ART. 33] JUDGES AND CLERKS. 999

1896, ch 202, sec. 10 1898, ch. 142. 1900, ch. 464.
11. After the judges and clerks are appointed, the board of
supervisors shall immediately and before the first day of
August in each year give notice of the names of all such judges
and shall before the first day of October give notice of the
names of all such clerks and in every case the residence and the
precincts for which they are selected, by causing the same in
the several counties to be published once a week for two suc-
cessive weeks in two or more newspapers in each county, one
of which papers, if possible, shall be of opposite political faith
from that of a majority of such supervisors; and if no news-
papers be published in such county, then by posting such
notice in three of the most public places in such county, and
in Baltimore city to be published on two successive days in
all the daily newspapers in said city which shall be willing to
publish the same at their current rates for advertising; said
board in appointing judges and clerks and in the notice thereof
shall designate the persons intended by them to represent the
political parties respectively. It shall be the duty of the said
board 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 per-
sons in the manner hereinbefore prescribed to fill all vacancies
in the office of judge or clerk and shall immediately make
public the names of such persons so appointed by advertise-
ment as nearly as may be, as hereinbefore provided for the
original appointments. The record of appointments to fill
vacancies shall be kept in the books hereinbefore prescribed
in section 9, which books with the recommendation and pro-
tests made to them and all their other records and papers shall
always be open to the inspection of the public. After notice
as aforesaid of their appointments, the judges and clerks shall
again be notified to appear at the office of 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 : Residing at ————, in the city (or
county) of ————, 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 (or ———— district of ————
county) in the said State, that I will support the constitution