Year: 1872

Gle SEVEN CODE OF PUB.
LiCLOCALLA WSRELA TING


TO TIE APPOINTMENT OF
TIE CLERK TO THE COUN.


TY HNISSIONERS OF
CARROLL COUNTY AND TO
RE.ENACT THE SAME WITH
AMENDMENTS.


Section ! BE It 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 to the appointment Of the
Clerk to the County Commissioners of
Carroll County, be and the sane are here
by repealed and re.enacted 80 as to read as
follows:


Section XI. The legal voters Of Carroll
County stall, at each General Election TO
be hereafter held in said County, elect By
ballot a Treasurer for said County, who
shall also be Clerk to the County Com mis-.
sioners and the said County Commission.
ers are hereby authorized and directed, as
socn as may be convenient AFTER the pas.
sage OF the Act, 10 appoint some suitable
person Treasurer for said County who
shall also be the Clerk to the County
Commissioners, and shall hold his ofsce
until the next General Election to be held
in said County and his successor shall have
qualified. TIE said Treasurer shall. before
he enters upon the duties of his office,
take an oath in due form Of law to we'll and
faithfully perform the duties Of County
Treasurer and Clerk to the County Com.
missioners, and shall also execute aud
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 ii 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 fill
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 and s1eh appointee before he
enters pom the duties of his Office shall
execute and deliver bond of the same
tenor aud in like manner and take an oath
in due form of law to faithfully perform the
duties of his o.hce 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.
iy may require and shall prescribe for the
said Treasurer, office hours during which
said Office shall be kept open.


Section MI. The same Treasurer and
hall E. la@ s..t,
ton as the County Commissioners may
think proper, not exceeding Eight Hun.
dred Dollars per annum. He shall receive
and pay over according to the directions of
law or She order of the County Commis
sioners the proceeds Of all Taxes levied in
said County and shall keep full accounts of
all moneys received and paid by him, and Of
all matters relating to the duties Of his
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 TO
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 Of
which copies or extracts mEy by law be
required, or by their permission granted,
and shall be entitled TO the same fees for
such services as the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for similar services. In the case Of
the death or resignation OF said Treasurer,
at any time during the term for which he
shall have been appointed or elected, as
the case may be, the County Commissioners
shall within Twenty days thereafter appoint
some one to fill said vacancy, who shall
take the oath and give the bond herein
before required TO be taken and given by
the Treasurer, and the Treasurer shall at
the expiration of bis term Of office, transfer
and deliver to his successor in Office all
books, accounts and papers Of every kind
connected with his office.


Section III. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.


A. p. GoRMAN,


Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.


HENRY SNYDER,


President of the Senate.


Approved April LIST 1872.


WIN. PINKNEY WHYTE.


Governor.


Maryland set


|, JAMES s. FRANKLIN, Clerk Of the
Court of Appeals of Maryland, do hereby
certify that the aforgoing is full and true
copy of the Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, of which it purports to be a
copy as taken from the original law
deposited in and belonging to the office of
the Court Of Appeals aforesaid.


In testimony whereof hereto set TWN
my hand as Clerk and ailix the seal 4kAsB
of the said Court of Appeals this l7.h day
of April, A. D., 1872


JAMES S. FRANKLIN,


Clerk Court Of Appeals of Maryland.
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