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elected in his place, the latter held his office for two years, and not simply for the
unexpired term of his predecessor; and this is true, although his term expired during
the recess of the legislature. The clause " until his successor shall be elected and
qualified " relates to an omission or neglect in the legislature to elect or an unwilling-
ness or inability of the new appointee to qualify. Marshall v. Harwood, 5 Md. 431.

This section referred to in construing art. 2, sec. 15—see notes thereto. Harman v.
Harwood, 58 Md. 10.

Art. 7, sec. 7, of the Constitution of 1851, referred to in construing art. 4, sec. 18,
of the Constitution of 1851—see notes to art. 4, sec. 41. Sappington v. Scott, 14 Md.
54.

See art. 15, sec. 9, of the Md. Constitution.

See art. 41, sec. 74, et seq.

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 Com-
missioner of the Land Office, or such as may hereafter be prescribed by
Law, and shall also be the Keeper of 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 Chan-
cery Records, to the Comptroller of the Treasury, and shall pay the same
semi-annually into the Treasury.

Art. 54, sec. 13 of the An. Code (1912) was in conflict with this section and
hence void. Constitutional construction—debates. History of this section. Mc-
Mullen v. Shepherd, 133 Mid. 158.

The act of 1890, ch. 513, providing for the forfeiture of the property of unknown
owners upon their failure to produce evidence of their title, and authorizing the
agents of certain counties to make examinations of the records in the land office
free of charge, and remitting the sum due by the authorities of a certain county
for examinations previously made, held to be void because in violation of art. 23
of the Declaration of Rights, and of art. 3, secs. 29 and 33, of the Constitution.
Scharf v. Tasker, 73 Md. 381.

This section (as it stood in the Constitution of 1864), in providing for the elec-
tion of the commissioner of the land office, left his powers and duties completely
under the control of the legislature; that officer does not form part of the judiciary
under the Constitution of 1864. Smith v. Devecmon, 30 Md. 479.

This section referred to in construing art. 2, sec. 15—see notes thereto. Harman
v. Harwood, 58 Md. 10.
See art. 15, sec. 9, of the Md. Constitution, and art. 54, An. Code.

Sec. 5. The Commissioner of the Land Office shall also, without addi-
tional 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.
See notes to sec. 4.

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 or may be hereafter prescribed by law; the term of office of said
Wreck-Master shall commence on the first Monday of January next suc-