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statement of the amount to be paid each such employee and the services
on account of which the same is paid bearing the certificate of the Com-
missioner that the employees named in such payroll or account have been
appointed or employed and have held their positions during the period
for which compensation is claimed, in pursuance of law, and of the rules
made by the Commissioner under the provisions of this Article, and have
complied with the terms of this Article and of the rules of the Commis-
sioner, shall have been obtained by or filed with such auditing or disburs-
ing or other officers. Any sums paid contrary to the provisions of this
section may be recovered from any auditing or disbursing or other officer
paying or authorizing the payment thereof, and from the sureties on his
official bond.

1920, ch. 41, sec. 21.

21. The Governor may, by executive order, from time to time, add to
the classified service such offices and places of employment excepted from
or not included in the classified: service as hereinbefore defined, as he may
think advisable; whereupon such offices and places so added shall become
a part of the classified service in the same manner as those hereinbefore
classified, and shall not be taken out of the classified service except by an
Act of the General Assembly.

1920, ch. 41, sec. 22.

22. The facilities of the Commissioner shall be available upon request
to any municipality of this State adopting the Merit System of appoint-
ment of public employees, and to any county of this State adopting such
system, either under the Constitution of this State, Article 11-A and the
Act of 1918, Chapter 488,1 Section 3-R or otherwise to the end that the
Merit System may be administered in this State without unnecessary
expense.

And said facilities shall also be available upon request, to the judges
of the several circuits of this State, including the City of Baltimore,
should such judges deem it desirable to require the Commissioner to pro-
vide for tests of the fitness of candidates for deputy clerks before confirm-
ing their appointment under the Constitution of this State, Article 4,
Sections 26 and 37. Upon such requests being made to the Commis-
sioner he shall assist in the promulgation of rules, the examination of
candidates for positions and otherwise extend the full use of his facilities,
without charge, to the officials making such request except that in the case
of the use of such facilities by any municipality or county which causes
the Commissioner to incur additional expenses for traveling or otherwise,
then such expenses shall be repaid to the Commissioner by the officials in
whose interest such expenses were incurred.

1920, ch. 41, sec. 23.

23. No person shall wilfully or corruptly make any false mark or
report upon any examination; no person shall impersonate another in any

Ch. 456 (art. 25A) was evidently intended.