THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1143

18.   The People's Court clerk's office in the respective districts
shall be open for the filing of papers at least thirty hours per week
on five separate days during such hours as the Chief Judge may direct.

19.  The Chief Clerk of the People's Court shall have general super-
vision over the filing of papers, docketing of cases and such other
duties as may be prescribed by the Chief Judge of the People's Court.

20.  The docket, records and papers of said Court shall be retained
in the custody of the Chief Clerk of the People's Court in such places
as the Chief Judge of said Court may direct, provided that the original
papers in all cases may be destroyed after the lapse of thirteen years
from the date of filing.

21.   After the entry of any judgment in the People's Court, any
Judge may strike out said judgment upon such terms and conditions,
including a trial on the merits, as the Court may direct upon proof
of fraud, mistake or irregularity. Any party aggrieved by the act
of a Judge in striking out a judgment, or his refusal to do so, shall
have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County
at any time within ten days.

22.   The Judges of the People's Court for Baltimore County are
authorized to prescribe by general rules the practice and procedure
in said Court, including provision for summary judgment, judgment
by default and return days and trial days.

23.   Any judgment of the People's Court may be filed with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, to be by said clerk
recorded in a book for that purpose, and indexed in the General
Judgment Index, and for which said clerk shall receive twenty-five
cents (25c) in each case, which sum shall be recoverable as part of
the costs of the judgment, and when any such judgment is so filed
it shall have the same effect from the date of filing as judgments of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

24. All costs payable hereunder shall be paid to the Chief Clerk,
or the District Clerk, and accounted for by them to the County Com-
missioners of Baltimore County as they may direct. Each Clerk shall
give to the County Commissioners of Baltimore County, and file with
them, a good and sufficient bond, with corporate surety to be approved
by them, in the penalty of not less than Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars
($2500.00), or such amount as they may direct, conditioned that he
will truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform all and
singular his duties and obligations as such Clerk, and that he will act
for and pay over to the County Commissioners of Baltimore County,
or to whomsoever else will be otherwise or hereafter designated by
law as the proper recipient thereof, all moneys which he is bound to
account for; the premium on said bonds to be paid by the County
Commissioners.

25. Except as to cases in which a shorter time is fixed by this title,
or by an Act of the General Assembly, any party aggrieved thereby
may appeal from any judgment or final order of the People's Court
to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County at any time within thirty
days from the rendition of such judgment or order. The Circuit Court