CARROLL COUNTY. 1739

1894, ch. 283, sec. 47.

70. The council shall be judges of the qualifications of the Mayor and
of their own members.

1894, ch. 283, sec. 48.

71. The Mayor and Council shall meet on the first Monday of each
month, at such place and hour as shall be fixed by the mayor, and at such
other times as they shall adjourn to; at the joint meeting after their
election and qualification, the council shall elect one of their number
chairman, who, in the absence or sickness of the mayor, shall be clothed
with all his power and authority.

1894, ch. 283, sec. 49.

72. The Council shall pass rules and by-laws for their own govern-
ment while in session, and four members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.

1894, ch. 283, sec. 50.

73. Neglect or non-user shall not work a forfeiture of this subtitle of
this Article.

1894, ch. 283, sec. 51.

74. The Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Council,
at the first meeting after their election and qualification, or as soon there-
after as may be, each year, shall appoint a clerk of said town from among
the qualified voters thereof, who shall keep accurate minutes of their
proceedings, and shall record all laws and ordinances passed by them,
in a well-bound book, which shall be kept open to public inspection, and
all laws and ordinances when recorded in said book shall be therein signed
by the mayor and attested by the clerk, and said book shall be evidence
of said ordinances in any court of law in this State; and said clerk shall
attest all ordinances passed by said mayor and council, and cause copies
of the same to be posted in not less than five of the most public places in
said town; he shall file and keep all original papers entrusted in his
care; he shall act as treasurer to said corporation, and as such shall keep
in a well-bound book an accurate account of the receipts and disburse-
ments of all moneys and funds of the said corporation, and shall pay
out said funds only on the order of the chairman of the council, after
bills or orders therefor shall have been passed by a majority of the council:
he shall report annually in writing, to the mayor and council, a detailed
statement of the financial condition of the corporation, showing the several
sums of money received and expended, from whom received, and for
what purpose and on what account expended, and to whom paid, and
shall cause copies of said statement to be posted in not less than five of
the most public places in said town; he shall perform such other duties,
and shall receive such compensation for his services from the funds of
the corporation, as said mayor and council may prescribe or fix by order