[Art. 15, Sec. 2] MARYLAND MANUAL 375

coming into his hands for the discharge of his official du-
ties, or, in any way, growing out of, or connected with his
office, shall keep a book in which shall be entered every
sum, or sums of money, received by him, or on his account,
as a payment or compensation for his performance of official
duties, a copy of which entries in said book, verified by the
oath of the officer, by whom it is directed to be kept, shall
be returned yearly to the Comptroller of the State for his
inspection, and that of the General Assembly of the State,
to which the Comptroller shall, at each regular session
thereof, make a report showing what officers have complied
with this Section; and each of the said officers, when the
amount received by him for the year shall exceed the sum
which he is by Law entitled to retain, as his salary or com-
pensation for the discharge of his duties, and for the ex-
penses of his office, shall yearly pay over to the Treasurer
of the State the amount of such excess, subject to such
disposition thereof as the General Assembly may direct;

if any of such officers shall fail to comply with the requisi-
tions of this Section for the period of thirty days after the
expiration of each and every year of his office, such officer
shall be deemed to have vacated his office, and the Gover-
nor shall declare the same vacant, and the vacancy therein
shall be filled as in case of vacancy for any other cause, and
such officer shall be subject to suit by the State for the
amount that ought to be paid into the Treasury; and no
person holding any office created by, or existing under this
Constitution or Laws of the State, or holding any appoint-
ment, under any Court in this State, shall receive more than
three thousand dollars a year as a compensation for the
discharge of his official duties, except in cases specially
provided in this Constitution.

SEC. 2. The several Courts existing in this State at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution shall, until super-
seded under its provisions, continue with like powers and
jurisdiction, and in the exercise thereof, both at Law and
in Equity, in all respects, as if this Constitution had not
been adopted; and when said Courts shall be so superseded,
all causes, then depending in said Courts shall pass into the
jurisdiction of the several Courts, by which they may, re-
spectively, superseded.¹

SEC. 3. The Governor, and all officers, civil and military,
now holding office under this State, whether by election or
appointment, shall continue to hold, exercise and discharge
the duties of their offices (unless inconsistent with, or other-
wise provided in this Constitution), until'they shall be

1 The word "be" evidently omitted.