1248 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

eral Laws of Maryland (Bagby's Code), title, "Elections," sub-
title, "Judges and Clerks of Elections," be and the same is here-
by repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as
follows:

SEC. 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 succes-
sive weeks in two or more newspapers in each county except in
Howard County, where the Supervisors of Elections may pub-
lish the same in one newspaper, one of which papers, if possible,
shall be of opposite political faith from that of a majority of
such Supervisors; and if no newspapers 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
once in all the daily newspapers in said City which
shall be willing to publish the same at their cur-
rent 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 re-
spectively. It shall be the duty of the said Board to examine
promptly into any complaints which may be preferred to then.
in writing against the fitness or qualifications 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 herein-
before prescribed to fill all vacancies in the office of judge or
clerk, and shall immediately make public the names of such per-
sons so appointed by advertisement as nearly as may be, as here-
inbefore provided for the original appointments. The record
of appointments to fill vacancies shall be kept in the books as
hereinbefore prescribed in Section 9, which books, with the
recommendation 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 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