The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the State, Territories, and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the U (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... conviction, as hereinbefore specified, the said vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the residue of the term thus mpde vacant. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court of appeals, and the commissioner of the land-office, respectively, whenever a case shall be brought into said court or office, in which the State is a party or has an interest, immediately to notify the attorney-general thereof. THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS Sec. 7. There shall be an attorney for the State in each county and the city of Baltimore, to be styled " the State's attorney," who shall be elected" by the voters thereof, respectively, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and on the same day every fourth year thereafter, and shall hold his office for four years from the first Monday in January next ensuing his election, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified, and shall be reeligible thereto, and be subject to removal therefrom for incompetency, wilful neglect of duty, or misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a court of law. Sec. 8. All elections for the State's attorney shall be certified to and returns made thereof by the clerks of the said counties and city to the judges thereof having criminal jurisdiction, respectively, whose duty it shall be to decide upon the elections and qualifications of the persons returned, and in case of a tie between two or more persons, to designate which of said persons shall qualify as State's attorney, and to administer the oaths of office to the persons elected. Sec. 9. The State's attorney shall perform such duties and receive such fees and commissions as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law, and if any State's attorney shall...