42                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

(G) RECORDING OF BOND.

THE BOND OF EVERY OFFICER, EXCEPT AN OFFICER WHO
SERVES AN APPELLATE COURT OR WHO IS COVERED BY A
BLANKET BOND, SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND EVERY BOND, EXCEPT A
BLANKET BOND, SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMPTROLLER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from the various officers' bond
provisions appearing in Art. 17, §§ 45,
46B, and 47; Art. 87, §2; Art. 26, §§
149 (e) and 154(d), all of which are
proposed for repeal. No substantive
changes are made and the amount of the bond
is set by the Comptroller. An exception is
made for sheriffs' bonds, because the
present law provides the amount of the
bond. Art. 25, §33 provides that the
county shall pay the premiums on the bonds
of county officials, but this does not
apply to sheriffs. Subsection (e) is
derived from the last sentence of this
section. See Talbot County Commissioners
v. Carroll, 172 Md. 386 (1937).

Under Art. 26, §153, constables are not
presently required to post bonds.

Presently constables are covered under the
State's Blanket Fidelity Bond. According
to the Comptroller's office, the premiums
of the bonds of officers, other than
district court officers, are presently
allowed as expenses of the office.

Art. 87, §3, which requires a sheriff to
give a new bond each year is proposed for
repeal. The proposed statute requires that
an officer be covered by a bond during his
tenure in office, which makes this section
unnecessary.

In Art. 25, §33, only the references to
clerks and sheriffs are proposed for repeal
by this section. The remainder of the
section will remain as it appears.

See Art. XV, §1 of the Constitution which
imposes a duty on an officer to report fees
collected by him to the Comptroller.