ART. 57. ] CLERKS OF COURTS.

COMPENSATION OF ASSISTANT CLERKS, ETC.

537

55. The comptroller shall, from time to time, fix the compensa-
tion of the assistant clerks or deputies to be employed by any such
clerk, and no account for compensation for services of any assistant
clerk, deputy, or other person employed in performing any of the
duties pertaining to the office of any such clerk, shall be allowed
until such assistant clerk or other person employed shall have cer-
tified under oath that the same services have been performed, that
he has received the full sum therein charged to his own use and
benefit, and that he has not paid, deposited, or assigned, nor con-
tracted to pay, deposit or assign, any part of such compensation to
the use of any person, or in any way directly or indirectly paid, or
given, nor contracted to pay or give, any reward or compensation
for his office or employment, or the emoluments thereof.

CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.

Art 18, s 13
Const art 4, 8 26.
1853, c. 444. s 4
Compensation
of deputies,
how fixed.

56. The clerk of the Court of Appeals shall have the custody of
all the records and papers in the office of the late Court of Appeals,
of the former Court of Appeals, and of the General Court, and shall
give certified copies under the seal of his court of such papers and
records, and such copies shall be evidence in the same manner as
other certified copies of records are.

Art 18, s. 39
1805, c 65, a 18
What records,
etc, to have
custody of

57. He shall renew his bond on or before the first day of Au-
gust in every second year, which bond shall be approved by the
judges of the Court of Appeals, and recorded among the records of
said court.

Id s 41.
1823, c 195,
1864, c 340
To renew bond,
and how ap-
proved

58. He shall not be deemed to have abandoned his residence in
the city or county where he resided at the time of his appointment,
by reason of his residence in Annapolis, during the term for which
he may have been appointed, unless he shall signify his intention so
to abandon his residence in said city or county by voting in An-
napolis.

1864, c 340.
How he loses
his original
residence