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The Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer, shall receive

No Salary.

no additional salary for services rendered by them as

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members of the Board of Public Works.

SEC. 3. There shall be a Commissioner of the Land Office;

Commissioner or
the Land Office

elected by the qualified voters of the State, on the Tuesday

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next after the first Monday in the month of November, in

the year eighteen hundred and seventy, and on the same

day in every sixth year thereafter, who shall hold his office

for the term of six years from the first Monday in January

.

ensuing his election. The returns of said election shall be

Returns to be
made to the Gov-

made to the Governor, and in the event of a tie between

ernor

two or more candidates, the Governor shall direct a new

election to be held by writs to the Sheriffs of the several

counties, and of the City of Baltimore; who shall hold

said election after at least 'twenty days' notice, exclusive of

the day of election. He shall perform such duties as are

His Duties.

now required of the Commissioner of the Land Office, or

such as may hereafter be prescribed by law, and shall also

be the Keeper of the Chancery Records. He shall receive

a salary of two thousand dollars per annum, to be paid out

Salary $2, 000.

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 Commis-

Reports of Fees.

sioner of the Land Office and as Keeper of the Chancery

Records, to the Comptroller of the Treasury, and shall pay

the same semi-annually into the Treasury. In case of

vacancy in said office by death, resignation or other cause,

Vacancy

the Governor shall fill such vacancy until the next general

election for members of the General Assembly thereafter,

when a Commissioner of the Land Office shall be elected

for the full term of six years ensuing.

SEC. 4. The State Librarian stall be elected by a joint

State Librarian
elected by Legis-

vote of the two branches of the General Assembly for

lature.
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four years and until his successor shall be elected and

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qualified. His salary shall be fifteen hundred dollars per

Salary $1, 600.

annum, and the General Assembly shall pass no law

whereby he shall receive any additional compensation. He

shall perform such duties as are now or may hereafter be

His Duties.