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278. This act shall not fail or cease to have opera-
tion and effect because of any failure or neglect on
the part of the presidents of the marine insurance
companies of the city of Baltimore aforesaid to dele-
gate or appoint a person to act as a member of the
said board, as in the first section of this act pro-
vided; and in case the said presidents shall fail or
neglect to make such delegation or appointment
within thirty days from, the passage of this act,
the remaining members of the said board shall be
clothed with and entitled to exercise the powers
hereby on said board conferred until such appoint-
ment or delegation shall have been made, and if
after the making of such appointment or delegation
there should be a failure or neglect to re-appoint at
any time thereafter, the person then a member of
said board, by reason of such appointment or dele-
gation, shall hold until his successor shall have been
appointed, and in case of his death, resignation, re-
fusal or failure to act or removal from the state, the
said remaining members of the board shall constitute
and act as said board until some person shall have
been appointed, as aforesaid, in his stead, a majority
of said board to control as hereinbefore provided.
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Ibid. s. 6.
Powers of
board.
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279. No member of the said board shall have or
receive any salary or compensation, directly or indi-
rectly, for his services as such, or be interested in
any contract made by or under said board in any
way, and before acting under the provisions of this
act, each and every member of the said board shall
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Ibid. 8. T.
Members to re-
reive no salary,
&c.
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make and sign an oath before some person duly au-
thorized by law to administer oaths and affirmations,
that he will in no case and under no pretext appoint
or remove any person under the said board, or give
to or take from any person whatsoever any contract
or advantage under the same, for or on account of
the political opinions of such person, or for any
other cause or reason than the fitness or unfitness
of such person so appointed or removed or so hav-
ing or receiving such contract or advantage to dis-
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Oath.
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