40                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

THE OATH BEFORE THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, OR THE
CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY.

(2)   EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE XV, § 10
OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE CLERK OF A CIRCUIT COURT OR
THE SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY OR A COURT OF THE
SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY SHALL TAKE THE OATH
BEFORE A JUDGE OF THE COURT OR THE SUPREME BENCH.

(3)   THE CLERK OF AN APPELLATE COURT SHALL
TAKE THE OATH BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language and
is a synthesis of the various oath
provisions of the Code as they apply to
court officers (Art. 16, §6; Art. 26, §14;
Art. 26, §153(c); Art. 26, §154(d); Art.
70, §4; Art. 70, §13; and Art. 87, §1).
The oath prescribed by Art. 1, §6 of the
Constitution is to be taken by any person
"who holds an office of profit or trust".
An additional oath may be required, as for
example in the case of a grand jury clerk
or stenographer who is sworn to secrecy; or
a deputy clerk or sheriff who takes the
additional oath prescribed in Art. 70, §13
- (subsection (b) of this section) .

The provisions of subsection (c) are
derived from Art. 70. Paragraph (1) is
from §7, paragraph (2) is from §4, and
paragraph (3) is from §2.

The provisions of Art. 70, §8 which deal
with the keeping of a test book appear in §
2-502 of this title.

The provisions of Art. 70, §§ 2, 7, and 13
relating to the oaths of non—court officers
will appear in the Property, Testamentary
Law, or State and Local Government Articles
and are not proposed for repeal at this
time.

The references in subsection (c) to Art.
XV, §10 of the Constitution are included
since that section allows a constitutional
officer to qualify for office by taking the
oath either before a person authorized by
law to administer it, or before the
Governor or a clerk of a court of record.