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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Council to fill the vacancy, and until such
vacancy is filled the Council shall choose one
of thoir number as Mayor, who shall discharge
the duties of the office pro tempore.

SEC. 122. The Clerk shall keep careful and
.accurate minutes of the proceedings of the
Council, and record all ordinances passed in a
book to be kept exclusively for that purpose,
called the ordinance book; keep all records,
papers and documents of the town in his safe

Keep minutes.

custody; issue all licenses and collect or re-
ceive the money therefor, and collect all taxes
which may be imposed by any ordinance
passed in pursuance of the power conferred by
the one hundred and twenty- eighth section of
thisact; keep an accurate account of all money
received by him and pay over the same as re-
ceived to the Tax Collector; and shall make a
detailed quarterly report thereof to the Mayor
and Council under oath; he shall file all ac-
counts and claims presented against the town,
and whenever any account is approved and
passed by the Mayor and Council he shall
make a record of the same in a book to be kept
for that purpose; he shall perform such other
duties as are imposed upon him by law, ordi-
nance or order of the Mayor and Council; he
shall give bond to the Mayor and Council, to

Make record.

be approved by them, in the penalty of three
thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of
his duties; he shall be allowed a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars a year as com-
pensation for his services, and shall not receive
any other fee or compensation whatever.

SEC. 123. The Tax Collector shall collect all
taxes assessed and levied by the Mayor and
Council for general and special purposes, as
authorized by this act and the amendments
thereto; he shall keep an account of all money
collected and received by him, and shall credit
the same on his books to the particular head
or item, of expenses for which the same have
been levied, collected or received; he shall