county, or for said city, unless in his judgment, all of
said persons shall be unfit or incompetent for said posi-
tion, in which case he shall file a written statement to
that effect with the Secretary of State, setting forth such
fact, and the grounds therefor, and thereupon he shall
call upon the said committee for the city or county, as
the case may be, for another list of six names, and from
said list and the original list, he shall make the appoint-
ment. Supervisors in Baltimore shall receive $1,500 a
year each. In the counties $100 a year each, and in
counties having more than fifteen polling places may be
increased by county commissioners to $150. (Act of 1896;
ch. 202, secs. 1 and 2.) Supervisors shall each take oath
prescribed in the 6th section of Article I, of the Consti-
tution, and an oath to perform faithfully and honestly
the duties imposed upon them by law, and must organize
within twenty days of their appointment. (Sec. 3, ch.
202, Act of 1896.) Term of office two years, and until
their successors are appointed and qualified; but may be
removed by the Governor for good cause shown. (Ibid.)
Governor to fill vacancies in board; supervisors shall pro-
vide ballots and ballot-boxes; and all the necessary appara-
tus for holding the elections. (Sec. 5, ch. 202, Acts of
1896.) The supervisors may appoint a clerk in the
several counties, with consent of county commissioners,
at a salary as the, county commissioners may fix. In
Baltimore, salary of clerk, $1200; messenger $800 per
annum. (Sec. 6, Act of 1890, ch. 202.)

Each supervisor shall have a veto upon the proposed
selection or nomination of any judge or clerk; and if in
any case, in consequence of such veto, the board of super-
visors cannot agree upon an appointment, then the super-
visor or supervisors belonging to the political party en-
titled to be represented by the judge or clerk in question
shall name three men who are eligible, and from these
the other supervisor or supervisors shall select such judge
or clerk. (Act of 1896, ch. 202, sec. 8.)

The supervisors must notify judges and clerks of their
appointment, and advertise the names of the judges and
clerks, and examine carefully the fitness of appointees.
The judges and clerks shall qualify before the board of
supervisors. (Act of 1896, ch. 202, secs. 9 and 10.)

The supervisors shall select registration offices and
polling places ; furnish list of deceased persons to regis-