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ified. His salary shall be fif-
teen hundred dollars a year;
and he shall perform such
duties as are now, or may
hereafter be prescribed by
Law; and no appropriation
shall be made by Law, to
pay for any Clerk, or assist-
ant to the Librarian. And it
shall be the duty of the
Legislature, at its first Ses-
sion 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 requir-
ing the Librarian to give a
Bond, in such penalty as the
Legislature may prescribe,
for the proper discharge of
his duties. The office of the
State Librarian shall be
abolished as of the end of
the term of the present in-
cumbent.
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ified. His salary shall be Fif-
teen hundred dollars a year;
and he shall perform such
duties as are now, or may
hereafter be prescribed by
Law; and no appropriation
shall be made by Law, to
pay for any Clerk, or assist-
ant to the Librarian: And
it shall be the .duty of the
Legislature, at its first Ses-
sion 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 re-
quiring the Librarian to give
a Bond, in such penalty as
the Legislature may pre-
scribe, for the proper dis-
charge of his duties.
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pass no law whereby he shall
receive any additional com-
pensation. He shall perform
such duties as are now or
may hereafter be prescribed
by law. In case of a vacancy
in the office of State Librar-
ian from death, resigna-
tion and other cause, the
Governor shall fill such va-
cancy until the next meeting
of the General Assembly
thereafter, and until a suc-
cessor be elected and quali-
fied.
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now or may hereafter be
prescribed by law.
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Commissioners
of Land Office:
Appointment,
term, duties,
compensation,
reports, aboli-
tion of office.
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Sec. 4. There shall be a
Commissioner of the Land
Office, who shall be appoint-
ed 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 here-
after 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 here-
after fixed by Law. He shall
make a semi-annual report
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Sec. 4. There shall be a
Commissioner of the Land
Office, who shall be ap-
pointed 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 suc-
cessor shall be appointed
and qualified. He shall per-
form such duties as are now
required of the Commission-
er 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 dol-
lars 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
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Sec. 3. There shall be a
Commissioner of the Land
Office, elected by the quali-
fied voters of the State, on
the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month
of November, in the year
eighteen hundred and sev-
enty, and on the same day
in every sixth year there-
after, who shall hold his of-
fice for the term of six years
from the first Monday in
January ensuing his election.
The returns of said election
shall be made to the Gover-
nor, and in the event of a
tie between two or more can-
didates, the Governor shall
direct a new election to be
held by writs to the Sheriffs
of the several counties, and
of the City of Baltimore;
who shall hold said election
after at least twenty days'
notice, exclusive of the day
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Sec. 6. There shall be a
Commissioner of the Land
Office elected by the quali-
fied voters of the State, at
the first general election of
Delegates to the Assembly
after the ratification of this
Constitution, who shall hold
his office for the term of six
years from the first day of
January next after his elec-
tion. The returns of said
election shall be made to the
Governor, and in the event
of a tie between any two or
more candidates, the Gover-
nor shall direct a new elec-
tion to be held by writs to
the several sheriffs, who
shall hold said election after
at least twenty days notice,
exclusive of the day of elec-
tion. The said Commissioner
shall sit as judge of the
Land Office, and receive
therefor the sum of two hun-
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51. That there be two reg-
isters of the land office, one
upon the western, and one
upon the eastern shore; that
short extracts of the grants
and certificates of the land
on thu western and eastern
shores respectively be made
in separate books, at the pub-
lic expence, and deposited
in the offices of the said
registers, in such manner as
shall hereafter be provided
by the general assembly.
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