Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17
CHAPTER 191.


An act to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments, Sections IL, IA, 10, "a. 90, 80, 80,
33 and Sc of Article "a. of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, and
10 add q new Section TO said Article 10
be designated as section 33 A"
SECTION l. BE u enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Sections II. IA,
Is, "a, 26, 80, 80, 80 and SO of Article "a, of
the Code Of Public General Laws Of Mary.
land, title LAND Office" be, and the same
are hereby repealed and re enacted, so as
10 read as follows:
ii. All monies payable TO the State on
account Of the public lands shall he paid to
the Commissioner Of the Land Office, whose
receipt therefor shall be u good acquitt-
ance 10 the party paying the same and
the said commissioner shall keep an &C.
curatc account of all such payments in
book kept for the purpose, and shall &C.
count semi annually, on the thirty first day
of March, and the thirtieth day of Septem.
Der, with the Comptroller, on oath, and pay
over To the Treasurer all such monies so
| received.
IA. He shall receive and carefully file
among the records Of his Office, all extracts
Of deeds transferred TO him by the Clerk Of
the Court ofAppeals under said Act Of eigh
teen hundred and seventy four, Chapter Sc,
and all such as shall be transmitted 10 him
by the Clerks of the Circuit Courts Of the
counties and the Clerk ot the Superior
Court Of Baltimore City, and when he
shall receive a sufficient number Of such
| extracts from the same county 10 form a
record book of the proper size, he shall
| cause the same TO be well and substantially
bound in leather and placed among tie
records OF his office, and the Comptroller
Of the Treasury Is hereby directed to issue
| bis warrant for such sum or sums of money
as from time TO time may be necessary for
the cost of such binding, and for the pur-
chase Of index books and for the repair
and re binding Of other record books in the
Land Office, upon a certificate Of the cor
rectness of the same given by the Commits
sioner Of the Land Office, and the sum OF
One Thousand dollars, or 90 much thereof
as may be necessary is hereby appropriated
annually for said purposes.
i Is. lie is authorized and empowered 10
continue the indexing Of certain land re
cords and extracts OF deeds which were
transferred t. the Land Office from the
Court of Appeals under said Act Of 1874
Chapter Sc, and such extracts Of deeds a.
shall be received by him from the Clerk OF
tue Circuit Courts of the counties and the
Clerk Of the Superior Court Of Baltimore
City, for which said service there shall be
allowed and paid the same rates allowed
by law To the Clerks of the Circuit Courts
fur similar services, and the Comptroller Of
the Treasury Is directec IN issue bis war.
rants for such sum or sums a. may from
time to time be necessary 10 meet the cost
of such indexing upon the certificate Of the
correctness of the same given by the Com.
missioner of the Land Office.
"a. Any person desiring to take uE
vacant land or lands which have escheated
shall obtain q warrant from the Commits
J sioner Of the Land Office directed TO ths
surveyor Of the county where the land lies
; requiring him 10 survey the same and re
turn q certificate Of survey TO the Land
; Office within six months from the date O
: the warrant, and such warrant may be II
the form heretofore used in the Land Once
aud may be either common warrant,
special warrant, q warrant Of re-survey,
} proclamation warrant or an escheaf war
] rant, whichever may be suited 10 the cas-
( OF the party applying for the same.
, % ANY person may obtain commc.
] warrant, special warrant CT proclamation
warrant by Supplying 10 the Commissions
= Of the Land Office and paying him IN
J sum Of twenty-five cents for each acr