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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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discharge of his duties as treasurer; and he shall re-
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ceive and pay away all monies that he shall be
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directed to receive and pay away by the ordinances
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Bond to be
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of said corporation, and said bond shall be recorded
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recorded
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in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for
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Garrett county.
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Elections-
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114. All elections shall be held and conducted as
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how conduct
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shall from time to time be directed by the by-laws of
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ed.
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the corporation not inconsistent with this charter.
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115. The burgess shall qualify as directed by sec-
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tion six of article sixty-eight of the Code of Public
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General Laws. The commissioners and all other
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officers of said corporation, before entering upon the
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duties of their respective offices, shall take and sub-
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Oath.
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scribe before the burgess the following oath : I, —
do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the
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office of —— to the best of my knowledge and abil-
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ity, without favor, affection or partiality, so help me
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God.
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116. The burgess and commissioners shall meet
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for the transaction of corporation business on the
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Time o
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f first Monday in each month, at seven and a-half
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meeting.
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o'clock in the evening, and the burgess may call a
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special meeting whenever in his judgment it is abso-
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lutely necessary.
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117. It shall be the duty of the burgess to preside
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Burgess to
preside.
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at all meetings, but if he should be temporarily
absent, the commissioners present shall designate one
of their number to preside pro tem., and such desig-
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nation shall be entered upon the journal.
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Quorum.
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118. The burgess and two commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and
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if the burgess shall be temporarily absent, three
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commissioners shall constitute such quorum.
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119. The burgess and commissioners shall, at their
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Appoint
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regular meeting in June of each year, appoint a col-
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collector and
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lector of taxes and a town clerk, each to serve for
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clerk.
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one year from the date of his appointment and until
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his successor is elected and qualified, and the said
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collector of taxes shall act as town constable.
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Levy annu-
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120. The burgess and commissioners shall make
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ally.
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the annual levy of taxes at their regular meeting in
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