The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-04
Public Local Law.
Passed January Session, 1872.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

CRATER 232.
AN ACT
TO REPEAL SECTIONS ELEV
EN AND TREL We or ARTL
Gle SEVEN CODE or PUB.
LICLOCALLA WSRELA TING
TO the APPOINTMENT or
THE CLERK TO THE COUN.
TY COMMISSIONERS. OF
CARROLL COUNTY AND TO
re. ENA OF THE SAME WITH
AMENDMENTS.
Section I. Be il enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland. that Sections
Eleven and Twelve Of Article Se7en Of the
Code Of Public Local Laws, title Carroll
County, relating 10 the appointment Of the
Clerk to the County Commissioners of
Carroll County, be and the same are here
by repealed aud re enacted so as to read as
follows.
Section XI. The legal voters Of Carroll
Comfy shall, at each General Election to
be hereafter held in said County, elect by
ballot q Treasurer for said County, who
shall also be Clerk to the County Commits.
sioners and the said County Commission.
ers are hereby authorized and directed, as
soon as may be convenient after the pas.
sage of the Act, to appoint some suitable
person Treasurer for said County who
shall also be the Clerk to the County
Commissioners, and shall hold his Office
until the next General Election to be held
in said County and his successor shall have
qualified. The said Treasurer shall. before
he enters upon the duties Of his office,
take an oath in due form of law to well aud
faithfully perform the duties of County
Treasurer and Clerk TO the County Com
missioners, and shall also execute and
deliver to the County Commissioners a
good and sufficient bond, to be approved
by them, in the penal sum of Twenty Thou
sand Dollars for the faithful performance
of his duty as Treasurer and If the afore
said Treasurer shall fail to execute said
bond within sixty days after he shall have
been appointed, or elected, as the case
may be, he shall forfeit his Office and the
| County Commissioners shall declare the
said office vacant and shall proceed to Gil
the same by the appointment Of some suit.
| able person for the remainder Of the term
for which he shall have been elected or
appointed md such appointee before he
enters upon the duties of his Office shall
execute and deliver bond of the same
tenor and in like manner and take an oath
in due form of law to faithfully perform the
duties of HIS Office as herein before direct
| ed The County Commissioners may at
any time demand Of said Treasurer such
further bond with such further security as,
in their Judgment, the interest Of the Coun.
ty may require and shall prescribe for the
said Treasurer office hours during which
said office shall be kept open.
Section Kill The same Treasurer and
Clerk shall be entitled to such compensa
ton as the County Commissioners may
think proper, not exceeding Eight Hun
dred Dollars per annum. He shall receive
aud pay over according to the directions OF
law or the order Of the County Commits.
sioners the proceeds of all Taxes levied il
said County aud shall keep full accounts o,
all moneys received aud pnid by him, and oil
all matters relating to the duties of bis
Office, with all vouchers relating thereto
He shall attend all meetings Of the County
| Commissioners, make minutes Of and
record all their proceedings and perform
such other duties as they shall from time &c
Time require Of him. He shall furnish
under seal, or otherwise, to individuals
copies or extracts Of any papers in the
office of the County Commissioners o.
which copies or extracts may by law be
required, or by their permission granted,
and shall be entitled 10 the same fees fol
such services as the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for similar services. In the case o.
the death or resignation of said Treasurer
at any time during the term for which ht
shall have been appointed or elected, a
the case may be, the County Commissioner
shall within Twenty days thereafter appoint
some one TO fill said vacancy, who shall
take the oath and give the bond herein
before required 10 be taken and given b.
the Treasurer, and the Treasurer shall a
the expira ton Of his term Of office, transfer
and deliver to his successor Ia Office al
books, accounts and papers of every kline
connected with his office.
Section II. And be it enacted, That thi!
Act shall take effect from the date of il!
| passage.
A. p. G0RMAN,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
HENRY SNYDER.
President Of the Senate.
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