1128 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 695]

Disbursements.

SEC. 240. All moneys of the Mayor and City Council of
Laurel shall be deposited in bank or such other depository as
the Mayor and City Council shall approve, to the credit of the
said Mayor and City Council, and no payments of any kind or
character shall be made, except upon the order or warrant of
the Clerk to the City Council, who shall only issue the same
after an order or appropriation by the City Council and ap-
proved by the Mayor. All such payments shall be by check,
signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Mayor.

Treasurer.

SEC. 241. The Mayor shall on the fourth Monday in April,
1912, and every two years thereafter, appoint one person as
Treasurer of the said town, subject to the confirmation of the
City Council, who shall possess the same qualifications as those
required for Mayor, to serve for two years and until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified, whose duty it shall be to keep
an account of the receipts and disbursements of the town in a
well-bound book, to be provided by the Mayor and City Coun-
cil, and render an account thereof at each regular meeting of
the City Council. The said Treasurer shall qualify on or
before the first Monday in May succeeding his appointment,
by filing a bond with some reputable bonding company as
surety in such form and for such amount as the Mayor and
City Council shall prescribe and approve.

He shall receive a salary of two hundred dollars per annum.

Collector.

SEC. 242. The Mayor shall on the fourth Monday of April,
1912, and every two years thereafter, appoint one person as
collector of the said town, subject to the confirmation of the
City Council, to serve for two years and until his successor is
appointed and qualified, who shall be the collector of all taxes,
including electric light and water tax or rent, and all other
money payable to the town. He shall qualify on or before the
first Monday in May succeeding his appointment, by filing a
bond with some reputable bonding company as surety, in such
form and for such amount as the Mayor and City Council shall
prescribe. The said Collector shall keep a detailed account of
all moneys received for the Mayor and City Council, in a well-
bound book to be provided by the said Mayor and City Coun-
cil; turn over all moneys so received to the Treasurer at least
once a month, with a statement from whom it was received and
what it represents; and he shall also make monthly reports to