ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  157

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 126, of Article 33, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, Bagby's Edition, title "Elections, " sub-title
"Compensation, " be and the said section is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

126. The sheriffs in the several counties shall, respectively,
be allowed the sum of twelve dollars ($12. 00) for each election
held in their county for the performance of the duties therein
required, to be levied as other county charges; provided, that
when two or more elections are to be held the same day the
sheriff shall not be allowed more than twelve dollars for such
election (except in Baltimore City); all judges, whether acting
as or sitting as officers of registration, and clerks of election,
shall be allowed and paid three dollars per day; fractions of a
day shall be allowed for at the rate of thirty cents an hour.
In the City of Baltimore, in the year 1907, and thereafter,
the judges when acting as officers of registration shall be
allowed and paid eight dollars a day, and all judges and clerks
when sitting as officers of election shall be allowed and paid
ten dollars for each election conducted by them; each judge
and each clerk of election who has performed all the duties
and services required of him by this Article shall be allowed
pay for his time as above provided. When any judge or clerk
does not perform all the services required by this Article,
then such board of supervisors of elections shall audit his time
and allow him compensation only for the time during which
he has actually served. Provided, that in St. Mary's County
judges and clerks of election shall be paid an additional fifty
cents each per hour for every hour of work done after the
dosing of the polls on any election day, including work done
on the day following such election day. Provided, that in
Howard County the judges, whether acting as or sitting as
officers of registration and clerks of elections, shall be allowed
six dollars ($6. 00) per day; and the fractions of a day shall
be allowed for at the rate of sixty cents per hour. Provided,
that in Montgomery County the judges, when acting as officers
of registration, shall be allowed and paid the sum of ten dollars
($10. 00) per day and shall be paid an additional sum of fifty
-cents per hour for each hour of work done after the closing
of the books of registration, or for any time in excess of ten
hours per day which is expended in connection with their
duties required by law in locating voters on suspect lists and
preparing and mailing notices, and such judges, when acting