The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-16
CHAPTER NO. ia.


AN ACT to repeal Section 81 of Arti-
Gle IL 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 Section 465 of said Article,
subtitle Reports, as said sec
ton was amended by Chapter $50
of the Acts of 1888, requiring the
publication of annual reports by
the County Commissioners of Gar
rett County.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 81 of Article II of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland 1880
Edition), title "Garrett County, sub.
title County Commissioner" be and
it is hereby repealed; and that Section
465 of said Article, subtitle RE
ports, as said section was amended
by Chapter $50 of the Acts of 1888. be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enact-
ed with amendments to read as fol-
lows:
465. The Board of County Com
missioners Of Garrett County shall
publish, during the month next sue
ceeding the close of its fiscal year.
detailed, minute and accurate state
ment of all receipts and expenditures
OF said Board for the preceding year;
said report shall specify each partic-
ular item of expense and for what and
to whom paid, and as to receipts, from
whom and for what received, but when
several amounts have been paid to or
received from the same party and for
the same purpose, it shall be sufficient
to combine the same into one item and
publish the total amount so paid or re-
ceived. Said report shall show all
amounts of cash on hand or on deposit
at the beginning and end of the fiscal
year covered by said statement and
the total indebtedness, both funded
and unfunded, and the total amount of
unpaid obligations or warrants, ow-
ing by the County at the beginning
and end Of each fiscal period. Said re-
port shall be prepared by the Clerk TO
the County Commissioners and shall
be sworn to by said Clerk and also the
President of said Board The aforesaid
publication shall be made in the coun-
ty newspaper which submits the low
est bid for publishing the annual
statements herein required; if the
bids so received from county newspa-
pers for such publication are in the
same amount or too high according to
the judgment of the Board of County
Commissioners then in lieu of such
publication in a county newspaper,
the said Board shall publish or set
forth in pamphlet form the annual
statements herein required, the same
to be given or sent to any citizen Of
the county upon application therefor
In event said report is published in
one OF the county newspapers, the
board having same published shall
cause to be printed such number of
copies thereof, in pamphlet form, as
said board shall determine will be suf-
ticient to meet the requirements Of
any taxpayers who may desire the
same, the bids submitted by the pub
llshers to include the cost of this
printing.
The Clerk to the County Commits
sioners who shall fail to perform
the duty imposed by this Act, and to
have the reports published as required,
shall forfeit the sum of one hundred
dollars and be subject to removal from
office for neglect of duty. ~
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That all laws or parts of laws incon-
sistent with the provisions of this
Act be and they are hereby repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
LIST, 1889.
Approved May 3, 1889.