CHARLES COUNTY. 2083

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 9, sec. 50. 1882, ch. 454. 1906, ch. 572, sec. 50.

80. They shall annually appoint a clerk, who shall be liable to removal
by the said Commissioners, who shall fill any vacancy in the said office at
the next meeting thereafter, or as soon as practicable; the said clerk shall
give bond to the State of Maryland, to be approved by the said County
Commissioners, in the penalty of five thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon him as such clerk,
which bond shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of said county.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 9, sec. 52, 1860, Art. 9, sec. 37. 1902, ch. 384, sec. 52.

81. He shall upon application exhibit the books, papers and levies in
his office and make certified copies or extracts thereof for any person de-
manding the same, and charge for the same, for the use of the county,
such fees as are chargeable by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for similar
work, and such copies, under the seal of the County Commissioners, shall
be evidence to the same extent as the originals would be if produced in
proceedings in court or otherwise; all fees received from this source, how-
ever, shall be accounted for to the County Commissioners by the said clerk
and treasurer.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 9, sec. 53. 1886, ch. 119. 1902, ch. 384, sec. 53.

82. He shall receive a salary not exceeding eight hundred dollars, nor
less than six hundred dollars, and shall receive no extra or other compen-
sation or fees of any kind for the duties now imposed upon himself by law
by the provisions of this Act or otherwise, which may properly appertain
to his office.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 9, sec. 55. 1882, ch. 454. 1906, ch. 572, sec. 55.

83. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners to levy, for the
use of the treasurer of Charles County, annually in advance, such sum of
money as they may deem sufficient to discharge all claim which may ac-
crue for the attendance of bailiffs, crier, messengers, jurors and witnesses
for the term of the Circuit Court for one year next succeeding the first
day of January after said levy, and the said treasurer shall collect and
have ready the said money to pay said bailiffs, crier, messengers, jurors
and witnesses, in cash, at and during the said terms of court, and imme-
diately upon the adjournment thereof, upon a certificate from the clerk of
said court, as to the amount due to each of the same. Any failure upon
the part of the said County Commissioners, to make the said levy as afore-
said, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, for which they shall be liable to the
penalty of a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one
hundred dollars each, upon conviction before a justice of the peace, or the
Circuit Court for Charles County, as in the case of other misdemeanors,
in which justices of the peace and the Circuit Court have concurrent
jurisdiction under the existing law; and in case the said treasurer shall
fail to collect the said money, unless it shall be known in his defense that