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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1825.

meat shall have the same effect, to all intents and purposes, as
if the same had been made by the district, at any legal district
meeting, and every person who shall be duly chosen or ap-
pointed as aforesaid, to serve in any such office, and shall refuse
to serve therein, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to
be recovered, with costs of suit, by action of debt, in the name
of the commissioners of primary schools, for the county ia
which such person shall reside ; or in the name of any other
person, before any justice of the peace having cognizance
thereof, and such sum, when so recovered, shall be paid to the
commissioners aforesaid, for the use of the primary school in
such district; and every person, who being duly chosen- or
appointed as aforesaid, to serve in any such office, and having
accepted thereof, or not declared his refusal to accept, shall
neglect the performance of the duties of such office, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered with costs of
suit, in manner aforesaid, and for the use aforesaid.

Duties of
clerk.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerk of each school district, to keep the records and proceedings
of his district, in a book to be provided for that purpose, and
whenever a special district meeting shall be called by the trus-
tees of such district, it shall be the duty of such clerk to give
notice as aforesaid, of the time and place of such special district
meeting, to the inhabitants of such district, at least ten days be-
fore such meeting shall be held ; and when any district meet-
ing shall be adjourned for a longer time than one month, it
shall be the duty of the clerk of such district to give notice
thereof in writing as aforesaid, at least ten days before the time
appointed for such meeting ; and it shall be the further duty of
such clerk, to give notice in like manner, of every meeting to
be held in such district ; and it shall be the duty of such dis-
trict clerk, to keep and preserve all records, books, writings and
papers, belonging to his office ; and on the expiration of his
time of service, to deliver the same to his successor in office,
in the same manner as the county clerk is required by law to
deliver all records, books and papers, belonging to his office, to
his successor in office, under the penalty of his official bond.

Duties of
collectors;

bond.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the collector in each school
district shall give bond with security, to the satisfaction of the
trustees, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and
shall have the same power and authority, and have the same
fees for collecting, and be subject to the same rules, regulations
and duties, with respect to the school business of the district, as
by law appertain to the office of collector of the county charges
in which such district may be ; Provided, that the said collector
of the county charges may be eligible as the district collector.