1564 OFFICIAL OATHS. [ART. 70

and subscribed the oath made at the same time such declara-
tion of belief.

1888, art. 70, sec 9. 1860, art. 68, sec. 9. 1854. ch. 18, sec. 3.

10. The oath to be administered to a person who has an
appointment which requires him to take an oath, but who is
not embraced in the provisions of the aforesaid section of the
constitution, shall be that he will faithfully discharge his duty,
unless a different form of oath is prescribed by law or
ordinance.

Ibid, sec. 10. 1860, art. 68, sec. 10. 1852, ch. 172, sec. 5.
1854, ch. 18, sec. 9.

11. Any person, whether elected or appointed to office, who
shall decline or neglect to take and subscribe the oaths pre-
scribed by the constitution or by law or ordinance for the
period of thirty days from the day when the commission of
such officer has been received at the office of the respective
clerks, or, in those cases in which no commission .is sent to the
clerks, within thirty days after receiving his commission or
notice of his appointment, shall be deemed to have refused
said office.

Constitution, art. 1, sec. 7. Magruder v. Tuck, 25 Md 217. Sappington
v. Slade, 91 Md. 645. Canton v. McGraw, 91 Md. 645

Ibid. sec. 11. 1860, art 68, sec. 11. 1852, ch 172, sec. 4.

12. The clerk of the superior court and clerks of the circuit
courts (who shall be entitled to a fee of ten cents for adminis-
tering the aforesaid oath, to be paid by the party), shall report
to the secretary of State, at least once a month, the names and
offices of all officers who have taken and subscribed the same
before them, respectively, which reports shall be carefully
preserved by the said secretary of State; and he shall be
competent to certify the character and qualification of officers
equally with the aforesaid clerks.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1860, art 68, sec. 12. 1779, ch 25, sec. 9.

13. All deputies and under-clerks of the clerks of any of
the courts in this State, of the registers of wills, commissioner
of the land office and sheriffs, before they enter upon the
duties of their several offices, shall severally take and sub-
scribe the following oath : I, A. B., do swear that I will not
for lucre or malice delay any person applying to me for any
business belonging to the office I officiate in, and that I will
not directly or indirectly ask, take, exact, demand or receive