848                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 514

(F)   THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR THE
COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANY COUNTY AND THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE IN ITS DISCRETION MAY
LEVY AND PAY AN ADDITIONAL SUM IN EXCESS OF THE
SALARY SCHEDULES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AS
EXTRA COMPENSATION FOR ANY SUCH POSITION. IN
SUCH EVENT, HOWEVER, THE PORTION OF THE SALARIES
TO BE PAID BY THE STATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE FOR ANY SUCH POSITION
WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.

(G)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED
OR APPLIED SO AS TO REDUCE THE AGGREGATE SALARY
BEING RECEIVED AS OF JUNE 30, 1957, BY ANY PERSON,
INCLUDING ANY LOCAL SUPPLEMENTATION TO HIS SAL-
ARY IN ADDITION TO THE SALARY RECEIVED UNDER ANY
STATE SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.

(H) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR COUNTY COUNCIL
SHALL SUBMIT TO THE STATE TAX COMMISSION, FROM
THE APPLICANTS FOR EACH POSITION TO BE FILLED, A
LIST OF NOT LESS THAN THREE APPLICANTS FOR EACH
POSITION. THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL INTER-
VIEW, EXAMINE AND GRADE SAID APPLICANTS, IN ORDER
TO DETERMINE THEIR RELATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
THE POSITION OR POSITIONS TO BE FILLED, AND SHALL
CERTIFY THE LIST OF APPLICANTS AND THEIR RESPEC-
TIVE GRADES TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR COUN-
TY COUNCIL, WHO SHALL APPOINT AN ASSESSOR (BY
WHATEVER TITLE DESIGNATED) FOR EACH POSITION
FROM THE SAID LIST. IN THE EVENT OF THE RESIGNA-
TION, DEATH OR REMOVAL OF ANY ASSESSOR, THE VA-
CANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS OR COUNTY COUNCIL IN THE MANNER HEREINBE-
FORE SET FORTH, WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE WHEN
THE VACANCY OCCURS. THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE
COUNTY ASSESSORS AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES INCIDENT
TO LOCAL ASSESSMENT SHALL BE LEVIED FOR AND PAID
BY THE SEVERAL BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AND COUNTY COUNCILS.

(I) THE ASSESSORS IN BALTIMORE CITY, (BY WHAT-
EVER TITLE DESIGNATED), SHALL BE APPOINTED AS PRO-
VIDED BY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, BUT BEFORE ANY
ASSESSOR SHALL BE APPOINTED, THE OFFICER MAKING
SUCH APPOINTMENT SHALL SUBMIT THE LISTS OF NAMES
FROM WHICH SAID APPOINTMENT OR APPOINTMENTS ARE
TO BE MADE TO THE STATE TAX COMMISSION FOR CERTIFI-
CATION BY SAID COMMISSION, AS PROVIDED RELATIVE TO
THE APPOINTMENT OF ASSESSORS IN THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES.

THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE SAME
RIGHT OF REMOVAL OF ASSESSORS IN BALTIMORE CITY
AS IT HAS OF ASSESSORS IN THE COUNTIES, WITH THE
RIGHT OF APPEAL OF ANY ASSESSORS SO REMOVED TO THE
CITY SERVICE COMMISSION OF BALTIMORE CITY.