The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-06-24

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ing upon the Equity dockets of said
County, of which may hereafter be
brought in said Court, while sitting
as a Court of Equity; to provide and
maintain a general index of all Judge
ments rendered by Justices of the
Peace, nov or hereafter to be record
ed in the Clerks office of said County
a general index of all executions APP
pearing on the judicial docket or
hereafter entered in said docket in
the said Clerks office; a docket and
general index of all attachments now
existing or which may hereafter be
filed in the said Clerks office; and a
general index of all tax sales made
and reported by the Treasurer of said
County; and to provide compensation
for the same.
Section /. Be it enacted be the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County be, and he is hereby
directed to make or cause to be made a
general index Of all causes appearing
upon the Equity docket of said Court,
beginning with the earliest causes of
said docket; said general index to be
made uponithe same plan and in similar
books as now use. in said Clerks office
for general indexes of the land records,
in which index he shall place tho name
of every party to each cause; and where
the suit is for the sale Of lands of any
person deceased, or otherwise. the name
Of said owner shall also appear in its
prooer place in said general index; said
clerk shall enter, in connection with the
name of each person, the number or year
the Of docket and the number OF the case
in which such person was or is a party.
or in which property was or is involved,
and where the papers in any cause have
been recorded the book and page OF
such record.
Section Q. And be it enacted, That
the Clerk aforesaid after the passage OF
this Act, when and as each cause is
brought, shall enter in said general in,
dex the names of all parties to said
cause, and where the object Of the sui,
is the sale Of lands, the name of the
owner or claimant of said land, anc
when and ss the papers in any aus
are recorded the book and page of such
record, for which he shall be entitled
to charge and receive such fees as are
now charged for indexlng in the gener-
al indexes of the land records, which
fees shall be taxed as and become par,
of the costs of such cause, to be recover
ed as other costs in such cases are OF
may be paid.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That
said Clerk be, and he is hereby directed
to make or cause to be made a general
index of all judgment rendered BY
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County which are now recorded, or may
be hereafter recorded, as now provided
by law, in the records of the Circuit
Court for said County; said general in
dexes to be made upon the same plan
and in similar books as are now used il
the Clerks office for general indexes OF
the land records, in which indexes shall
be entered the names of the parties tc
said judments, the date of the recovery
of said judgment, and otherwise as now
provided by law or custom in the saiC
Clerks office, in which said index also
shall be entered whether said judgments
have been settled and satisfied, anC
hereafter the said Clerk shall so enter
said judgments as when settled and
satiied.
Section 4. And be it enacted, thai
the Clerk aforesaid, after the passage
of this Act, when and as each judgment
is recorded as heretofore provided shall
enter said judgments in said general in
dexes as herein provided, for which he
shall be entitled to charge and recover
such fees as are now charged for index
ing in the general indexes OF the lane
records, which fees shall be taxed as
and become part of the costs On sale
judgment.
Section 5. And be it enacted that the
Clerk aforesaid shall provide and main.
tain a docket and general index thereto
of all proceedings affecting titles to
land by way of condemnation or writs
of inquisition, and by way Of sales of
land under wrils of execution; a sep.
arate docket and index thereto of all
attachments issued out of the Circuit
Court or issued by the Justices of the
Peace of said County and recorded as
provided by law i'll the office of the
Clerk of said county; and likewise tC
record in substantial books all proceed
ings of his office, whether at law or in
chancery, affecting titles to land and
proper to be recorded, as o provided
OF hereafter directed by law.
Section s. And be- it enacted that
the aforesaid Clerk is authorized aud
directed tt maintain dockets and gener-
al indexes thereto of all proceedings
filed in his office by the Treasurer OF
Prince Georges county, and to provide
and maintain a special docket and index
thereto, to be designated and known III
the Tax Sale Book. in which shall ap.
pear under proper index the name OF
each and every person in whose name
property has or may hereafter be sold
for = default in the payment of taxes,
which sales have or may hereafter be
reported to the Circuit Court as pro-
vided by law, which docket shall be
provided with space to enter the time
of redemption of the said property So
sold and reported, and space for such
other entries as shall AFFORD complete
and accurate information relative to
the status OF ell property sold as afor,
said for 3 default in the payment of
taxes or the redemption thereof; and
the Treasurer of said County is hereby
authorized and directed to report to the
said Clerk of the Circuit Court the re-
demption of all property sold for taxes
for which report the said Treasurer
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twenty-fiv cents for each redemption
so reported, which fee shall be charged
as a part of the penalty and costs as
to the said sale for taxes, to be paid by
the person redeeming said property,
and all such fees SO collected shall be
credited to the redemption fund now or
hereafter provided by law relative to
the duty of the said Treasurer.
Section Z. And be it enacted, That
when and as the dockets and indexes
as herein provided are completed the
County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County be, and they are here
by authorized and directed TO levy for
said purpose an amount sufficient to
pay what is a fair and reas onable
charge for the work aforesaid, as well
as for the cost and proper expense for
the books. furniture, and fixtures re-
quisite to preserve and keep the said
records in good order and shape; pro-
vided, that the cost Of the work herein
authorized and directed shall first be
met out of the current fees of the office
of the said Clerk over and above the
amount necessary to pay the salaries OF
said office and expenses of said Clerk
as fixed by law.
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