Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-05-02
Reioinder to Mr. Pfettyman.

4 gentleman OF Mr.. Prettyman's position and
intelligence shonld SO far allow his feelings to
get the better Of his judgment as TO publish
over his own name the article OF The Gath inst,
in reply 10 mine Of the previous week. Ii he
thinks be has doue himself benefit and me
harm by this publication. he is welcome to all
the satisfaction he can derive from the effort.
Of course shall not reply 10 his groundless
special pleading and the new is
sues into which he seeks 10 drag me. Ny
business is with public abuses and high taxa
ton When the first Is abaled and the latter
reduced my work is done,
Gentlemen officials make great mistake
when they think they are masters instead of
servants and trustees of the people, and when
they get litle crooked, oppressive and for
gelful they have no right to look upon it as a
personal attack when reminded aud called back
to the path of duty. So much for what is.out
and what is promised for next week.
! DOW beg leave TO introduce a copy of the
official boud required Of the County Clerks 10
Maryland, aud call attention 10 the words
italicized:
CLERKS BOND.
Sec 42.-."The Clerks Of the several coun-
ties shall each give bond to the State Of Mary
land in the penalty Of Sl4, 900 with good able
aud sufficient security, being person of visible
and landed estate within the State; to be ap
proved by the Judges Of the Circuit Court, Of
which he is Clerk, with the following condi-
tions The condition Of the above obligation
is that the above bound, whilst he shall cor
tinue in the Office of Clerk OF the Circuit
Court for county, shall, at his osra proper
cost and charge, find a supply Of good and
Sufficient record books. nrressarg for the enter
ing up of al mit!erS anil things relafing tosuch
office, and sh ,ll and will make or cause to be
made aud entered true, legal aud perfect re-
cords and entries, according 10 the ruth and
nuinre of the matter or thing required 10 be
entered or recorded and shall duly and care
fully look after, sustain, preserce, repair and
maintain Oh the several books, papers and re-
cords being and remaining in the said Office
as also those that from Gmeto time during his
continuance in said Office shall be adled there
unto in such manner as that in case Of death,
or that he shall be legally dismissed from Off
cating longer in said office, or in case that he
shall remove or resign, he, the said Clerk, his
executors or administrators, shall surrender
and deliver up, or cause to he SURRENDERED aud
delivered up to the next person who shall sue
coed him in said Office, all the papers md re-
cord boohs bang in said office an good order and
repair sciM the records and entries Jdihtuiy iegi
bly, and truly made up and entered during the
time he hath OBLIGATED in the said Clerks Of
fee without favor or affection, but according
to the truth and the nature OF the thing, and
shall well and faithfully pay over to the Treas
urer of the State of Maryland all sums Of
moAev received by him for the use Of
Stale, according to law in the manner and at
the time limited by Law without fraud or
further delay, and shall well and truly nc
count for the same with the officer or person or
persons authorized to receive the same, and
The duty of his sara office, by law imposed,
legally, duly and faithfully shall discharge,
according to law and the true intent and
meaning Of the law in such case made aud
provided, then the above obligations to be
void and of no effect, or else to remain in full
force and virtue in law.
From the Code (9) Every Clerk, except
the Clerk OF the Court Of Appeals. the emolu-
ments OF whose Office shall exceed the SUN OF
81, 500 in any one year, (now So 000) after
deductng therefrom the accessory expresses in
cidem 10 his office for the same period, shall pay
the excess 10 the Treasurer.
(5l.) The said Clerk shall record all deeds,
mortgages, bills Of sale and other instruments
required to be recorded, 10 a well-bound book,
which book shall contain an Alphabetical in
dex in the names of all the parties TO such
deeds, mortgage, bill of sale or other instru-
ment Of writing.
(52.) They shall make full and COM
pite general alphabetical index in book
or books asell bound for that purpose, OF
all deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, nianu-
mission and other conveyances Of record
IN their respective Offices, which index shall be
both in the name of each and all the grants
bargainers, donors or morlgagors and each
and all the grantees, bargaiuees, donees,
or mortgages, and shall refer TO the book aud
page Of the record of the several conveyauces
designating the same.
(53 They shall continue and keep up the
alphabetical INDEXES required by the preced-
ing section by noting at the time Of record
ing any deed, mortgage, bill of sale or other
conveyance, the names of parties and the
character of the conveyance in such alphabet
ical index, in the manner prescribed in the
preceding section.
1t will be seen that Mr.. 'Prettyman has
voluntarily entered into bond 10 the fna sum
OF $4,000 at his own proper cost and charge
to find and supply good and sufficient record
hooks necessary for entering up all things re-
laling to his Office, and carefully look after,
sustain, preserUe, repair and maintain all the
several books, papers and records being and
remaining in his effce.
That the county should be called upon 10
pay for anything relating TO the hooks, papers
aud records as above stated would seem to
common minds TO be among the things strange
and incomprehensible.
Art. Is, page 4S, Supplement 10 Code 1861
81 we hud the following:
Every Clerk, including the Clerk of the
Court of Appeals, shall twice in every year
on the first Monday in june and December re-
turn full and accurate account of all his fees
emoluments and receipts, whether on his own
account as such Clerk, or for the State, city
or county, including fines and forfeilures and
also OF all expenses incident to his office, and
such accounts shall be rendered under oath,
and in such forms and supported by such
proof as shall be prescribed by the Compirol-
Ter, and any Clerk, including said Clerk of the
Court OF Appeals, shall render with his ac-
count OF the expenses incident TO his Office,
list of the Clerks employed by him, stating
the rate OF compensation allowed to each, and
the duties which they seperally perform, and
also the sums paid for stationery, official and
contingent expeasts, fuei and other things, and
stating the purposes for which said expenses
are applied, aud in the account of fees there
shall be a separate statement of all those fees
charged during the six months included in said
account which, at the date of said account,
remained uncolec,ed
MIR Prettyman, CLERK for Montgomery coun-
ty, as published 10 The Cotnptroller's report
for 1878, PIP 70, reads as follows
Iotal feceips........... T5S 80
Expenses, salaries of depu.
~ clerks............. 80, LOG 90
So much on account of
salary Of Clerk. ...... ! 500 so
SIS, 15s so
Nothing about fuel, stationery, official and
contingent expenses as the above law requires
The law OF 1865, CHI 1877, intended 10 re-
peal See. of the Code, Art. Clerks of
Court upon which Mr.. Preityman relies
~ hiS null ariiy and Modification for batting