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CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

Receipts and
disbursements.

816. The board of police commissioners shall
cause to be kept by their clerk aforesaid a full re-
port of their proceedings, and also cause all their
receipts and disbursements of moneys to be faith-
fully entered in books to be provided for that pur-
pose, and said books, journals and all other docu-
ments in the possession of said board shall always
be open to inspection by the general assembly of
Maryland or any committee appointed by it for that
purpose, and it shall be the duty of the said board
to report to the general assembly at each regular
session or as may hereafter be directed by the said
general assembly the number and expense of the
police force employed by them under this act, and
all such other matters as may be of public interest
in connection with the duties assigned to them.

Treasurer to
give bonds.

817. The treasurer of the board of police commis-
sioners hereinbefore selected before entering upon
the duties of his office as such treasurer, shall in
addition to the bond given as commissioner enter
into bond to the state of Maryland, as hereinbefore
directed, with one or more sureties in the penalty
of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of the duties imposed upon him as treas-
urer, and the faithful application and payment over,
pursuant to the order and direction of the said board
of all moneys which may come into his hands as
such treasurer, and shall every six months, on the
first day of January and July, in each and every

Account to be
rendered.

year, during his continuance in office, render to his
associates in said board, a true and faithful account
of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys
received and disbursed by him, by order of the
said board with the vouchers thereof, during said
period, which account shall be verified by the affi-
davit of the said treasurer, and the said board shall
thereupon examine said account, and if they find the
same to be correct, they shall certify said account,
and forward the same to the governor of the state
to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, the