ART. V.] CONSTITUTION. 63
diction, respectively, whose duty it shall be to decide upon the
elections and qualifications of the persons returned; and in
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
hereafter 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 here-
tofore been practiced.
[SEC. 9. The State's Attorney shall perform such duties |
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and receive such fees and commissions or salary, not exceed-
ing three thousand dollars, as are now or may hereafter 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 tor Baltimore city shall
receive an annual salary of forty-five hundred dollars, and
shall have power to appoint one deputy, at an annual salary,
not exceeding three thousand dollars, and such other assist-
ants at such annual salaries not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars each, as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city may au-
thorize and approve; all of said salaries to be paid out of the
fees of the said State's Attorney's office, as has heretofore
been practiced.]*
SEC. 10. No person shall be eligible to the office of State's |
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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- |
Qualifications. |
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.
Jackson vs. State, 87 Md., 195.
*Thus amended by Act of 1900, Chapter 185, ratified by the people at the
November election, 1901. |
Vacancy. |
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