ART. 6. ] CAROLINE COUNTY.

in which event the said commissioners may select a
president pro tempore; he shall sign and cause to be
promulgated all by-laws and ordinances of said board
of commissioners, and shall countersign all orders and
drafts drawn by the clerks, under the direction of the
said commissioners, on the treasurer of said village.

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62. The clerk shall be appointed from among the
citizens of said village qualified to vote for commis-
sioners; he shall, before entering upon his duties,

Ibid, s. 14.
Clerk.

make oath before the said commissioners or any one
of them, that he will well and faithfully perform the
duties of his office as prescribed by this article, or
which may be prescribed by any by-laws or ordi-
nance of said commissioners, to the best of his skill

Oath.

and judgment; he shall sign all drafts or orders for
money drawn by the commissioners on the treasurer,
and shall keep a record of the proceedings of said
commissioners in a book to be provided by them for
that purpose, which shall at all times be open to the
inspection of any person interested.

Duties.

63. The bailiff shall be appointed from among the
citizens of said village qualified to vote for commis-

Ibid s. 15.
Bailiff.

sioners; provided, however, that the said commission-
ers may appoint the constable of the election district
in which said village is located, if he be a resident of
said town or will reside therein after his appointment;
before entering upon the duties of his office he shall

Proviso.

make oath before a justice of the peace for Caroline
county, that he will faithfully and impartially perform
the duties imposed upon him by this article and the
by-laws and ordinances of said commissioners, and

Oath.

shall execute to the state of Maryland a bond, with
two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by
the said commissioners of said village, in such penalty
as they shall prescribe, conditioned that he shall well
and faithfully perform the duties of said office, in all
things appertaining thereto, according to law, and shall
well and truly collect and pay over to the treasurer of
said village all taxes levied by the commissioners, and
all other sums of money that may be received by him
for the use of said corporation.

Bond.