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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 139.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, section

44 of article 14 of volume 2 of the Code of Public Local

Laws of Maryland, title " Howard County," sub-title

" County Commissioners and County Collectors," and to

add five additional sections thereto, to be known and

designated as section 44 A, 44 B, 44 C, 44 D and 44 E

respectively.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That section 44 of article 14 of volume 2, of the

Repeal and
re-enact-

Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard

ment

County," sub-title "County Commissioners and County Col-

lectors," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted

with amendments so as to read as follows :

SEC. 44 A. The county commissioners of Howard County

shall at their first regular meeting, held in the month of

Clerk to

May in each year, annually appoint some suitable person,

county
commis-

who shall be a resident of said county, clerk to their board,

sioners

who, before entering upon the duties of his said office, shall

make oath in due form of law before the clerk of the Circuit

Court for said county, to well and faithfully perform the

duties of clerk to the Couuty Commissioners of Howard

County, and shall also execute and deliver to said county

Bond.

commissioners a good and sufficient bond with such surety

or sureties as may be approved by them, in the penalty of

twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars, conditioned for the faith-

ful performance of his duties as clerk to the said county

commissioners, which said bond shall be recorded in the

office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, and

a copy thereof, duly certified by said clerk, shall be evidence

in any court in this State ; and should said clerk fail to

execute such bond as aforesaid, within thirty days after he

Vacancy.

shall have been appointed, or should said office at any time

become vacant by reason of death, resignation or otherwise,

the said county commissioners shall, within fifteen days

thereafter, proceed to fill the same by the appointment of

some such suitable person for the remainder of the term for

which said appointment shall have been made, and such

appointee shall in like manner make oath and execute a

bond for the performance of his duties in the manner and

within the time aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the five following

sections be and the same are hereby added to said article

New
sections

14, to stand immediately after section 44, and be known and

designated as sections 44 A, 44 B, 44 C, 44 D and 44 E

respectively: