ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1101

clerks of election for any special election; but the judges and
clerks appointed under this Article for the preceding election
shall discharge the duties of said judges and clerks of election,
respectively, within their several precincts or districts wherein
such election shall be held. Each judge and each clerk must
be a legal voter residing in the precinct or district, as the case
may be, for which he is selected, a man of good capacity and
character, able to speak, read and write the English language,
and skilled in the four fundamental rules of arithmetic, not
holding any other public office or employment, and not a candi-
date for any office at the next election; provided, that in the
City of Baltimore whenever all three supervisors shall file in
their office a sworn statement in writing that suitable persons
cannot, in their judgment be secured in any particular pre-
cinct for some of the offices to be filled, such offices may in such
case be filled by persons otherwise qualified residing in another
precinct of the same ward.

9. Each person selected as judge or clerk by the Board of
Supervisors shall be promptly notified of the fact of his selec-
tion, with directions to appear within the time fixed in the
notice before the board for the purpose of examination: and
if, upon examination, he is found qualified, he shall, unless
excused by the supervisors for good cause, be appointed by the
supervisors and shall be bound to serve as such officer for the
term of two years. The supervisors shall keep books in
which shall be written down the names of all the judges and
clerks so appointed, the date and manner of notice to them to
appear, and whether or not they appear, and, if appearing,
whether they were appointed, rejected or excused, and if re-
jected or excused, the reasons therefor. No person shall be
compelled to serve as judge or clerk for one year after the
expiration of his term of service, and all persons so serving
shall be exempt from jury duty during the term of their service
and for one year thereafter. Any person so selected and noti-
fied to appear for examination who shall not appear before the
board as required, or shall refuse to serve, shall be fined not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars, unless it shall appear that he was not qualified for such
service by reason of ill-health, infirmity or old age. It shall be
the duty of the supervisors to notify the State's Attorney of
the county or city of Baltimore of the failure, refusal or neg-
lect of any person, and to require the State's Attorney to insti-
tute proceedings for such penalty at the next term of court.