PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. 3795

(K) Said town Treasurer, before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall take oath, before the Secretary Commissioner or before a justice of
the peace or other officer or person (including a notary public) authorized
to administer oaths in Prince George's County, that he will diligently,
faithfully and honestly discharge all the duties of his office, and also shall
give bond to the Town of Cottage City, with such surety or sureties as
said Commission may by resolution require, in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars The cost of said bond shall be paid out of town funds Said
bond, or a certified copy thcieof, and said oath of office, or a certified copy
thereof, shall be kept among the town records

(L) Said Commissioners may, by resolution unanimously adopted, re-
move any person from the office of town Treasurer whenever in the judg-
ment of said Commission the welfare of said town requires such action
And any person accepting the office of town Treasurer, by so accepting
said office, consents and agiees that said Commission has such power
so to remove him from office and of finally terminating any right on his
part to hold the office of or to act as town Treasurer, and of finally termi-
nating any right on his part to receive further salary or compensation,
and of finally terminating any right on his part to receive or hold any
funds, money, property, records, books, papers or other things or thing
of said town And the person so removed from the office of town Treas-
urer shall turn over to said Commission or to the Secretary Commissioner
any and all funds, money, property, records, books, papers and other
things or thing of said town in his possession within five (5) days (includ-
ing Sundays and holidays) after he shall have been notified of the adop-
tion of such resolution so removing him from office, which said notice may
be served by said Commission either personally by any of said Commis-
sioners or by the posting of a copy of said resolution at the last regular
meeting place of said Commission And any person, so removed from
such office of town Treasurer, who shall fail or neglect so to turn over to
said Commission or to the Secretary Commissioner all funds, money,
property, records, books, papers and other things and thing of said town
in his possession, shall be liable, and the surety or sureties on his bond
shall be liable, for any loss or damage that said town may suffer thereby,
und said town may institute appropriate proceedings either at law or in
equity for this purpose in the Circuit Court of Prince George's County,
and, in addition to any such proceedings as aforesaid, said town may in-
stitute, in the Circuit Couit of Prince George's County, a mandamus pro-
ceeding against such removed town Treasurer and thereby compel such
removed town Treasurer to turn over to said Commission or to said Secre-
tary Commissioner all funds, money, records, books, papers and other
things and thing of said town Provided, however, that nothing con-
tained in this paragraph of this Act shall be construed to limit said town
to the proceedings herein mentioned And provided, further, that nothing
contained in this paragraph of this Act shall be construed as relrevrng any
town Treasurer or former town Treasurer from criminal responsibility
under any of the criminal laws of the State of Maryland