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CAROLINE COUNTY. [ART. 6.

be made at any time, after ten days' notice thereof
shall have been given by the commissioners or a
majority of them.

Ibid, c 4.
Commission-
ers' oath.

53. Every commissioner before entering upon the
duties of his office, shall take an oath before some
justice of the peace that he will diligently and faith-
fully, according to the best of his judgment per-
form the duties of commissioner of the said town,
without favor, partiality or prejudice, and a certifi-
cate of such qualification shall be returned by the
justice to the commissioners, to be filed and recorded

Meetings.

among their proceedings; they shall meet at the
court house in Denton, or at such other public place
in said town as shall be previously notified, on the
second Monday of every month after their election,
and as much oftener by adjournment as they shall
judge necessary; they shall at their first meeting

Election of
President.

after their election, elect one of their number presi-
sident of the board, they shall appoint and qualify a

Clerk.

clerk, who shall keep a record of their proceedings
in a well bound book, to be provided by them for
that purpose, which book shall be subject to the
inspection of all persons interested ; they shall also
at their first meeting, or as soon thereafter as possi-

Bailiff.

ble, appoint a bailiff for said town, from the qualified

Proviso.

voters of said town: provided, however, that they
may appoint the constable of the second election
district of Caroline county, if he should be a resident
of said town, or will reside therein after his appoint-
ment as bailiff.

Ibid, s 6.
Bailiffs oath.

54. Before the bailiff shall enter upon the duties
of his office he shall make oath before a justice of
peace of Caroline county, that he will faithfully and
impartially perform the duties of bailiff and constable
within said town, according to the best of his skill

Bond.

and judgment ; and shall also give bond in the same
penalty and to be in. all respects liable as the consta-
ble's bond of said county, with good and sufficient
security to be approved by the county commissioners,
conditioned that he will well and faithfully execute