THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1185

CHAPTER 692
(House Bill 790)

AN ACT to repeal Section 4 (c) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1951 Edition and 1954 Supplement), title "Elec-
tions", sub-title "Election Officials", and to enact in lieu thereof
a new Section 4 (c), to stand in the place and stead of the section
so repealed, relating to appointments, compensation and duties of
certain employees of the Board of Election Supervisors in Mont-
gomery County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 4 (c) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition and 1954 Supplement), title "Elections", sub-title
"Election Officials", be and it is hereby repealed, and that a new Sec-
tion 4 (c) be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the
place and stead of the section so repealed, and to read as follows:

4.

(c) (Montgomery County.) (1) The Supervisors of Elections of
Montgomery County may employ any member of the Bar of Mary-
land, resident in Montgomery County, who shall be paid for his
services the sum of $1,200.00 per annum, and shall also employ and
appoint a Majority Clerk, who shall be paid for his services as such
$2,400.00 per annum; a Minority Clerk at a salary of $2,400.00 per
annum, two Registrars who shall constitute the Permanent Board of
Registry at a salary of $5,000.00 each per annum, and each member
of the Permanent Board of Registry shall be paid the further sum
of $1,200.00 per annum for the expenses incident to the operation of
their automobiles. The Supervisors shall also employ and appoint
a stenographer and a Clerk, at a salary of $3,600.00 per annum and
seven Clerks at a salary of $3,000.00 each per annum. four of the
Clerks shall be appointed by the member of the Board who shall have
been selected from the political party opposite to that of the Gover-
nor; and shall be removable by such member of the Board in his
discretion.,

The Majority Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Elections in
Montgomery County and one person who shall be appointed by the
Governor in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions
as the Supervisors of Elections are appointed and who shall belong to
the other leading political party from that to which the Majority Clerk
shall belong, and who will be the Minority Clerk, shall constitute the
Permanent Board of Registry for said Montgomery County.

(2) The Supervisors of Elections of Montgomery County shall
also employ and appoint a Custodian of Voting Machines, a Chief
Deputy Custodian and two Deputy Custodians, whose duty it shall be
to prepare the machines to be used in the elections to be held therein.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.
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