THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 69

CHAPTER 50.

AN ACT regulating the number and prescribing
the powers and duties of the County Commis-
sioners for Wicomico County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That tliere shall be five County Com- missioners for Wicomico County, who shall have all the powers and perform such duties as are now or may hereafter he conferred by law upon the County Commissioners in several counties in this State not inconsistent herewith, and in addition thereto shall have the entire control and manage- ment of the Almshouse and poor of said county without the intervention of Trustees of the Poor.	Commission- ers.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Com- missioners shall have power to appoint a Clerk, who shall receive an annual salary of four hundred ilollars : who before he enters upon the discharge ••f his duties shall take the oath of office provided for by the Constitution of the State, and remain in oitice till his successor has been appointed and qualified.	Clerk ami salary.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That the said Clerk shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with two good and sufficient sureties for the faithful performance i'l his duties ; which bond shall be filed in the ';ifice of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, a certified copy of which shall be sufficient evidence in a suit against him.	Give bond.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said County Commissioners may purchase a farm for an alms- house and grounds for the use of the poor of said county ; they may also purchase and use grounds and buildings for election houses and for other public purposes, whenever in their judgment the public convenience may require it for the use of said county.	Purchase farm
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. Approved February 18, 1868.	In force.