WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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taxes shall be collected by the treasurer of said cor-

Taxes— how

poration, who shall have power to collect or distrain

collected.

for the same as any collector of State or county

taxes in Maryland has to collect or distrain for State

or county taxes.

SECTION 16. And be it enacted, That in each and

every year, at the first meeting of the commissioners

after they have qualified, as provided in section

fourteen of this act, they shall appoint some person

Appoint treas-

who is a resident of said town, and a legal voter of

urer.

Maryland, as treasurer of said corporation, who

shall be the receiver, custodian and disburser of all

moneys, funds and securities of said corporation,

under the order and control of said corporation; he

shall hold his office for one year from the date of

Term of office.

his appointment, or until his successor is duly quali-

fied; the treasurer so appointed, before entering

upon his duties, shall give bond to the said commis-

sioners in such penalty as they may prescribe, with

sureties to be by them approved; and the condition

Conditional

of said bond shall be that he, the said treasurer,

bond.

will well and faithfully account for all moneys and

securities received by him for the use or benefit of

said corporation, and that he will well and truly

pay to or on the order of said commissioners all

money received by him as treasurer of said corpora-

tion; and will, on demand of said commissioners,

deliver to them any and all securities or property of

said corporation in his keeping, and that he will

not pay out or expend any money or property of

said corporation except on a written order of said

commissioners duly authenticated; and the said bond

Bond record-

shall be recorded by the clerk among the records of

ed by clerk.

said corporation; and the commissioners shall, in

their discretion, fix the salary or compensation that

the treasurer shall receive.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1882.