this Act, and all such other matters as may be of
public interest in connection with the duties as-
signed to them.

Sec. 817. The Treasurer of the Board of Police
Commissioners hereinbefore selected before enter-
ing upon the duties of his office as such Treasurer,
shall in addition to the Bond given as Commis-
sioner enter into bond to the State of Maryland,
as hereinbefore directed, with one or more sureties
in the penalty often thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the duties imposed
upon him as Treasurer, and the faithful applica-
tion and payment over, pursuant to the order and
direction of the said Board of all moneys which
may come into his hands as such Treasurer, and
shall every six months, on the first day of Janua-
ry and July, in each and every year, during his
continuance in office, render to his associates in
said Board, a true and faithful account of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of all moneys received
and disbursed by him, by order of the said Board
with the vouchers thereof, during said period,
which account shall be verified by the affidavit of
the said Treasurer, and the said Board shall there-
upon examine said account, and if they find the
same to be correct, they shall certify said account,
and forward the same to the Governor of the State
to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State,
the said Board shall retain a copy thereof with
their certificate attached, to be filed among the
papers of their office.

Treasurer to
give bonds.

Sec. 818. The said Board of Police Commission-
ers are authorized and empowered whenever in
their judgment the public peace and tranquility
may require, to order and close the closing tem-
porarily of any and all bar rooms, bars, drinking
houses, and liquor shops, and all other places
where liquor is usually sold in the city of Balti-
more, and forbid the selling and furnishing of li-
quor thereat, and any proprietor or keeper, or any
other person for such proprietor or keeper, of any
such drinking house, place or places, as well as all
other places where liquor is usually sold, who shall
refuse or fail to obey such order of said Board of
Police Commissioners passed in pursuance thereof,
or who shall sell or furnish liquor from any such

Hay close
bar-rooms, &c.