EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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his term of office, and annually thereafter, he shall give bond

Bond.

to the State of Maryland for the use of the Mayor and Alder-

men of Frederick, in a penalty of one hundred thousand dol-

lars, with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the

Board of Aldermen and to be recorded in the office of the

Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, the condition

of the said bond being that if the above-bounden ............

shall well and faithfully execute the office of City Register

of Frederick City, and tax collector for said city, and shall

account for and pay over to the Mayor and Aldermen of

Frederick, the several sums of money which he shall receive

for the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick, or be an-

swerable for by law, at: such times ts the law and or-

dinances of the said city and the orders and resolutions

of said Board of Aldermen shall direct, then the said

obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full

force and virtue in law. The City Register shall have the

keeping of the common seal of the corporation; which shall

Description of
city seal.

be circular in form and shall have engraved around its margin

the words, "Corporation of Frederick, Maryland," and upon

its centre an eagle. The corporation seal shall be used by

the City Register in all cases provided by ordinance, and in

all other cases where a corporate seal may be necessary.

All fees by him received shall be paid over to the Mayor

and Aldermen of Frederick ; he shall receive and take into his

charge all moneys of said corporation, whether arising from

fines, licenses, taxes and forfeitures, or in any other way

whatsoever and deposit it in the bank in the mime of the Mayor

and Aldermen of Frederick, to be disbursed only in the pay-

ment of claims against the said corporation properly allowed,

and for such purpose as may be directed by the Board of Al-

dermen, on warrants signed by himself and countersigned by

the Mayor. He shall keep a bank book to contain regular en-

To keep a book

tries of all moneys by him deposited, and of all checks by him

of deposits in
bank.

drawn ; he shall keep a regular and fair account in a book

or books, in folio, of all moneys by him received and ex-

pended on account of said corporation, and shall annually,

and oftener, if required by the Mayor, lay before him a par-

ticular account of his receipts and expenditures, recorded in a

book kept specially for that purpose. In addition to the fore-

going the City Register shall also perform such other duties

pertaining to the proper administration of the duties of his

office as may be required of him by the ordinance of the city.

In the event of any wilful neglect of duty, or in case of any

Malfeasance,

misconduct, misbehavior or malfeasance in office, upon his

and convic-
tion thereof.