408 CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

to the accounting officers of the State and city, respectively, as
soon as may be after the first of January in each and every year,
and pay over into the respective treasuries of the State and city,
one-half to each, of all the surplus from appropriations and
earnings which may be in their hands and may not in their
judgment be required for the efficient discharge of the duties
imposed upon them by this sub-title of this article.

1867, ch. 248.

377. No member of the said board shall have or receive any
salary or compensation, directly or indirectly, 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 hereof,
each and every member of the said board shall make and sign
an oath before some person duly authorized 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 having or receiving such contract or advantage, to dis-
charge or perform the duty connected therewith, or the fidelity
of the said person in discharging or performing the same; said
oath, duly subscribed, shall be recorded in the office of the
clerk of the superior court of the city of Baltimore, who shall be
entitled to the usual fees for recording the same, and whose
certificate thereof, under his seal, shall be due evidence thereof
at law and in equity.

HEALTH.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 4, sec. 797.

378. The mayor and city council have power to pass ordinances
to preserve the health of the city, to prevent and remove nuisances,
and to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases within the
city, and within three miles of the same, and may regulate the
places for manufacturing soap and candles, the erecting of