Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-16
LOCAL LAWS.


TREASURES Law.
Section 1928. The County Commissioners
shall appoint clerk, and for his services
as such he shall receive salary to be
determined by the County Commissioners.
not to exceed the sum Of $4,000 per an
mum, payable monthly. and no other CON-
pensation or commission. Before entering
upon the duties of his Office he shall exc
cute bond to the State Of Maryland. to
be approved by the County Commissioners.
in the penalty of $4,000. Said clerk
may. in the discretion of the County Com
missioners. be allowed an assistant at a
salary not to exceed $500 per annum.
said assistant to be bonded in the sum of
$4,000.
All vacancies in the Office Of Clerk shall
be filled by the County Commissioners.
Section 1854. There shall be Treasurer
Of Montgomery county. who shall be a
resident and qualified voter of said county.
and not less than twenty-five years Of age
on the date Of his election he shall be
elected at the general election held in said
Montgomery county in November, 1921,
and shall hold his Office for the term of
four years from the first Tuesday Of May
next succeeding the date Of his election.
and upon the expiration Of his term his
successor shall be elected in the manner
provided in this section. The County Com
missioners of Montgomery county are here
by directed to provide the Treasurer with
suitable Office space in the Court House at
Rockville The States Attorney for Mont
eomery county is hereby required and d.
rected to advise and give legal assistance
to the said Treasurer when requested by
the latter so to do, as well as to furnish
him with written legal opinion on any
point arising in the performance Of the
duties Of the said County Treasurer. The
Treasurer shall devote his personal atten-
ton to the duties of the Office. and the
County Treasurer's office shall be open for
the transaction of business during the
business hours of each week during his
term. except legal holidays. The County
Commissioners are hereby authorized and
directed to pay the County Treasurer a
sum not to exceed five hundred dollars
t$500) per year for stationery and incl
dental Office expenses.
Section 1870. That In case the person so
elected shall fail to execute the bonds re-
quired by the preceding section on or be-
fore the day prescribed for his entering
upon the duties Of his office. or before the
annual levy of taxes is placed in his hands
for collection. as the case may be. or in
the event of the Treasurer's removal from
the county. death. resignation or removal
from office. the County Commissioners shall
declare said Office vacant and at once pro-
coed to fill the same by appointment Of
a suitable person possessing the qualifica-
tions herein prescribed for the remainder
of the current term, when Treasurer shall
be elected for full term of four years.
Section 1871. He shall perform all the
duties now by law required to be performed
by said Treasurer. or which may be re-
quired Of him by any future law.
He shall receive as compensation for all
his services as Treasurer an annual salary
Of $4,000. to be paid monthly, which said
sum shall be in lieu of all fees and CON-
missions.
Section 1872. He shall have the power to
appoint one assistant at a salary not to
exceed $500. and another at salary
not to exceed $1,000. provided the bust
ness of his Office shall make such appoint
ment or appointments necessary.
Section 1873. Repealed.
Section 1874. He shall collect all taxes
levied by the County Commissioners and
shall receive all moneys due to said county
from any source whatever, and shall dis
burse the same under the provisions Of
law and the order Of the County Commits
sioners 1t shall be his duty to promptly
deposit all moneys and receipts by him
collected in some bank or banks. or bank
ing institution or institutions. in Mont
gomery county. and it shall be obligatory
upon said Treasurer to prefer. in selecting
such place or places Of deposit. the bank or
institution. or banks or institutions, which
shall agree to pay two per cent. monthly
balance Of such deposit over such as may
not be willing to pay such interest.
Section 1853. Repealed.
RocKvILLE-TRAvILAH ROAD.
House Bill 363 repeats the act Of 1918 in
regard to this road.
In lieu thereof there was passed an Act
to authorize and require the County Com
missioners to issue bonds to the amount
Of 100000 to be expended in the repair OF
the road from Travilah to Hunting Hill
and the repair Of the road from Hunting
Hill to Rockville. Interest and redemption
of said bonds to be paid by Rockville and
Jamestown districts. Two thousand dol
lars Of the bonds to be redeemed annually.
One-third Of the annual redemption and
interest to be paid by Jamestown district
and twO-thirds by Rockville district. One
half Of the issue is to be devoted forthwith
by the County Commissioners to the repair
Of the road from Travilah to Hunting Hill.
One-half is to be offered to the State Roads
Commission to be devoted to the repair Of
the road from Hunting Hill to Rockville.
and in the event the State Road Commits
sion does not accept the County Commits
sioners are to complete the improvement.
The bonds bear 5 per cent. interest.
TAKoMA PARK.
House bill sos amends the charter Of
Takoma Park.
SCHOOL Bonds
The School Bond law provides for an issue
Of $4,000. to be expended as follows
on school buildings: Glen Echo addition