ART. 95] DUTIES. 2078

performance of said duties, except the actual cost of the
necessary books, stationery and printing.

1888, art 95, sec. 19. 1860, art. 94, sec. 21. 1834, ch. 279, sec. 3.
1852, ch. 123, sec 3.

19. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to require any
agent to be appointed by him to give bond to the State of
Maryland with security or securities to be approved of by the
governor in the penal sum of two hundred thousand dollars,
with condition that the said agent shall diligently and faith-
fully discharge and execute all and singular the duties required
to be performed by him under and pursuant to such arrange-
ment and that he will well and truly disburse, pay out, and
account for all monies that may be placed in his hands or
deposited with him for the payment of the interest on the
public debt of this State according to the terms of such
arrangement.

Ibid. sec. 20. 1860, art. 94, sec 22. 1852, ch. 123, sec. 4.

20. Each security on said bond shall make oath that he is
bona fide worth, over and above his debts, not less than some
specific sum to be stated in said oath, which said oath shall
be endorsed on said bond and recorded therewith; and the
governor shall not approve any bond of the said agent unless
the sum or sums so sworn to shall in the aggregate at least
equal the amount of the penalty thereof and he shall be
satisfied of the availability of each security.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1860, art. 94, sec. 23. 1852, ch. 123, sec. 5.

21. The bond of the said agent when duly executed and
approved as hereinbefore provided shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk of the court of appeals; and certified copies
thereof under the seal of the said court may be used in
evidence in any court of law or equity in this State.

Ibid. sec. 22. 1860, art. 94, sec. 24. 1858, ch. 109, sec. 1.
1872, ch. 103. 1872, ch. 435.

22. The treasurer of the State shall record all State coupons
that have been or may hereafter be paid and returned to the
treasury by the agents employed to pay the interest on the
public debt and shall, together with the comptroller at the
close of every month, examine and burn all such coup"ons that
have been recorded and shall make a report of their proceed-

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