102 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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 polit-
ical 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 quali-
fications of any person so appointed judge or clerk, and to
remove any such judge or clerk when upon inquiring they shall
find to be unfit or incapable. The Board shall forthwith
appoint persons in the manner hereinbefore prescribed to fill
all vacancies in the office of judge or clerk, and shall imme-
diately make public the names of such persons so appointed
by advertisement as nearly as may be, as hereinbefore pro-
vided for the original appointments. The record of appoint-
ments to fill vacancies shall be kept in the books hereinbefore
prescribed in Section 9, which books, with the recommenda-
tion and protests 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 commis-
sions. The oath of office shall be in writing and subscribed by
each one in a book to be kept for the purpose by the super-
visors, 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 of the Ujiited
States, and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to
the State of Maryland and support the Constitution and laws
thereof, and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the
duties of an officer of registration and judge of election (or
clerk of election) for the....................precinct of the

..............ward of the city (or district) of..............

county, in the State of Maryland, according to the best of my
ability, and I do further swear (or affirm) that I will not
attempt to ascertain, save in cases and in the manner on which
I am authorized by law so to do, for what candidate or candi-
dates any person shall vote or has voted on any question which
may be or may have been submitted to the vote of the people,
and if such knowledge shall be acquired by me, I will not,
directly or indirectly, by word or act, divulge or reveal the