HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1129

The Registers of Wills of Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's,
Cecil, Harford and Talbot Counties shall each be entitled to
receive the annual salary of $3, 600.

The Registers of Wills of Anne Arundel and Prince George's
Counties shall each be entitled to receive the annual salary of
$4, 000.

The Register of Wills of Carroll County shall be entitled to
receive the annual salary of $4, 200.

The Register of Wills of Baltimore County shall be entitled
to receive the annual salary of $4, 800.

The Registers of Wills of Montgomery, Allegany and Wash-
ington Counties shall each be entitled to receive the annual
salary of $4, 800.

(c) The salaries of the Registers of Wills shall be payable
semi-monthly from the fees, receipts and emoluments of the
office, after first deducting therefrom the necessary expenses of
the office, including salaries of deputies and clerks, books,
stationery, office supplies and other necessary and customary
expenses of doing business. If there shall be any excess of the
fees, receipts and emoluments of the office in any year, after
deduction of expenses and salaries, including that of the
Register, all such excess shall be paid to the Treasurer of the
State. If the fees and receipts of the office shall be insufficient
in any year to pay all or any part of the authorized salary of
any Register, the deficiency shall be paid to the said Register
by the Comptroller from funds provided for that purpose in
the State budget.

The Registers of Wills of Baltimore City and of the several
counties shall, respectively, devote their full working time to
the duties of their office.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the salary fixed for
each of the Registers of Wills prior to June 1, 1945, shall con-
tinue during the term of office of the present incumbent and
shall not be increased or decreased during the term of office of
any incumbent.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 889.
(House Bill 421)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 47
of Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (Edition
of 1939), title "Courts", sub-title "Salaries of Judges", so