716 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ART. 125

to fill such vacancy or vacancies; and the nomination of the
person or persons thus appointed during such recess, or of
some other person in his or their place, shall be made to the
senate within thirty days after the next meeting of the legis-
lature.

Handy et al v. Hopkins et al 59 Md. 157.

1888, art. 25, sec. 4 1860, art. 28, sec. 2. 1804, ch. 73, secs. 3-6.

4. They may sue and be sued, and may sue for any injury
done to the property of the county, or to recover possession
thereof, or may be sued by any claimant of such property.

Prince George's Co. v. Mitchell, 97 Md 339.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, art. 28, sec. 3. 1853, ch. 372. 1854, ch. 297.

5. The number of county commissioners in each county
shall be as fixed by the code of local laws for each county.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 28, sec. 4. 1853, ch. 239, sec. 4.

6. They shall meet in their respective counties within sixty
days after their election and qualify by taking the oaths
required by law, and shall meet once a quarter, and as much
oftener as the necessities of the county may in their judgment
require; provided, however, that the meeting to make the
annual levy of taxes shall be held previous' to the first day of
July in each year.

American Coal Co. v. Co. Comm'rs of Allegany Co., 59 Md. 186. B. C.
& A Ry. Co. v. Wicomico Co., 93 Md. 123.

Ibid sec 7. 1860, art. 28, sec. 5 1817, ch. 78. 1823, ch. 62. 1835, ch. 307.
1853, ch. 239, sec. 2.

7. They shall levy all needful taxes on the assessable prop-
erty within the county liable to taxation and provide for collect-
ing the same, and they may make such levy in whole or in part
by estimate; they shall provide for the support of the courts,
compensate jurors and county or State witnessess, levy for Out-
pensions allowed by themselves or the trustees of the poor, and
such sums as may be necessary to pay accounts allowed by
them for the funeral expenses of paupers, and pay and dis-
charge all claims on or against the county which have been
expressly or impliedly authorized by law.

Co Comm'rs v. Baker, 44 Md. 1. Webster et al. v. Co. Comm'rs of Balto.
Co., 51 Md. 399 Peter v. Prettyman et al., 62 Md. 571. Hall v. Somerset
County, 82 Md. 620. Schamel v. Washington Co., 83 Md. 129. Faust v.
Building Asso., 84 Md. 193. Worcester Co. v. Melvin, 89 Md. 39. Prince
George's Co. v Mitchell, 97 Md. 339 Smith Fire Proof Co. v Munroe, 97
Md. 371.