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22. The facilities of the Commissioner shall be available
upon request to any municipality of this State adopting the
Merit System of appointment of public employees, and to any
county of this State adopting such system, either under the
Constitution of this State, Article 13-A and the Act of 1918,
Chapter 488, Section 3-R or otherwise, to the end that the
Merit System may be administered in this State without un-
necessary expense.

And said facilities shall also be available upon request, to
the judges of the several circuits of this State, including the
City of Baltimore, should such judges deem it desirable to
require the Commissioner to provide for tests of the fitness of
candidates for deputy clerks before confirming their appoint-
ment under the Constitution of this State. Article 4, Sections
26 and 37. Upon such requests being made to the Commis-
sioner he shall assist in the promulgation of rules, the exami-
nation of candidates for positions and otherwise extend the
full use of his facilities, without charge, to the officials making
such request except that in the case of the use of such facilities
by any municipality or county which causes the Commissioner
to incur additional expenses for traveling or otherwise, then
such expenses shall be repaid to the Commissioner by the
officials in whose interest such expenses were incurred.

23. No person shall wilfully or corruptly make any false
mark or report upon any examination; no person shall imper-
sonate another in any examination held under this Act; no
person shall, by himself or in co-operation with one or more
persons, wilfully or corruptly defeat, deceive, or obstruct any
person in respect to his right of examination under the pro-
visions of this Act or falsely mark, grade, estimate or report
upon the examination or standing of any person examined
hereunder, or aid in so doing, or furnish to any person except
in answer to inquiries of the Commissioner any special infor-
mation for the purpose of either improving or injuring the
rating of any such person for appointment or employment.
No applicant shall deceive the Commissioner for the purpose
of improving his chances or prospects for appointment. No
person shall use or promise to use his influence or official au-
thority to secure any appointment or prospect of appointment
to any position classified under this Article as a reward or
return for personal or partisan political service. No public
officer or employee, whether in the classified service or not