renew his bond to the State of Mary-
land, with security or securities to be
approved by the Governor, in the pen-
alty and according to the form pre-
scribed in this article; and in case of
neglect or refusal by any treasurer to
give bond with security or securities
as aforesaid, within twenty days after
the same shall be demanded and re-
quired by the governor, such neglect
or refusal shall be, and it is hereby
declared to be, a disqualification within
the meaning of the Constitution; and
the Governor is hereby required to
proceed forthwith to appoint a fit and
proper person to fill the vacancy occa-
sioned thereby, according to the provi-
sions of the Constitution.
"Section 7. clerks, assistants and
other clerical help; chief
deputy treasurer.
The Treasurer of Maryland shall
appoint clerks, assistants and other help
in such numbers and at such salaries
as may be provided for by the budget
of appropriations, all of whom shall
perform such duties as may be assigned
to them from time to time by the
Treasurer. He may designate one of his
clerks or assistants as chief deputy
treasurer, and not exceeding three
other clerks or assistants as deputy
treasurers. Before any person shall act
as chief deputy treasurer or deputy
treasurer, such person shall give a bond
to the State of Maryland, with security
or securities approved by the Governor
in the penalty of two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000) , with condition that
he will truly and faithfully discharge,
execute and perform, all and singular,
the powers and duties of chief deputy
treasurer or deputy treasurer, as the
case may be. The chief deputy treasurer
and each deputy treasurer upon his
designation and qualification, as above
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provided, shall have power to disburse
the moneys of the State for the pur-
poses of the State, according to law, in-
cluding the power to sign or counter-
sign checks, upon warrants drawn by
the Comptroller, or his duly authorized
deputy, and on checks countersigned
by the Comptroller or his duly author-
ized deputy. The chief deputy treas-
urer, and each other deputy treasurer,
shall take receipts for all moneys paid
from the treasury department; and re-
ceipt for moneys received by him shall
be endorsed upon warrants; signed by
the Comptroller, or such deputy as may
be authorized to do so by law, without
which warrants so signed no acknowl-
edgment of money received in the
treasury shall be valid. The exercise
of powers conferred upon the chief
deputy treasurer, and each other dep-
uty treasurer by this section, shall be
subject to all of the limitations imposed
by law upon the Treasurer in the per-
formance of such powers. The chief
deputy treasurer and each other dep-
uty treasurer shall act as such only dur-
ing the pleasure of the Treasurer, and
the power to act as such chief deputy
treasurer or deputy treasurer, may be
terminated at any time by the treasurer
for any cause which he may deem suf-
ficient. In the event of sickness or
absence of the treasurer, ..the power of
the chief deputy treasurer or any other
deputy treasurer to act as such may
be terminated by the Board of Public
Works or a majority of its members
for any cause which they may deem
sufficient. The termination of the
power of the chief deputy treasurer
or any other deputy treasurer to act
as such shall not of itself operate to
terminate his employment as clerk,
assistant or other employee. Whenever
the powers of any person to act as chief
deputy treasurer or deputy treasurer
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