704                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 344

microfilm pictures or copies to the [Commissioner of the Land
Office,] Archivist of the Hall of Records, at the end of each year.

58.

Every clerk shall make a 35 mm. microfilm picture or copy of the
general index to the records of any deed, mortgage, release of
mortgage, or lease of real estate when requested by the [Commis-
sioned of the Land Office.] Archivist of the Hall of Records.

61.

The maker of the said plat or plats, when the same shall be
presented for record, shall furnish the clerk of the circuit court two
copies of such plat or plats and shall pay to the clerk a fee of five
dollars for each set of plats so offered. One copy shall be by said clerk
securely fastened in the book provided by said clerk for that purpose,
or recorded in the manner provided by law for the filing and
recording of such plat. One copy shall promptly be sent, with one
half of the filing fee, to the [Commissioner of the Land Office,]
Archivist of the Hall of Records, who shall number and file the same
as a part of the substance records of his office, and notify the clerk
of the number so given. The [Commissioner of the Land Office]
Archivist of the Hall of Records shall furnish, free of cost, to any of
the supervisors of assessments of this State, a copy of such plat on
request. Nothing in this section shall affect any recording fee of the
clerk of the court under any local legislation prescribing recording
fees of plats of subdivisions. The several clerks aforesaid and the
[Commissioner of the Land Office] Archivist of the Hall of Records
shall keep accurate memoranda of said filing fee, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 198 of Article 41.

61A.

In Harford County, upon presentation of a plat or plats for record,
the clerk shall be furnished with two (2) copies thereof, and the
person furnishing same shall pay to the clerk a fee of five dollars for
each set of plats so offered. One copy shall be by said clerk securely
fastened in the book provided by said clerk for that purpose, or
recorded in the manner provided by law for the filing and recording
of such plat. One copy shall promptly be sent, with one half of the
filing fee, to the [Commissioner of the Land Office,] Archivist of
the Hall of Records, who shall number and file the same as a part of
the substance records of his office, and notify the clerk of the
number so given. The [Commissioner of the Land Office] Archivist
of the Hall of Records shall furnish, free of cost, to any of the
supervisors of assessments of this State, a copy of such plat on
request. Nothing in this section shall affect any recording fee of the
clerk of the court under any local legislation prescribing recording
fees of plats of subdivisions. The several clerks aforesaid and the
[Commissioner of the Land Office] Archivist of the Hall of Records
shall keep accurate memoranda of said filing fee, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 198 of Article 41.

62.

The [Commissioner of the Land Office] Archivist of the Hall
of Records shall also collect by photographic process, known as