 17 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title
"Clerks of Circuit Courts", and to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Section 18 of Article 63 of the said
Code, title "Mechanics' Liens", providing that the Clerk
of the Circuit Court shall keep an index of all mechanics'
liens recorded in the mechanics' lien docket of his
respective county or City of Baltimore and relating
generally to said index.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 67 of Article 17 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-
title "Clerks of Circuit Courts", and Section 18 of Article
63 of said Code, title "Mechanics' Liens", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

67. They shall make a full and complete general alpha-
betical index (unless the same shall have already been
done) in a book or books, well bound for that purpose,
of all deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, short assignments of
mortgages, mechanics' liens, and other conveyances of
record in their respective offices, which index shall be
both in the names of each and all the grantors, bargainers,
donors, mortgagors or assignors, and each and all of the
grantees, bargainees, donees, mortgagees, or assignees,
and shall refer to the book and page of the record of the
several conveyances designating the same. The said clerks
shall also make a similar full and complete alphabetical
index of all chattel records in a well bound book or books,
which index shall be in the names of each and all grantors

EXPLANATION : Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.