706                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 273

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 38 and 39 of Article 19 of the Annotated
Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, Edition of 1924,
entitled "Comptroller, " be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 273.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 10
of Article 33 of the Code of Public General Laws of Mary-
land, entitled "Elections," sub-title "Judges and Clerks of
Election, " so as to eliminate the provision for a fee to the
State's Attorney for the recovery of the penalties prescribed
by this section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 10 of Article 33 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, entitled "Elections," sub-title
Judges and Clerks of Election," be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as follows:

10. 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 ex-
cused 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 rejected 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 there-
after. Any person so selected and notified to appear for exami-
nation 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