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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 Reg-
ister by the Comptroller from funds provided for that purpose in
the State Budget.

(c) 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 nothing in this Act shall
be construed or applied to change or affect in any manner the
salary of any Register of Wills in office at the time this Act becomes
effective for the duration of the term in which he then is serving.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 309
(Senate Bill 478)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 185 of
Article 18 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Queen Anne's County", sub-title "Cbunty Com-
missioners", relating to the appointment, bonding and oath of a
deputy clerk to the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 185 of Article 18 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Queen Anne's County" sub-title
"County Commissioners", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

185. They shall appoint a person well qualified, and a resident
of said county, as their clerk, who, before entering upon the duties
of his office, shall, before one of said commissioners, take and sub-
scribe the following oath: "I, A. B., do swear that, as clerk to the
county commissioners of Queen Anne's County, I will honestly and
faithfully, to the best of my skill and judgment, execute the duties
of said office, without favor, affection or prejudice, so help me
God." The County Commissioners may also, in their discretion,
appoint some person as Deputy Clerk, who shall give a bond to the
Commissioners in such amount and on such terms as the Commis-
sioners shall require. The Deputy Clerk shall take and subscribe

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