ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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line county, and a copy thereof, certified in the usual

form by the said clerk, shall be admitted as evidence

in all the courts of this state, at law or in equity, and

the aforesaid bond shall be liable to suit by said county

commissioners or other persons interested therein.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the person so

elected treasurer for Caroline county shall, in addition

Perform clerk's

to his duties as treasurer, perform all the duties of clerk

duties.

to the county commissioners for said county, without

any extra compensation whatsoever, and before enter-

ing on his duties, he shall take an oath of office before

the clerk of the circuit court for Caroline county, in

Take oath.

due form of law, faithfully to perform the duties of

his office as county treasurer and clerk to the county

commissioners for Caroline county.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if the person so

elected treasurer under this provision of this act shall

fail to deliver a bond to the said county commission-

Vacancy.

ers, as herein provided, within sixty days from the

date of hie election, the said office shall be deemed

vacant, and the said county commissioners, in such

case, and also in case of death, resignation or failure

to qualify of said treasurer, shall fill the vacancy by

the appointment of some suitable person to fill said

How filled.

vacancy for the remainder of the term, who shall

make, execute and deliver the bond and take the oath

as hereinbefore required.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said treasurer

shall occupy the office of the county commissioners,

and keep the office open for business from ten o'clock

in the forenoon until three o'clock in the afternoon

Office hours.

each day in the week except Sundays and legal holi-

days, (unless a temporary leave of absence be granted

by said commissioners,) and said treasurer shall receive

a salary of one thousand dollars per annum.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That this shall not be

construed so as to remove the present treasurer ap-

How construed

pointed to the county commissioners, but he shall con-

tinue to discharge the duties of treasurer and clerk

until his successor shall have been elected and qualified

under the provisions of this act.

Approved April 8, 1884.