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case of a tie between two or more persons, to designate which
of said persons shall qualify as State's Attorney, and to ad-
minister the oaths of office to the person elected.
Sec. 9. The State's Attorney shall perform such duties and
receive such fees and commissions as are now, or may here-
after be prescribed by Law; and if any State's Attorney shall
receive any other fee, or reward, than such as is, or may be
allowed by Law, he shall, on conviction thereof, be removed
from office; provided, that the State's Attorney for Baltimore
City shall have power to appoint one deputy, at a salary of
not more than fifteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid
by the State's Attorney out of the fees of his office, as has
heretofore been practiced.
Sec. 10. No person shall be eligible to the office of State's
Attorney, who has not been admitted to practice Law in this
State; and who has not resided, for at least two years in the
county, or city, in which he may be elected.
Sec. 11. In case of vacancy in the office of State's Attor-
ney, or of his removal from the county, or city, in which he
shall have been, elected, or on his conviction, as herein speci-
fied, the said vacancy shall be filled by the Judge of the coun-
ty, or city, respectively, having criminal jurisdiction, in which
said vacancy shall occur, for the residue of the term thus
made vacant.
Sec. 12. The State's Attorney, in each County, and the
City of Baltimore, shall have authority to collect, and give
receipt in the name of the State, for such sums of money as
may be collected by him, and forthwith make return of, and
pay over the same, to the proper accounting officer; and the
State's Attorney of each County, and the City of Baltimore,
before he shall enter on the discharge of his duties, shall exe-
cute a bond to the State of Maryland for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars,
with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Judge of the
Court having criminal jurisdiction in said Counties, or city,
ARTICLE VI.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. There shall be a Treasury Department, consist-
ing of a Comptroller, chosen by the qualified electors of the
State, at each regular election of members of the House of
Delegates, who shall receive an Annual Salary of Two Thou-
sand Five Hundred Dollars; aud a Treasurer, to be appoint-
ed by the two Houses of the Legislature, at each regular Ses-
sion thereof, on joint ballot; who shall receive an Annual
Salary of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars; and the
term of office of the said Comptroller and Treasurer shall be
for two years, and until their successors shall qualify, and
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