JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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i5oC. In case the person appointed treasurer shall fail to
execute the bond required by the preceding section within
twenty days after the day his appointment takes effect, or in the
event of the treasurer's removal from the city, death, resigna-
tion or removal from office for misconduct therein, said office
shall be deemed vacant and the Mayor shall at once proceed
to fill the same as in the first instance.

Failure
of treasurer
to qualify.

150D. The treasurer of the City of Havre de Grace shall be
the collector of all taxes which may be levied by the Mayor
and City Council of Havre de Grace, and shall receive all
moneys which may be due said city from any source whatever,
and shall pay all claims against said city, but he shall not pay
any claim against said city, no matter by whom held, without
first deducting from the amount of such claim all and every
sum or sums due or owing to said city for taxes or otherwise
by the original holder of such claim or the assignee thereof,
and no assignee of such claim shall avoid such deduction,
but shall always be regarded as charged with notice of the
city's right to make such deduction. In addition to his other
duties the treasurer shall be ex-officio clerk to the Mayor and
City Council and shall perform all the duties that are required
of said clerk, as prescribed by the charter and ordinance of
the city. He shall attend all meetings of the City Council
and preserve accurate minutes of the proceedings thereof in a
permanent record. He shall keep an accurate itemized account
of all receipts and disbursements of the funds of the city, and an

Duties of the
treasurer, etc.

inventory of all the property belonging to the city. He shall
as often as he is called upon to do so make a statement to the
Mayor and City Council of the financial condition of the city.
He shall not pay out any funds belonging to the city, except
upon orders passed in session by the Mayor and City Council,
and countersigned by the Mayor and President of the Council.

Shall make
statement of
the financial
condition of
the city, etc.

He shall make all transfers and abatements on the assess-
ment books of said city when authorized to do so by the
Mayor and City Council. He shall annually assess all new
property or assessable property not before assessed, and
charge the same on the assessment books to the respective
owners.

Transfers and
abatements,
etc.

151. It shall be the duty of the clerk to keep correct
minutes of the proceedings of the City Council, and he shall
make publication, by advertisement in one or more news-
papers in the city, or by hand bill, of all ordinances passed
for the police regulation of said city; he shall enter into a
book kept for that purpose all ordinances passed by the Coun-

Shall keep
minutes of the
proceedings of
City council.