clear space clear space clear space white space
A
 r c h i v e s   o f   M a r y l a n d   O n l i n e

PLEASE NOTE: The searchable text below was computer generated and may contain typographical errors. Numerical typos are particularly troubling. Click “View pdf” to see the original document.

  Maryland State Archives | Index | Help | Search
search for:
clear space
white space
Maryland Manual, 1898
Volume 110, Page 79   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
  << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>
clear space clear space clear space white space
CONSTITUTION. 79

ate, and shall hold his office during the term of the Gov-
ernor, by whom he shall have been appointed, and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified. His salary
shall be fifteen hundred dollars a year; and he shall per-
form such duties as are now, or may hereafter be prescribed
by Law; and no appropriation shall be made by Law to
to pay for any clerk, or assistant to the Librarian. And it
shall be the duty of the Legislature, at its first session after
the adoption of this Constitution, to pass a Law regulating
the mode and manner in which the books in the Library
shall be kept and accounted for by the Librarian, and
requiring the Librarian to give a bond, in such penalty as
the Legislature may prescribe, for the proper discharge of
his duties.

SEC. 4. There shall be a Commissioner of the Land Office,
who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, who shall hold his office
during the term of, the Governor, by whom he shall have
been appointed, and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified. He shall perform such duties as are now
required of the Commissioner of the Land Office, or such
as may hereafter be prescribed by Law, and shall also be
the Keeper of the Chancery Records. He shall receive a
salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, to
be paid out of the treasury, and shall charge such fees as
are now, or may be hereafter fixed by Law. He shall
make a semi-annual report of all the fees of his office, both
as Commissioner of the Land Office, and as Keeper of the
Chancery Records, to the Comptroller of the Treasury,
and shall pay the same semi-annually into the treasury.

SEC. 5. The Commissioner of the Land Office shall also,
without additional compensation, collect, arrange, classify,
have charge of, and safely keep all papers, records, relics,
and other memorials connected with the early history of
Maryland, not belonging to any other office.

SEC. 6. The qualified voters of Worcester County shall
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month
of November, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
and every two years thereafter, elect a Wreck-Master for
said County, whose duties and compensation shall be the
same as are now prescribed by law; the term of office of
said Wreck-Master shall commence on the first Monday of
January next succeeding his election, and a vacancy in said

 

clear space
clear space
white space

Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Maryland Manual, 1898
Volume 110, Page 79   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
  << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.


Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!



An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.

©Copyright  August 16, 2024
Maryland State Archives