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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and it shall then be the duty of the said county

commissioners to forthwith negotiate the sale of a.

Negotiate sale.

sufficient amount of said bonds to raise the amount

needed, and shall pay the same on the requisition

of the building committee.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the

said board of county commissioners shall, in addition

to his other duties, act as treasurer to said board, and

shall receive and disburse all sums levied by virtue of

Duty of clerk.

this act for the payment of the annual interest on

the bonds hereby authorized to be issued; and he shall

receive such compensation therefor as may be fixed

by the said county commissioners, and shall give

bond with security to the State of Maryland in such

penalty as may be prescribed by the said county

commissioners, to be approved by the judges of the

Circuit Court, for the faithful performance of his

duties in this behalf; and all moneys levied for the

How levied.

purpose of paying said interest shall he levied by

the county commissioners for the use of said treas-

urer, and paid to him by the collectors of taxes;

when hereafter the said county commissioners shall

levy any sum or sums for the payment of the prin-

cipal of the said court-house bonds, they shall like-

wise levy it for the use of the said treasurer, who

shall then be required to give bond in a penalty to

Give bond.

be presented by the said commissioners, to be ap-

proved as above, and double any amount to come

into his hands for disbursement in any one year, the

bond or bonds of the said treasurer to be renewed

whenever the said commissioners may so require,

and also to be recorded in the office of the clerk of

the Circuit Court for said county.

Approved May 3, 1882.