The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-03
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
CHAPTER NO. 286.

1870
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section SO of Article
u of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland $3.50 EditiOn),
title Garrett County, subtitle
County Commissioners" and to
repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Sections 1914 and 105 of
said Article, subtitle County
Treasurer" (SectiOn 1916 having
been amended by Chapter 534 of
the Acts of 1880, relating to the
duties of the County Commission
ers and the County Treasurer as
TO the payment of orders or
vouchers, and prescribing penal
ties for the violation thereof; and
repeating all laws or parts of
laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 80 of Article IL of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland $3.50
Edition), title Garrett County,
subtitle County Commissioners" be
and it is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments to read as
follows:
SO. They may classify the bust
ness of the county, and designate the
meetings at which the several classes
of business shall be disposed of. The
County Commissioners shall transact
the business of the County and shall
pay all bills by orders made payable
to whomever due, and said orders shall
be delivered directly to the Treasurer
by the Clerk to the County Commits
sioners. The Treasurer shall issue his
check as Treasurer to pay such or
ders, and shall deliver said checks to
the payee.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That Sections 104 and 1915 of Ar
ticle y of the Code of Public Local
Laws Of Maryland 1880 Edition), IT,
tie Garrett County, subtitle "Coun-
ty Treasurer" (Section 105 having
been amended by Chapter 534 of the
Acts Of 1880, be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments to read as follows:
1O4. 1t shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to issue checks against
funds deposited by him in banks in
payment Of orders drawn by the COun-
by Commissioners as directed in See
ton 50, provided said orders are not in
excess of the amounts contained in the
levy. In case any order is in excess Of
the amount set forth in the levy, the
Treasurer shall return such order to
the County Commissioners marked
insufficient Funds" or Account Not
Levied For, as the case may be. No
order shall be issued by said County
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against any item of the levy to which
the same is not properly chargeable,
and which has not been authorized az
a meeting Of the Board and entered
upon the minutes thereof. If said
County Treasurer shall not have sutfi-
Gient funds on hand at any time dur
ing the months of January and Febru-
airy Of any year to meet the
orders so presented to him, said
County Commissioners are author
lied to borrow upon the faith and
credit OF said county, at the legal rate
of interest, such sum, not exceeding a
total Of $15,000.00 during said period,
as shall be necessary for said purpose
and same shall be paid over to said
County Treasurer, any sums so bor-
rowed TO be repaid by said County
Treasurer to the person or institution
from whom borrowed as soon as funds
are available, but not later than the
first day Of June of said year. 1t shall
be the duty of the treasurer to keep
certain books, to be supplied by the
County Commissioners, in which shall
be entered full account of all receipts
and disbursements of said Treasurer;
he shall also keep a full and fair cash
account showing all sums Of money re-
ceived by him so as to Indicate the
sources whence the same were received
respectively, and showing all sums of
money disbursed by him, so as to in
dictate the purposes to which the same
were applied, respectively; the said
Treasurer shall report and exhibit 10
the said Commissioners at each of
their regular meetings full and par
ticula statement and account of his
receipts and disbursements from
the time of his qualification,
or from the time of his last re-
port, as the case may be; and shall
exhibit ms vouchers and orders for
his disbursements, which vouchers and
orders after cancellation shall be re-
tanned by said Treasurer; all books,
dOcumcnIS anu papers DelOHSlHS W
the said Treasurer's office shall be the
property and records of Garrett Coun-
ty, and shall at all times be subject t.
the examination of the County Com
missioners and Of the grand jury or of
any taxpayers Of said county, all
books, documents and papers, goods
and chattels, accounts and credits,
moneys and deposits belonging to said
Treasurer's office, or in his custody as
Treasurer, shall be delivered up and
transferred by him to his successor in
office, when such successor is duly
elected and qualified; provided, that
the tax Ievies placed in his hands for
his collection, or so much thereof as
may be uncollected or unaccounted for
by him, and for which his bond is re-
sponsible, shall not be delivered or as
signed over to his successor in office
by such Treasurer except as herein
after provided; but his rights powers
and duties as to collecting and report
ing the same shall continue, and he
shall collect and pay over the same as
collected TO his successor in the man.
ner and within the period hereinafter
prescribed.
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