MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3435

1906, oh. 286, sec. 7. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 285.

460. The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the council, shall
appoint one person to be town marshal, one to be health officer, and one to
be clerk and treasurer, to hold office for a term of one year or until their
successors are appointed and qualified; and the council shall fix the com-
pensation of each of said officers and all subordinates under them, and
shall prescribe their duties as herein provided. The Mayor shall have the
power to appoint, with the approval and consent of the council, such dep-
uty marshal or marshals, or deputy health officer or officers, and such as-
sistants as may be necessary for the enforcement of all ordinances of the
town relating to the public safety, order, health and cleanliness. All ap-
pointed officers of the town shall be under the direct supervision of the
Mayor, and shall be held responsible to him for the enforcement of all the

ordinances of the town, and it shall be the duty of the Mayor to see that
all officers under him shall impartially do their duty as required by law.
The clerk shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of the council in a
bound book, but with the consent of the council the clerk will be allowed
to keep the minutes, if typewritten, in a loose leave journal, but all leaves
shall be carefully numbered and preserved, and every sixty days shall be
bound in a journal provided for keeping a record of such minutes. The

clerk shall collect and receive the taxes and all other money due the town,
and shall keep and disburse same in the manner prescribed by the coun-
cil, and shall perform such other duties as the council may prescribe. The
council may allow the marshal and deputy marshal, the health officer and
his assistants, and the clerk, such compensation as they may deem proper.

1906, ch. 826, sec. 8. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 286.

461. The Mayor shall have all the powers of a justice of the peace in

criminal cases where the town of Glen Echo is a party, and shall receive
fees allowed justices of the peace in similar cases, and an appeal from his
judgment when the demand or fine exceeds five dollars may be taken to
the Circuit Court for the county, which shall hear and determine the mat-
ter as upon appeal from justices of the peace.

1906, ch. 286, sec. 9. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 287.

462. The marshal and health officer shall attend the meetings of the
council when requested and perform such other duties as the council may
direct; the marshal shall preserve the peace and good order of the town,
and for this purpose he is invested with the power and authority as any

constable under the laws of the State.

1906, ch. 826, sec. 10. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 288.

463. The council and all other officers of the corporation shall before
they enter upon the duties of their respective offices take oath that they
will faithfully and diligently discharge the duties of their respective

offices without favor, partially* or prejudice, and said oath shall be filed
among the records of the corporation.

*"Partiality" evidently intended.