Marvin Mandel, Governor                         619

Section 33. And be it further enacted, That Section 2(d) of Article
33B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume
and 1971 Supplement) title "Environmental Service," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

§ 2. Creation and organization.

(d) Duties of secretary; copies of records and documents.—The
secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of di-
rectors and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers
filed with the Service and of the minute book or journal of the
Service and its official seal. He may cause copies to be made of all
minutes and other records and documents of the Service and give
certificates under the official seal of the Service to the effect that the
copies are true copies. All persons dealing with the Service may
rely upon the certificates, and such copies when certified shall be
received as evidence in any court of law or equity, or before any
judge, [justice of the peace,] or other tribunal in this State, in the
same manner and with the same effect as if the original books, papers,
entries, records, or proceedings were themselves produced.

Section 34. And be it further enacted, That Sections 3, 4, 9, 10,
and 11 of Article 34 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Re-
placement Volume), title "Estrays—Vessels Adrift—Drift Logs,"
subtitles "Estrays," and "Vessels Adrift," be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

§ 3. Proof of ownership; payment of expenses.

If the owner of an estray demands it and shall prove by one
credible witness examined before [a justice of the peace of] any
court in the county his title thereto, the same shall be delivered
to him upon his paying the expenses incurred by the person taking up
and keeping the same, including the cost of advertising.

§ 4. Sale of estrays.

If no person claims an estray within thirty days after the same shall
be so advertised as aforesaid, then the person taking up the same
shall apply to [a justice of the peace of] the court of competent jur-
isdiction in the county, who upon being satisfied that the notices
heretofore directed have been given, shall order him to sell the same
at public auction on ten days' notice to be set up at three of the most
public places of the neighborhood, and after deducting from the pro-
ceeds of sale all expenses incident to taking up, keeping, advertising
and selling the same, the residue shall be retained by the person selling
the same, unless the owner of such estray shall within twelve months
from time of sale claim such residue and prove before [some justice
of the peace] a judge that he is entitled thereto.

§ 9. Notice and publication.

When any person shall discover, take up and secure any flatboat
or other vessel driven from any place of mooring, landing, harbor or
river, or from any other vessel, he shall, within ten days thereafter,
give notice thereof to [some justice of the peace] the court of compe-
tent jurisdiction for the county where such flatboat or other vessel is
taken up and secured, and the [justice] judge shall deliver to the
party giving such notice an advertisement describing in the best man-