The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-15
CHAPTER GA.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 81 of Article
II of the Code of Public Local Laws
title Garrett County," subtitle
County Commissioners" as said
Section was amended and re-enacted
by Chapter ATS of the Acts of 1890,
and said Section was repealed and
re-enacted with amendments by the
Act passed at January session, 1904,
Chapter 540 and said Section was
repealed and re-enacted with
amendments by the Act passed
at January session, 1906,
Chapter q, and said Section was
repealed and re-enacted with
amendments by the Act passed at
January session, 1916, Chapter II,
and to re-enact the same with
amendments.
Preamble. Whereas, the salary OF
the Clerk of the County Commission
ers of Garrett county is insufficient
and whereas the Act passed at
the present session which requires the
County Commissioners to make a full
and itemized statement and have the
same published, will require the said
clerk to perform additional duties,
therefore,
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
Section 81 of Article IL of the Code
of Public Local Laws, title Garrett
County," subtitle County Commits
sioners," as amended and re-enacted
by Chapter ATS Of the Acts of 1890
and said Section was repealed and
reenacted with amendments by the
Act passed at January session, 1904,
Chapter $40, and the said Section was
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments by the Act passed at January
session, 1906, Chapter 81, and the said
Section was repealed and re-enacted
with amendments by the Act passed
at January session, 1916, Chapter Il,
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted SO as to read as fol-
lows:
81. That at the General Election
of County officers of Garrett County
to be held in said County November,
1917, and every four years thereafter
a Clerk to the Board of County Com
missioners shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said County who
shall hold Office of Clerk for the term
of four years from the time Of his
election and qualification or until his
successor is elected and qualified and
shall be subject to removal from said
Office for any wilfull neglect of duty
or misbehavior in office at any time
by the County Commissioners of said
County, Who shall have power to ap-
point some competent person for the
uneypired term Of the Clerk so re-
moved, said clerk shall be paid for
his services the sum of (S) twelve
hundred dollars per annum, payable
in monthly installments of (66.66) one
hundred dollars at the expiration of
each and every month by the treas
urer of Garrett County from the funds
of said county, and the said Clerk
shall have full power to administer an
oath or affirmation to any and all
persons who is to be examined as a
witness In any matter before the
County Commissioners and touching
or relating to any account bill or other
matter to be filed in the Office of said
County Commissioners, the said salary
of (S) twelve hundred dollars per
annum shall be full CONDENSATION for
all services required of said Clerk
who shall keep the Office of County
Commissioners open from nine o'clock
in the forenoon until four o'clock in
the afternoon and who shall attend
therein for the transaction of business
on every day of the week except Sun
day and legal holidays.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect on the
first day of June, 1920.
Approved April Is, 1920.