paper and proved to be in the handwriting of the surveyor by whom the original survey was made, and that the said surveyor was dead. Ringgold v. Galloway's Lessee, 3 H. & J. 451. Snavely v. McPherson, 5 H. & J. 150. Stoddert's Lessee v. Manning, 2 H. & G. 147. 1888, art. 35, sec. 54. 1860, art. 37, sec. 53. 1798, ch. 108. 1853, ch. 448. 59. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries or proceedings in the custody of or in the office of the secretary of State, under his seal of office, shall be evidence. Ibid. sec. 55. 1860, art. 37, sec. 54. 1798, ch. 108. 60. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries and proceedings of the treasury, attested by the treasurer, shall be evidence. Gash v. Taylor, 3 H. & McH. 4. Prather v. Johnson, 3 H. & J. 487. Ibid. sec. 56. 1860, art. 37, sec. 55. 1798, ch. 108. 61. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries and proceedings belonging to the office of the comptroller, attested by the comptroller, shall be evidence. Ibid. sec. 57. 1860, art. 37, sec. 56. 1829, ch. 91, sec. 1. 62. Copies or transcripts of manifests or other entries from the books of inspectors of tobacco, certified under the hand and seal of the inspector and verified by his affidavit to be true and accurate copies from the original in his possession and to contain the entire entries or subject-matters in reference to which such transcripts are required, shall be evidence. Ibid. sec. 58. 1860, art. 37, sec. 57. 1854, ch. 149, sec. 3. 63. All copies of any books, papers, entries and proceedings in the custody of the keeper of the records of the court of chancery, certified under his seal of office, shall be evidence. Ibid. sec. 59. 1860, art. 37, sec. 58. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 2, sec. 4. 1817, ch. 119. 1888, ch. 545. 64. Copies of any record in the custody of any of the clerks of the courts of law or equity, or register of wills, certified by such clerk or register, under the seal of his office, shall be evidence; and all judgments and decrees, deeds and other papers and proceedings required by law to be recorded shall be considered records within the meaning of this section. Short copies of judgments or decrees rendered by any court of record of this State, certified by the clerk under the seal of the court, with the docket entries, shall be admissible evidence in any other court in this State, to prove the recovery of such judg ment or decree; and it shall not be necessary to produce a full exemplified copy of the record in order to prove such judg ment or decree. Carroll's Lessee v. Llewellin, 1 H. & McH. 162. Brown's Lessee v. Lynch, 1 H. & McH. 218. Smith's Lessee v. Steele, 1 H. & McH. 419. Willing . West, H. & McH. 117. Schnertzell v. Young, 3 H. & McH. 502. Carroll's Lessee v. Norwood, 1 H. & J. 167. Cheney's Lessee v. Watkins, 1 H. & J. 527. Hall v. Gittings, 2 H. & J. 122. Orndorff v. Mumma, 3 H. & J. 70. Connelly v. Bowie, 6 H. & J. 141. Crawford v. State, 6 H. & J. 231. Hurn v. Soper, 6 H. & J. 276. Raborg's Adm'r v. Hammond, 2 H. & G. 42. Carroll . Tyler, 2 H. & G. 54. Offutt's Adm'r v. Offutt, 2 H. & G. 178. Young v. State, 7 G. & J. 253. Boteler v. State, 8 G. & J. 359. Budd r. Brooke, 3 Gill, 198. Dent v. Maddox, 4 Md. 522. Burgess v. Lloyd, 7 Md. 179. McClellan v. Kennedy, 8 Md. 230. Morris v. Gelston's Lessee, 34 Md. 413. Jones v. Jones, 45 Md. 144. Evans v. Horan, 52 Md. 606. Preston v. Evans, 56 Md. 478. Sitler v. McComas, 66 Md. 138. Shipley v. Fox, 69 Md. 572. 1888, art. 35, sec. 60. 1860, art. 37, sec. 59. 1817, ch. 119. 65. Copies of judgments, decrees or other judicial proceedings not required to be recorded, made by any of the clerks from the papers, docket entries and minutes of the court, certified by such clerk under the seal of his office, shall be evidence. Gitting's Lessee v. Hall, 1 H. & J. 14. Carroll's Lessee v. Norwood, 1 H. & J. 167. Cheney's Lessee v. Watkins, 1 H. & J. 527. Dorsey v. Gassaway, 2 H. & J. 402. Connelly v. Bowie, 6 H. & J. 141. Hurn v. Soper, 6 H. & J. 276. Handy v. State, 7 H. & J. 50. Coale v. Harrington, 7 H. & J. 147, Miles v. Knott, 12 G. & J. 442. Budd v. Brooke, 3 Gill, 198. Cole v. O'Neill, 3 Md. Ch. Dec. 174. Burgess v. Lloyd, 7 Md. 178. Candler v. Fisher, 11 Md. 338. Berry v. Matthews, 13 Md. 537. McAllister v. Eichengreen, 34 Md. 54. Jones v. Jones, 45 Md. 144. Ibid. sec. 61. 1890, ch. 318. 66. In any suit, action or proceeding at law now depending or hereafter to be instituted in any of the courts of law of this State wherein a transcript of the record of any cause in any other court in this State might be offered in evidence it shall be sufficient to produce the original papers and proceedings in said last mentioned cause, together with a transcript under seal of the docket entries therein and offer the same in evidence and the same when so produced and offered in evidence shall have the same effect to all intents and purposes as a transcript of the record under the seal of the court wherein the same are, and such production may be had by any party to a suit, action or proceeding upon a subpoena duces tecum issued on the special order of the court in which the same is pending to the clerk of the court wherein such docket entries, original papers and proceedings may be. ARTICLE XXXVI. FEES OF OFFICERS. 1. Accounts for, how made out. Execution for Fees. 3. When may be sent out on exe- 4. Exceeding legal fee; penalty. 6. Fees for services not mentioned 7. Fees for services rendered to non-residents. 8. Time allowed clerks and registers of wills to complete unfinished business. 9. Business unfinished by retiring clerk or register; how completed. 10. Fees of. Attorneys. Bailiffs. 11. Fees of. Clerks of Court. 12. Fees of. Commissioner of Land Office. 13. Fees of. 1888, art. 36, sec. 1. 1860, art. 38, sec. 1. 1870, ch. 441. 1874, ch. 377. 1. All accounts for officers' fees shall be made out in a fair and clear manner and in words at length; and whenever any person interested in them or to whom the same shall be charged shall require a copy of such account, the several officers herein named shall, in as short a time as may be convenient, give him an account of such charges in words at length. Jamison v. State, 55 Md. 103. Peter v. Prettyman, 62 Md. 572. Ibid. sec. 2. 1870, ch. 441. 1874, ch. 377. 1876, ch. 216. 1892, ch. 91. 1896, ch. 409.. 2. No account for officers' fees by any of the several officers herein named, rendered for services to or in behalf of the counties of this State in this section named, shall be allowed by the county commissioners thereof until said account has been submitted to and approved by the judges of the circuit court for said county or a majority thereof; and no charge for officers' fees shall be paid or allowed by the county commissioners aforesaid in any criminal case where jurisdiction to try, hear and determine the matter charged against the party accused has been conferred by law upon justices of the peace, but the county commissioners may levy or pay to the officers performing service in such cases such compensation as they in their discretion may deem right and proper. This section shall apply only to the counties of Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Prince George's, Charles and Harford. Robey v. Prince George's Co., 92 Md. 157. Execution for Fees. Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 38, sec. 2. 1779, ch. 25, sec. 11. 1822, ch. 219, sec. 2. 1861, ch. 55. 3. No officer, under the penalty of five hundred dollars, shall send out his fees on execution more than once in every year between the first day of January and the first day of May; but in Baltimore city any officer may send out his fees on execution at any time during the year. Logan v. State, 39 Md. 177. Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 38, sec. 3. 1852, ch. 308, sec. 3. 4. If any officer shall, by himself, his deputies, agents, or clerks, charge, receive, ask or demand any larger or greater fees than are allowed by. this article, he shall for each offense forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and not less than twenty dollars, to be recovered by indictment in the circuit court for the county where such officer resides; or, if the offense be committed in the city of Baltimore, by indictment in the criminal court of Baltimore, one-half to the informer, the other half to the State. 1888, art. 36, sec. 5. 1860, art. 38, sec. 4. 1852, ch. 308, sec. 4. 5. If any officer shall, by himself or his deputies, agents or clerks, ask, receive or demand any fees herein allowed, after the same have been paid, he shall for each offense forfeit and pay ten dollars, to be recovered before a justice of the peace as small debts, one-half to the use of the informer, and the other half for the State; and shall, in addition, return to the party the fees so improperly received. Ibid sec. 6. 1860, art. 38, sec. 5. 1779, ch. 25. 6. For any service not mentioned in this article which any officer may render, he shall be allowed the same fees herein allowed for similar services. Ibid. sec. 7. 1860, art. 38, sec. 6. 1822, ch. 219, sec. 3. 7. Any officer entitled to any fees for rendering services to any person who is not a resident of this State, or not assessed on taxable property therein, may require such fees to be paid at the time of rendering such service, or security for the payment of the same to be given. Ibid. sec. 8. 1860, art. 38, sec. 7. 1844, ch. 311, secs. 1, 3. 8. Each clerk and register of wills shall have six months from the time he retires from office to complete the unfinished business of his office and shall have, during that period, a right, on receipting therefor to his successor, to all needful papers, in order to enable him to complete and finish his business. Ibid. sec. 9. 1860, art. 38, sec. 8. 1844, ch. 311, sec. 2. 1878, ch. 229. 9. Each clerk and register of wills on coming into office shall complete all the unfinished business which shall be in his office unfinished by his predecessor within the six months given in the preceding section, and such clerk or register shall be allowed the usual fees for so doing, the same to be paid by said predecessor; and the last official bond of said predecessor shall be responsible for the same in cases where said predecessor has received the fees therefor; and in cases where the fees have not been received by his said predecessor, such clerk |