ELECTIONS 1403

represent the political parties respectively. It shall be the duty of the said
boards to examine promptly into any complaints which may be preferred
to them in writing against the fitness or qualifications of any person so
appointed judge or clerk, and to remove any such judge or clerk whom
upon inquiring they shall find to be unfit or incapable. The Board shall
forthwith appoint persons in the manner hereinbefore prescribed to fill all
vacancies in the office of judge or clerk. The record of appointment to fill
vacancies shall be kept in books as hereinbefore prescribed in Section 11,
which books, with the recommendation and protests made to them, and all
their other records and papers shall always be open to the inspection of
the public. After their appointment the judges appointed in Baltimore
City and any clerks who may be appointed in said city shall be notified to
appear at the office of the said Board, and shall then and there, after taking
the oath of office before one of said Supervisors, receive their commissions.
The oath of office shall be in writing and subscribed by each one in a book to
be kept for the purpose by the Supervisors, and shall be in substance as
follows:

I, residing at............................ in the City of Baltimore,

in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a legal
voter in the.................. precinct of the................. ward

of the City of Baltimore, in the said State, that I will support the Consti-
tution of the United States, and that I will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to the State of Maryland and support the Constitution and
laws thereof, and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties
of an officer of registration and judge of election (or clerk of election)
for the............ precinct of the........................ ward of

the City of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, according to the best of
my ability, and I do further swear (or affirm) that I will not attempt to
ascertain, save in cases and in the manner in which I am authorized by
law so to do, for what candidate or candidates any person shall vote or
has voted or how any person shall vote or has voted on any question which
may be or may have been submitted to the vote of the people, and if such
knowledge shall be acquired by me, I will not, directly or indirectly, by
word or act, divulge or reveal the same or aid in doing so, save when I am
required to do so by law in some legal proceedings.

In the several counties the judges of election who constitute the Board
of Registry, shall appear at the office, of said board to take the oath of
office before one of said supervisors and receive their commissions. The
said oath of office shall be the same as that above prescribed, except that the
words "the............ district of............ county" shall be sub-
stituted for the words "the..............precinct of the, ............ward

of the City of Baltimore", wherever the same occur. The said judges shall
at the place of registration administer the oath of office in form and sub-
stance as last above prescribed, to the other judges of election and at the
polling place shall administer to the clerks of election a similar oath, except
that the words "a clerk of election" shall be substituted for the words
"an officer of registration and. judge of election", and shall give their
commissions to such judges and clerks before they shall enter upon their
respective offices. No fees or extra compensation shall be charged by or
allowed the said judges for administering said oaths. Blank forms for the
oath to be administered by said judges shall be furnished by the supervisors,
which forms shall be preserved and returned to the said supervisors in
the same manner as provided in Section 105 of this Article in the case of