1558 NOTARIES—OFFICERS. [ARTS. 68 & 69

otherwise admissible, on account of the absence of the stamp
of the comptroller therefrom.

1902, ch. 112, sec. 12. 1904, ch. 15.

10. Ten women, in other respects qualified, and no more,
shall be eligible as notaries public in the city of Baltimore,
and one woman, in other respects qualified, and no more, shall
be eligible as a notary public in each of the counties of the
State; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not
apply to Washington county.

1902, ch. 96.

11. All official acts heretofore done by women notaries public
are hereby declared valid if any such act should have been
done or performed by a man notary public appointed under the
laws of this State.

ARTICLE LXIX.

OFFICERS.

1 Ineligibility for failure to ac- count. 2 How far removed by accounting. 3. Governor to inquire before issuing commission 4. Quo warranto if commission has been inadvertently issued. 5. State's attorney's duty to inquire and institute proceedings 6. Advertisement of defaulting officers before elections 7. Inquiry by committee on elec- tions of two houses of assem- bly.

8. Quo warranto to be deemed suffi- cient 9. Acts while commission unan- nulled to be valid. 10. Postmaster and deputies, U. S. marshal and deputies, not to hold State office; penalty. 11. Sheriff, constable or collector of taxes, not to purchase debt ; penalty. 12. Persons appointed to public office to be residents of this State.

1888, art. 69, sec 1. 1860, art. 69, sec. 1 1856, ch. 16, sec. 1

1. Every person who, since the adoption of the constitution

of 1851, has become a collector, receiver or holder of public

moneys and who has failed to fairly account with the treasury

and to whom is charged on the books thereof any sum as due