804                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 247

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6 of Article 68 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1970 Replacement Volume), title "Notaries Public," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

6.

Every notary shall provide a public notarial seal or stamp with
which he shall authenticate his acts, instruments and attestations,
on which seal or stamp shall be shown such device as he may think
proper and for legend shall have the name, surname and office of
the notary [(and the city or county of his residence)] and the place
of his residence, which shall be designated by the county of his
residence or if the notary is a resident of the City of Baltimore, by
the City of Baltimore.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 247

(Senate Bill 861)

AN ACT to add new Section 150 (d) to Article 26 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supple-
ment), title "Courts," subtitle "District Courts," to follow im-
mediately after Section 150 (c) thereof, and to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Section 8 of Article 54 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Hall of Records,"
subtitle "Hall of Records Commission," establishing a procedure
for destruction of certain books and papers by Clerks of District
Courts in conjunction with the Hall of Records and the established
procedures for such destruction, and correcting certain errors
therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 150 (d) be and it is hereby added to Article 26 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and
1971 Supplement), title "Courts," subtitle "District Courts," to
follow immediately after Section 150 (c) thereof to read as follows:

150.

(d) The Chief Clerk of the District Court, under such rules and
regulations as may be promulgated by the Chief Judge of the Dis-
trict Court COURT OF APPEALS may authorize destruction of
pleadings, papers and files in custody of the Clerks of the District
Courts which, because of their character, serve no useful purpose
in being retained, following the procedures established pursuant to
this section. Before any pleadings, papers or files are destroyed, the
proposed destruction must be approved in writing by the Chief
Judge of the District Court, and the records must be disposed of in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 7, 8, and 10 of Article 54
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1957 Edition, as amended.