266                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 146

act he shall be responsible, and he shall give such bond to said treas-
urer conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty as the
said treasurer may require].

(b) The County Commissioners of said county shall provide the
said Treasurer with proper stationery, books, blanks and other nec-
essary appointments for an office, which office they shall always
provide and furnish in the Town of Leonardtown. The County Treas-
urer shall receive such salary as is prescribed by general law [and
the Assistant Treasurer shall receive an annual salary of Fifteen
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) to be paid monthly by the said County
Commissioners]; and before he enters upon the discharge of the
duties of his said office as treasurer, he and his successors in office
shall take and subscribe before the Clerk of the Circuit Court the
oath prescribed by Section 6 of Article 1 of the Constitution of
Maryland; and shall execute to the State of Maryland the bond as
prescribed by State law, conditioned for the proper collection and
payment to the State Comptroller of all State taxes placed in his
hands for collection, and another bond in the penalty of twenty-five
thousand dollars, conditioned for the proper collection and disburse-
ment of all moneys coming into his hands for the county, and the
faithful performance of other duties devolving upon him; such bonds
to be approved as bonds of the sheriffs of the respective counties of
this State are approved and to be recorded in the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County, and a copy of said State
bond shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller as soon as the
original shall have been recorded, as above required.

Director of Finance
59D.

(a)   There is hereby established the office of Director of Finance
of St. Mary's County.

(b)  The director of finance shall be appointed by the County Com-
missioners and shall serve at their pleasure. His selection shall be
made solely on the basis of his executive, administrative and fiscal
abilities, with particular reference to his actual experience in and
knowledge of accepted practice and procedure respecting the duties
of his office as set forth in this sub-title.

(c)   The compensation of the director of finance shall be deter-
mined by the county commissioners in their discretion. The director
of finance shall be required to furnish bond with corporate surety
conditioned upon the proper performance of his duties in such
amount as the county commissioners shall prescribe. The premium
for the bond shall be paid out of county funds.

(d)   The director of finance shall devote his full time to the work
of the county, and he shall be responsible to the county commis-
sioners for the proper administration of his affairs. The director of
finance may employ, with the approval of the county commissioners,
such assistants as he may deem necessary for the proper perform-
ance of his duties. He shall at all times be held responsible for the
proper discharge of his duties, but may delegate such authority as
he deems necessary to carry out the duties of his office to appropri-
ate officers and employees. During his temporary absence or dis-
ability, the duties of the director of finance shall be performed by a
qualified administrative officer of the county designated in writing