The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-04-20

sgctiuN TIE q Enacted Jy Me t;entrai A,
scmb,y II MaryiaNd, That George II. Carman b
and hc Is hereby appointed commissioner a
records tor the PURPOSE vi restoring and rec.
tablishins such ui the records, indexes, docket
and papers ~ the office Of the Clerk oi the Cir
cut Court for baltimore county as have bceI
either wholly "r partially destroyed by lire
anu 10 make such indexes ~ may be ncccssa r.
ipr the same. who. before he enters upon th
duties required and authorized by this Act. shal
take ami subscribe the following oath or Nj rm
alton before some Judge Of q Court ui Rccnr,
~ said county. which oath or affirmation, Ger
titled hy the said Judge. shall bc rccordc,
Among the proceeding, ui the said commission
vr ~. George II. Carman. do make oath on ia
Holy Eyangcly ui Almighty God. Ter u nilirm. ~
thc rasc inay be- that ( will well anil tru.,
cN"cUt" aud perform tho duties prescribed an,
required e. br performed by uc az commission
~ under aH Aci entitled AE Act tp provide 10
the fcsiurati"n ~ th- re-ur'is, indexes. docket
nid paper destroyed ~ injured by lire IN tn
uiicr "i the clerk "i the Circuit Cauri i"r Bal
iimpr" county - help inr Gwi.'
Si'fi"N ..--.i"d b. = esor'ti. That .hc sai,
commissioner shall keep an accurate aud de
tailed record pl his Proceeding, which rrcur,
.hall. uI"n the close IT the commission. bc c,r
titcd Wy th- said commissioner un'icr HI. han,
and seal, and bc by him delivered ~ the Ilerl
"i III" Circuit Court for Baltimore county. e. b,
hy him kept and preserved q. all other record,
are "a III. "ilicc.
-, ri"s ..-.iHa 70 . ..,ar,.e, That th,. sai.
'''iniui.si"nci -hall nave aud exercise all IL,
power. which arr now l,p..c.srd hy the Judge.
- ih' circuit Courts ~ III" several counties nj
ihis Stat" &" i--u" pT"ccs- and r"m;,ei -crvic,
Thereof .uT the Attendance ot witnesses a wei
a. lai it's VIII" APPEAR upon III" indexes. rec
"ris. d"ckct-. paper or any instrument of wri
ting {" bc Interested in property lying ia Bal
'in"rc county. ur who may have been connect
ed wta any deed, mortgage. hil oi sale. suii
b"nd %! other instrument oi wriiin. ar cause
pending Iil the Circuit Court tor -nid county
the record 81 which "r the ginni 81 which Ia.
been ciih'r wholly 80 partially destroyed by
hf'. 'hi q -ia!! To- ih' .Iuiy ". ia" sheriff 81
-a.'t count. :" -"ryc -iIrh pr,4'... i.t which
-"rv!er h- -la identified 4" -,r..iyc the. .ii,,
er. a. ai, now all","..lhy law i,- like ."ryic...
." %" iHit ci'h". hy IL" pnrii- interested nr by
tie county. ~ th" -aid commissioner may pre-.
-"r!h": and after .ai.i ruinmis.i"ncr ha. issued
a .liUim"ns io' the attendance ui an = person
inicTcst. 4 or connected a.. abuyc described and
the -ai'lrarty -hnl! De- returned by the aid
sheriff g, summoned. and the party :" sum.
moned shall tail e. appear ~ directed 81 eivc
surh excuse iuT IA "T her Ann appearance. e,
-ha.! -ccin reasonable and proper III the itl,
mehi and discretion o.: ID" SAID commissioner.
then thc said commissioner !. hereby au,iuri
acd mpowcr,d and directed tp .mI,cse % iinr
upon s'ich person ui not 'upfc than fity dollar.
Hor les than live dollar and c"sf. aud every
nae thus imposed. in"iu'iiag ia, cost -hai hc
regarded as dgmcnt "a law. aud u shall hc
The 'iuiy ni the said cuiumis,iuner - collect
-irh 'iur ani e..-i %. such mauncr ~ other
iutsncnis ar" now collected 10. this State, and
when snl.'clcl {" .,.y the ..icn over o. The Tfcn.
.'ir'r - -aid county. viii" authorized aud
directed :" place the saline o. the credit ii The
iuni authorized AID app! p!Iat'-l hy ;hc pro.
visions az this Act.
-, ri.N i.--.isi D. ,nec',f. Thn, 'hc said
commissioner -ii.l adopt such measures a. he
ni.y ,c,'u "a. 3; r,i,c ii"Ai aud propc, g. fully
inform the puh,ir the iac' sud object. ri his
al!o.Hiin"t.t, al,l Will no'iiy ami rcpuc.i ~
person. who have '",u 'r are At present inter.
cstcd "a the title Z" auy lands ia Baltimore
county. g. examine their title papers and -.
certain % they have any ur.:nal deeds. mort
gage, bill. %! sale or other papers or lnsiru.
mcuis of writing which have been recorded IN
the office oi the clerk nf the Circu.; Court Tor
said county, and the record %: when has ci.
ihcr been wholly or partially dcstrpyed by
Tire amt IL, sand commissioner may arrange
Tor the time and places 90 his sitting ipi the
Transaction % the business q! the commission.
81 a. ia hi iudgincn; he may deem hes, pro-
riiei. il shall bc the duty u the county com.
mssioners oi said county and they are hereby
required {" provii" the said commissioners. with
room ~ the court hpusc IN Towsontown a. Ia.
ciliiate him ia the trauactiuus oi the business
Of the commis.iuu
ST. rioN And bc it enacted. That la al
eases where ia the Judgment e; the Commits.
sioneT appointed by this Act any record ia the
office II the Clerk 81 She Circuit Court Tor said
county shall have been - burnt "r dciaccd as
To- be- wholly destroyed bv fire and the general
index or the index 10 such record may supply
the titling to such record hc shall take and
accept such index - auxiliary evidence. and
shall. il 1Hy original paper "T certified copy
thereof properly evidenced as oi record be- pro.
'iuccd. order aud direct such original paper or
copy. - lhccas may bc. ,o bc recorded anc ".
4nd shal! cudoTac -ari. order nn said paper.
which endorsement aud ncss record oi such ia
per shall be- prna iacia evidence oi the verify
the record So made ami available Tor all pur
poses tor which the orr sinal record. II il had
not been destroyed by ire would have been
available IN evidence
SECTION t.-And Ice il enacted. That IA all
eases where any record. paper or instrument
OF writing shall bc wholly destroyed or injured
by fire, and the risina nr certified copy there.
# cannot be- pre-" urrd. i shall b. the duty oi
the said Commissioner il the said record. pa
ler ar instrument of writing be- found indcxcd
e. hear aud receive such other evidence. il any
there be within the office oi the clerk oi the
Circuit Court for said county. either io be- lie.
rived from the indexes remains oi the burnt
record or otherwise. and such cxirinsic evi.
dcncc as the parties interested may supply.
and shall determine aud adiudgc in the prem
mcnt oi writing bc fully established. and il sat.
isiicd by such evidence il shall be the duty at
the said Commissioner, IL the party or parties
grantnr shall supply new instrument Of wri-
ting correspondent "a the one destroyed by fire
aud coniiTnatory Of the same. to accept such
instrument oi writing. endorse the same and
order i; I" be recorded. which endorsement
and record shall secure e. the party or parties
concerned - the rights. title ani interest
which wa designed and intended {" be-
vested by the original record. deed. paper or
instrument oi writing as idlly as IL thc record
ur the original had not been destroyed by IRE .
hut Il inr any reason the grantur ar grantors
should not supply new roniirmatory deed or
instrument IT writing. a. the rase may bc. cor.
respondent "a the original ~ the record which
was destroyed hy tire. then the said Commits.
sioncr shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
ia his capacity - commissioner aforesaid q
new aud confrmat"ry deed 90 instrument of
writing. a. the ease may be-. under his hand
and seal 10 take the place oi the record. deed,
paper or instrument Of writing destroyed by
lire, aud shall endorse aud or'lcr the same 20
Dc recorded. which endorsement aud record
shall secure Ia the party az parties interested
the same rights. title aud interest whirh was
designed aud intended to be- vested by the ori
ginai record. decd, paper or instrument Of wri.
ting AZ iully and cilcctually as if the record or
the original had not been destroyed by lire.
SGctioN And be Il enacted. That IN all
eases where any Of the records have been only
partially destroyed or injured by lire So that
thoy may be- restored hy their own intrinsic
evidence or by the aid oi other evidence acccs-
siblc 10 the said commissioner. Il shall be the
duty Of the said commissioner io cause the said
records "a lpc restored Ia their original condi.
ti"n aud {" the purpose Of preserving the said
records as continuous together as they were be.
fore being burnt, thc said commissioner ia
hereby authorized, II he see hi. 10 cause the
binding oi any oi the record books to bc re.
moved TINT the iolios may he separated. the
burnt portions detached aud the new record
thereof aud correspondent thcrcto be substitu.
ted Ia the place II said burnt part and 10 have
the said record book thu. restored, rebound
aud certificate 10 that ilcctrccor.ed therein,
aud Ia all cases where any record, book or part
oi record book has been recorded anew, and
any decd. mortgage, bill Of sale or other paper
nr instrument Of writing in said record book
has not been perfected or fully restored. II
shall be the duty Of the said commissioner 10
cause the same To be perfected and restored,
provided that Ia the opinion OF the said com.