COMMISSIONERS OF TAX.

1819

and judgment, without being influenced by favour or affection,
hatred, malice or ill will, and that he will in making all ap-
pointments to office, vote for such persons among those willing
to accept, as in his judgment and belief shall be moat capable
and best qualified to perform the duties of such office, which

oath shall be recorded in a book to be kept among the records
of Cairoll county court.

Recorded.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid,
and theii successors, shall be, and they are hereby constituted
a bod) politic and coipoiate, by the name, style and title, of
the Commissioners of the Tax for Carroll County, and by that
name shall have continued and perpetual succession, and be
capable in law of suing and being sued, of making and using
a corporate seal, and of altering the same, of taking, holding,
selling and conveying all kinds of estates, property and effects,
and of doing all such acts as shall be necessary to the exercise
of all the poweis which are or shall be vested in them by this
act, or by any other act of assembly, as fully and effectually as
corporate bodies may or can lawfully and rightfully do.

Incorpo-
rated.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That when and as soon as the
commissioners of the tax to be appointed as aforesaid, shall
have taken and subscribed the oath or affirmation heiein before
desciibed, all such powers, rights and privileges, as are law-
fully exercised by or vested in the levy court of Frederick
county, and commissioners of the tax for Fredeiick county
shall be \ested in the commissioners of the tax for Carroll

Powers
granted.

county, who, or any five of them, shall exercise all the powers,
rights, and privileges, and shall perform all the duties required
by law to be pei formed by the justices of the levy court for
Frederick county, and the commissioners of the tax for Frede-
rick county.

Duties
assigned.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of the
tax for Carroll county, shall at their annual meeting appoint a
fit and proper person, who shall transact all the business, and
discharge all the duties appertaining to the office of clerk to
the commissioners in the same manner as the clerk of the levy
court and of the commissioners of the tax for Frederick county,

Clerk.

are now by law severally authorized and requiied to transact
the same, and the person so appointed shall before he enters upon
the duties of the office, take and subscribe the following oath

Bond re-
quired.

or affirmation, as the case may be, to wit: I, A. B. do swear or
affirm that as clerk to the commissioners of the tax for Carroll
county, I will honestly and faithfully to the best of my skill
and judgment, execute the duties of said office without favour,
affection or prejudice, so help me God ; which oath or affirma-
tion any one of the said commissioners is hereby authorized to
administer.

Oath re-
quired.