452                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [Ch. 12

ISSUED AMD SHALL BE SEALED WITH HIS SEAL. WHEN PREPARED
THE PATENT SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS
SIGNATURE AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE SHALL BE
AFFIXED TO IT. THE GOVERNOR SHALL RELY ON THE
CERTIFICATE OF THE ARCHIVIST AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF THE
ISSUANCE OF THE PATENT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as

Art. 21, §13-113 of the Code. Subsection (c)

is divided into   paragraphs for organizational

purposes. The     only other changes are in

style.

13-116. TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS TO OBTAIN PATENT;
UNPAID FEES, CONSTITUTE DEBT TO STATE; LIEN THEREFOR.

(A)   GENERALLY.

A PROCEEDING TO OBTAIN A PATENT SHALL TERMINATE ON
THE ISSUANCE OF A PATENT, ON THE ENTRY OF A FINAL
DECISION OR ORDER BY THE ARCHIVIST REFUSING TO ISSUE A
PATENT, OR ON ABANDONMENT OF THE PROCEEDING BY THE
APPLICANT.

(B)   FAILURE OF SURVEYOR TO RETURN CERTIFICATE.

IF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE SURVEYOR IS NOT RETURNED
WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED BY §13-107 OR WITHIN ANY
EXTENSION GRANTED DURING THE PERIOD, THE PROCEEDING IS
DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY THE APPLICANT. THE
ARCHIVIST SHALL ENTER AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT IN THE
PROCEEDINGS. HOWEVER, TERMINATION IS NOT DEPENDENT ON
THE ENTRY OF THE DECLARATION.

(C)   FAILURE OF APPLICANT TO PAY FEES,

THE APPLICANT IS DEEMED TO HAVE ABANDONED THE
PROCEEDING IF HE FAILS TO PAY ALL FEES, COSTS, AND THE
PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VACANT LAND WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER
THE RETURN OF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE SURVEYOR AND
NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT BY THE ARCHIVIST THAT A
PATENT WILL BE ISSUED ON PAYMENT. AFTER THE ARCHIVIST
ENTERS AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT IN THE PROCEEDING, A
PATENT MAY NOT BE ISSUED IN A PROCEEDING WHICH INCLUDES
ANY LAND WHICH PREVIOUSLY WAS SURVEYED FOR THAT APPLICANT
AND IN WHICH HE DID NOT PAY ALL CHARGES.

(D)   SUBSEQUENT APPLICATIONS,

WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ENTRY OF THE ORDER
PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C), ANY PERSON MAY MAKE WRITTEN
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT FOR THE VACANT LAND DESCRIBED IN
THE CERTIFICATE OF THE SURVEYOR IN THE ABANDONED
PROCEEDING. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A