3920 ARTICLE 17.

said Clerk shall pay over to the County Commissioners of Prince George's
County all fees, civil and criminal, so collected by him monthly on the
first Tuesday of each and every month, together with a detailed and
itemized report, setting forth the items so collected by him, which said
report shall be as specific as that required of the Police Justice; that said
Clerk shall have the general authority to do any and all things in con-
nection with his duties as the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
G'eorge's County is possessed of, and he shall have the same duties and
responsibilities as the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County in so
far as the same are applicable. He shall be removed from office for in-
competency, wilful neglect of duty or misdemeanor in office in a Court of
law, or by the County Commissioners, for any one or more of said
causes, if charges are preferred and proved to the satisfaction of the
County Commissioners or a majority thereof, and in case of vacancy,
they are hereby authorized to appoint his successor to fill out the unexpired
term, ratably at the same salary and expense account. That the Clerk
of the Police Court shall act as Secretary to the Chief of the Prince
George's County Police, as the same may be created by law, and he shall
keep the records of the Prince George's County Police, and shall be the
general office representative of the same. In the event of the temporary
absence of said Clerk of the Police Justice the County Commissioners are
hereby authorized, and directed to appoint some suitable person for the
time being in the place and stead of the said Clerk, who shall possess the
same powers, duties and responsibilities, and who shall receive ratably the
same compensation and expense account as herein allowed for the Clerk,
to be deducted from the salary and expense account of said Clerk, and
who before entering upon the duties of his office shall give a bond in the
penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) with the same conditions and for
the same uses and purposes as the Clerk is required to give, and at the
termination of his said temporary appointment shall at the second meet-
ing of the County Commissioners thereafter make a report, verified under
oath, as required of the Clerk whose place he has taken for the time being,
and turn over any sum or sums of money he may have collected, which
under this Act are directed to be paid to the County Commissioners, or
as otherwise provided by law.

1927, ch. 426, sec. 13.

590. The State's Attorney of Prince George's County is hereby author-
ized, empowered and directed to appear before said Police Justice at any
and all times he may in his judgment think public necessity requires his
presence as the representative of the State of Maryland to participate in
criminal prosecutions or hearing before said Police Justice, and the County
Commissioners are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to pay said
State's Attorney for the services rendered by virtue of his appearance and
attendance as aforesaid, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per an-
num, for his compensation and expenses incident thereto, in addition to
the salary now allowed him by law.