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be published in one or more of the newspapers issued in said town for the
information of the citizens thereof, and he shall make such suggestions
as in his judgment are proper for the wise, prudent and economical gov-
ernment and management of the town.

TOWN CLERK, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.

1900, ch. 339, sec. 55. 1904, ch. 395, sec. 55. 1912, ch. 694, sec. 65.

59. The Commissioners shall appoint a clerk, treasurer and collector,
all of which offices shall be held by the same person and shall bear the
title "town clerk, treasurer and collector of Cambridge," and unless re-
moved for cause by the Commissioners shall hold office for four years from
the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and quali-
fied.

The town clerk, treasurer and collector shall be paid a salary of one
thousand dollars per annum, payable in monthly instalments. He shall
keep in the minute books a record of all the proceedings of the Board of
Town Commissioners, as the same occur. He shall within six days after
any ordinance has been passed record the same fully and at length in the
ordinance book, and he shall duly and promptly record and enter in the
general record books all papers, documents, contracts and orders which
the charter or the ordinances or the directions of the Commissioners re-
quire to be recorded therein. He shall attend all meetings of the board
unless previously excused therefrom, and assist the Commissioners in the
discharge of their duties, and shall keep open the office of the said Com-
missioners and be in attendance from 9 o'clock A. M. to 3 o'clock P. M.
He shall perform carefully, diligently and faithfully all duties imposed
on him by the charter, the ordinances and the proper directions of the
board. He shall also be treasurer for the town and for the Commissioners,
and shall receive and keep safely for the uses and purposes of the board
and the town all moneys belonging thereto, which he may collect and
which may come into his hands. He shall always be ready to pay the
Commissioners or their order any moneys which belong to the town and
which he has received on behalf of the same. He shall also act as clerk
to the Board of Police Commissioners as hereinafter provided. He shall
upon his election without delay execute to the Commissioners a bond in
the penalty of fifteen thousand dollars, conditioned for the good and faith-
ful discharge by him of all the duties appertaining to his office, im-
posed on him by the charter, the ordinances and the requirements of
the Commissioners, and if a bonding company furnishes said bond then
the premium for the same shall be paid out of the town money. He shall
collect the taxes levied by the Commissioners of Cambridge under the
annual levy, and make settlement with the Commissioners of Cambridge
for all taxes collected by him, under the annual levy within three months
after receiving such levy, and he shall make monthly settlements of the
same thereafter. He shall at the end of six months next after the levy is
received by him return a list of insolvents, so far as ascertained by him,