10 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.

expenses of said officers, invalid, notwithstanding art. 15, sec. 1, of Constitu-
tion. Budget Bill of 1924 construed. Act 1924 also invalid under art. 5, sec. 9,
and art. 3, sec. 45, of Constitution. Where two parts of act, one of which is
unconstitutional, are essentially connected in substance, both are Invalid. Bal-
timore v. O'Connor, 147 Md. 641.

This section referred to in construing Home Rule Amendment—see notes to
art 11A, sec. 1, of Constitution. Gaither v. Jackson, 147 Md. 664.

See notes to Code, art. 56, ses. 253. And see art. 88A, sec. 9.

Sec. 57.

See notes to art. 23, see. 131, of Code.

Sec. 59.

This section relates to military pensions and does not prohibit mothers' relief.
Baltimore v. Fuget, 164 Md. 347.

Sec. 60.

This section referred to in construing art. 27, sec. 577. of Code—see notes
thereto. Kelly v. State, 151 Md. 99.

ARTICLE IV.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.

Sec. 1.

To first note to this section, page 110, vol. 1, of Code, add Mattare v. Cunning-
ham, 148 Md. 313.

In action by trustee in bankruptcy against clerk of court for money paid by
bankrupt to make good shortage of former clerk, payment having been made
within four months of filing of petition, held that suit was prohibited as the
clerk was mere custodian of State and accountable to State Comptroller. Stan-
ley v. Mellor, Daily Record, April 12, 1935.

Act creating police justice for town of Takoma Park, to be appointed by
Governor on recommendation of Mayor and Council of the town, invalid under
this section and sec. 42 of this article. Day v. Sheriff, 162 Md. 221.

Cited in dissenting opinion in In re Rickell's Estate, 158 Md. 665.

Sec. 2.

Cited but not construed in Grote v. Rogers, 158 Md. 690.

Sec. 3. The Judges of the said several Courts shall be elected in the
Counties by the qualified voters in their respective Judicial Circuits as
hereinafter provided, and in the City of Baltimore, at the general election
to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as now
provided for in the Constitution. Each of the said Judges shall] hold his
office for the term of fifteen years from the time of his election, and until
his successor is elected and qualified, or until he shall have attained the
age of seventy years, whichever may first happen, and be re-eligible there-
to until he shall have attained the age of seventy years, and not after.
Provided, however, that any judge whose term has been extended beyond
the age of seventy years by the General Assembly prior to April 7, 1931,