96 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. V

office, on conviction in a Court of Law, or by a vote of two^thirds of the
Senate, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General.

Article 5, section 1, of the constitution of 1851, referred to in construing
article 4, section 18, of the constitution of 1851—see notes to section 41.
Sappington v. Scott, 14 Md. 54.

See notes to article 4, section 32, and article 5, section 9.
See article 10, section 20 et seq. of the Annotated Code.

Sec. 8. All elections for the State's Attorney shall be certified to
and returns made thereof by the Clerks of the said counties and city to
the Judges thereof having criminal jurisdiction, 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 administer the oaths of office to the person elected.
See notes to article 5, section 2.

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
hereof, 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 fee of his office, as has heretofore been
practiced.

+ Sec. 9. The State's Attorney shall perform such duties and receive
such fees and commissions or salary, not exceeding 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 for 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 assistants at such annual salaries not
exceeding fifteen hundred dollars each, as the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City may authorize 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. 9. The State's Attorney shall perform such duties and receive
such fees and commissions or salary, not exceeding 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 for Baltimore City
shall receive an annual salary of fifty-four hundred dollars, and

*Thus amended by act of 1900, chapter 185, ratified by the people at the Novem-
ber election, 1901.