4724 ARTICLE 22.

oath prescribed in Section six of Article one of the Constitution of Mary-
land.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 22, sec. 94. 1880, ch. 65. 1910, ch. 510, sec. 94 (p. 1178).

142. The County Clerk shall keep careful and accurate minutes of the

proceedings of the County Commissioners, keep all records, papers and
documents of the county in his safe custody; he shall file all accounts and
claims presented against the county, and whenever any account is approved
and passed by the County Commissioners he shall make a record of the
same in a book to be kept for that purpose, to which shall be attached an
accurate index, so that the dealings of every one with the County Com-
missioners may be readily ascertained; he shall perform such other duties
as are imposed upon clerks of County Commissioners by any general law
of the State of Maryland or by any local law for Washington County,
and such other clerical duties as may be required of him by order of the
County Commissioners; he shall receive all money paid to the County
Commissioners from all sources except the annual levy; keep an accurate
account of all money received by him and pay over the same as received to
the collector of county taxes of Washington County, and shall make a
detailed monthly report thereof to the County Commissioners; before
entering upon the duties of his office said clerk shall execute a bond to
the State of Maryland, to be approved by a judge of the Circuit Court
for Washington County, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars condi-
tioned for the true and faithful performance of the duties of his office,
and that he shall well and faithfully account for and pay to the proper
person to receive the same, all moneys, orders or funds coming into his
hands; and said bond shall be liable for any default by him or misappro-
priation of any of the county's money or funds which shall be entrusted
to him, and shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court
for Washington County; and it shall be his duty to receive from the collec-
tor of county taxes for said county all interest coupons upon the bonded
indebtedness of said county due and paid by said collector; also all bonds
due and redeemed by said collector; and he shall at once cancel the same
and report to the commissioners at their next meeting the amount of
coupons or bonds or both so received and canceled; the bond of the said
collector shall be responsible for all money paid him by the said clerk in
accordance with this section, and said collector shall pay out said mouey
so received by him on orders or warrants of the County Commissioners in
manner provided by Section 153 of this Article; all necessary books and
stationery required by said county clerk shall be supplied by the County
Commissioners and shall remain the property of said County Commis-
sioners.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 22, sec. 95. 1860, Art. 21, sec. 84. 1910, ch. 510, sec. 95 (p. 1179).

143. In case of a vacancy in said office of county clerk in consequence
of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or failure to' properly
qualify, the Governor shall fill said vacancy as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable.