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fund, except that the Board of County Commissioners
may by resolution duly recorded in its minutes order the
transfer of all or any part of the unencumbered balance
of an appropriation, and copies of such resolution shall be
furnished to the County Accountant and to the head of
each department to which, or from which, such transfer
shall be made.

SEC. 10. The Board of County Commissioners shall
have the authority at any time to employ special counsel
for the purpose of preparing proposed legislation relating
to the administration of the County or its fiscal affairs
or for any other purpose pertaining to the County gov-
ernment, and to provide for the payment of such fees in
the appropriation resolution, and shall also have the au-
thority to employ special counsel for the purpose of pass-
ing upon the validity of any securities to be issued or pur-
chased by the County, and to pay the fees either out of
the proceeds of such securities, if sold, or out of any
available funds of the County.

SEC. 11. The Board of County Commissioners of
Montgomery County shall have the power and authority
to employ an attorney or counselor at law, who shall be
the attorney for the Board of County Commissioners and
for the County Treasurer and for such other County offi-
cers or departments as shall need or require the services
of an attorney, and shall be required to perform any
such legal services in connection with the administration
of fiscal affairs of the County which may be assigned to
him by the County Commissioners; such attorney shall
hold his office at the pleasure of the County Commission-
ers, and shall receive a salary not exceeding Five Thou-
sand Dollars ($5, 000) a year, payable monthly, as may be
fixed by the County Commissioners, which shall be in lieu
of all salary and fees heretofore paid or provided for, of
which salary One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000) shall be pay-
able out of the funds of the Montgomery County Subur-
ban District.

SEC. 12. That in any case here a bank or banking
institution has failed or shall hereafter fail, having funds
of the County on deposit the Board of County Commis-
ers shall have power to sell at such price or prices and at
such time or times as it Seems for the best interests of

the County; any bonds or other securities held by the

Board as security for such deposit. Said Board is fur-