700                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 405

cedent's estate need be had. An affidavit signed by two persons to the
effect that they have personal knowledge as to the value of boats of
the type of the particular boat involved and that the value of said boat
does not exceed $500.00 shall be sufficient evidence as to the value
of the boat to warrant the transfer of the registration certificate.

292.

Each register of wills in this State shall be required to keep a
proper docket showing the grant of letters testamentary or of ad-
ministration and a short entry of every paper or proceedings filed
in the orphans' court of his city or county, and every order of courts
or register setting forth the nature of such paper or proceedings,
with the proper reference to the place of recording the same, similar
in very respect to the dockets as now required by law to be kept in
the several offices of the equity courts of this State, and in addition
to any books or dockets now required by law to be kept, and which
additional docket shall be subject to the same supervision by State
officials as other dockets now are £; and the register of wills is
hereby authorized to charge, tax and collect for each entry made
thereon at the same rates as clerks of courts of equity throughout
this State are now authorized to tax costs and collect therefor, and
to account for such collection to the State Comptroller. And be it
further enacted, that this law shall take effect from the first day of
June, A.D. 1908; provided, however, that nothing in this section
contained shall in any manner be applicable to any papers, proceedings
or orders to be filed or had in any estate, the administration of which
is now pending or which may be pending prior to the said first day
of June, but the same be proceeded with and concluded in accordance
with the practice now in force in the orphans' court].

361.

The register of wills in each county and in the City of Baltimore
and the clerk of the circuit court for each county and of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City shall record promptly all such written instru-
ments delivered to him or to the record office as aforesaid [in a book
or books to be styled "Releases of Powers of Appointment"; said
books shall contain an alphabetical index of the names of the donors,
creators or grantors of such powers of appointment and of the donees
or grantees by or for whom such written instruments are signed;
each of said clerks shall also keep a full and complete general alpha-
betical index as to such written instruments delivered to him or to
the record office as aforesaid which said index may be the index in
use for conveyance of real estate; provided, however, that no register
or clerk shall be required to record any such written instrument
unless the fees for recording the same as hereinafter provided shall
first be paid. The fees for recording such written instruments shall
be the same as those charged by said clerk or register for the recorda-
tion of deeds or wills, and no recordation tax now or hereafter im-
posed shall be imposed or payable upon any such written instrument
offered for record or recorded].

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.