ART. 15.] MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 705

Montgomery county," and by that name shall have perpetual
succession, and shall be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity, or before any
judge or justice of the peace, and have and use a common seal,
and the same alter or break at pleasure, and to exercise all the
powers and privileges granted to or vested in them by this article
as fully to all intents and purposes as any other corporate body
may or can lawfully do.

. 82*. The commissioners of public schools, appointed as herein
provided for, shall assemble on the first Monday of April, eighteen
hundred and sixty, at the town of Rockville, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, for the purpose of organizing; at which meeting,
or at some subsequent meeting held by special adjournment, they
shall proceed to the election of a president, who shall be chosea by
a majority of the whole board, and who shall hold his office for the
term of two years, or until his successor shall be elected. If the
office of president shall become vacated, either by death, resigna-
tion or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the board to fill the same
at the earliest practicable day by a new election ; and it shall be
the duty of the said president to keep an accurate record of the
proceedings of said board, in a well bound book. It shall be the
duty of the county commissioners for said county to provide for
said board of school commissioners a suitable room wherein to
hold their said meetings.

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83*. The. board of school commissioners shall at their first
meeting appoint a treasurer of the board of commissioners of'
public schools, who shall give bond to the State of Maryland in
such sum as said board may determine, with at least two secu-
rities, to be approved by them: the said treasurer shall an-
nually, on some specified day, render an account to said board,
thereby exhibiting a statement of all moneys on hand and re-
ceived, and all disbursements made by him, with his vouchers
thereof, and which said settlement shall be entered upon the
records of said board. Upon the termination of his term of
office, or upon his death, resignation or removal, it shall be his •
duty, or that of his personal representatives, to pay over all such
funds, vouchers, books and papers pertaining to said office to his
successor, who shall give a proper acquittance therefor. The said
treasurer shall be entitled to and receive from the general school
fund two per cent. on all moneys coming into his hands, as com-
pensation for his services.

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