1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 330.

supplement thereto, be and the same are hereby repeal-
ed in so far as the same relates to Charles county.

Dockets to be
deposited in the
clerk's office.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the chief judge of
each of the magistrates courts, be and they are hereby
directed, on the first day of June next, to place in the
clerk's office of said county their several dockets, to-
gether with the papers filed and connected with the
cases therein.

Dockets may
be examined.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the clerk of said county, that where any of said parties,
plaintiff or defendant, shall apply for any papers left in his
office by said chief judges, or to examine the docket there-
of, it shall he the duly of said clerk to produce the docket
for the examination of cither of said parlies, and deliver
them such papers as they may require, keeping a copy
of the same on file, and for so copying, the clerk in
charge the same fees as he is now allowed to charge for
copying similar papers in the discharge of his duty as
county clerk.

Outstanding
judgments on
1st June.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon all judgments
on which executions shall have issued and outstanding
before the first day of June next, and upon all judg-
ments under fifty dollars in amount, the said district jus-
tices shall have power to act and take all necessary steps
to close the same, as if this act had not passed, and that
upon all judgments over fifty dollars in amount, on
which, on the first day of June next, no executions
shall have issued, the clerk of the county court of
Charles county, shall have power, and he is hereby di-
rected, on application of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, to is-
sue execution in the same manner, returnable to the
said court, as if they were judgments in the same coun-
ty court, upon which executions and judgments, the
said county court shall have like power and control as
other judgments and executions obtained and issued
upon in said county court, and upon all judgments un-
der fifty dollars in amount, any justice of the peace of
the said county, upon application of the plaintiff or
plaintiffs producing a copy of the same, certified by the
clerk of the county court as hereinbefore provided, shall
have the same power to issue execution as if the judg-
ment had been originally tendered by him.

In force.

SEC. 5 And be it enacted, That this law shall take
effect from and after the first day of June next.