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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Duties of the
Clerk.

28. The clerk shall keep careful and accurate minutes oF
the proceedings of the council and record all the ordinances
passed in a separate place in the minute book, and number
and index the same, keep all books, records, papers and
documents in his safe custody, make out the assesesment
books, issue permits and licenses and receive the money there-
for, and pay the same over to the treasurer, if he is a separate
person from the clerk, and make monthly reports of the same;
he shall file all accounts and claims presented against the
town, and when the same is approved and passed by the board
make a record of the same, and perform such other duties as
are imposed upon him by law or ordinance, or by order of the
Commissioners; lie shall subscribe to an oath for the faithful
performance of his duties, and give bond as clerk to the State
of Maryland in the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars, to
be approved by the Commissioners, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties.

Duties of the
President, etc.

29. The President of the Board of Commissioners shall pre-
side at all meetings of the board when present, and in his
absence, disqualification or refusal to serve, the Commissioners
shall elect another member of their board to preside or act as
president, as the case may be; the president shall sign and
post in at least three public places of the town at least ten
days before the biennial election of the Commissioners' notice
thereof, which notice shall state the object of such election,
the day and hours of polling, and the officers to be voted for,
and in case either of the judges of election shall fail to qualify,
the president or the other judge or judges of election shall
appoint other judges or judge in the place of the other judges,
or judge not present or qualifying; the president shall report
to the Commissioners any neglect of any officers of the town,
and may make reports and suggestions to the Commissioners,
and shall be entitled to vote on all matters and questions
coming before the Commissioners.

Treasurer
shall give
bond, etc.

30. The treasurer shall receive all moneys that may be-
collected for taxes, fees, fines or otherwise by any law or
ordinance, directly or through the bailiff, collector or other-
wise, and all such moneys shall be paid out only by order of
the Commissioners. 'He shall subscribe to an oath for the
faithful performance of his duties, and give bond to the State-
of Maryland in the sum of at least one thousand ($1,000)
dollars, to be approved by the Commissioners, conditioned for
the faithful discharge of his duties, and such other conditions
as the Commissioners may prescribe, and his books shall bee