WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 478

RESIDENT OF SAID COUNTY, TO BE TREASURER OF CECIL COUNTY,
WHOSE DUTY IT SHALL BE TO COLLECT AND DISBURSE, UPON THE
LAWFUL ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY, ALL TAXES LEVIED IN THE COUNTY AND FOR THIS PURPOSE
HE IS CLOTHED WITH ALL THE POWERS POSSESSED BY COLLECTORS OF
TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND, AND THE PERSONS ELECTED TO SAID OFFICE UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL HOLD SAID OFFICE FOR FOUR (4)
YEARS FROM THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY SUCCEEDING THEIR
ELECTION. ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE PRESENT
ASSISTANT TREASURER, THE TREASURER OF CECIL COUNTY SHALL
APPOINT A DEPUTY TREASURER, WHOSE DUTIES SHALL BE SUCH AS
MAY BE ASSIGNED TO HIM BY THE TREASURER. THE TREASURER AND
HIS SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE SHALL EXECUTE TO THE STATE OF
MARYLAND A CORPORATE SURETY BOND IN SUCH PENAL SUM AS THE
STATE COMPTROLLER MAY PRESCRIBE, WITH THE CONDITION THAT IF
THE ABOVE BOUND TREASURER SHALL WELL AND FAITHFULLY
EXECUTE HIS OFFICE AND SHALL ACCOUNT FOR TO THE COMPTROLLER
AND PAY TO THE TREASURER OF THE STATE THE SEVERAL SUMS OF
MONEY WHICH HE SHALL RECEIVE FOR THE STATE, OR BE ANSWERABLE
FOR BY LAW, AT SUCH TIMES AS THE LAW SHALL DIRECT, THEN THE
SAID OBLIGATION TO BE VOID, OTHERWISE TO REMAIN IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT, AND SHALL EXECUTE A BOND TO CECIL COUNTY IN THE
PENALTY OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.),
CONDITIONED FOR THE PROPER COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF
ALL MONEYS COMING INTO HIS HANDS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF OTHER DUTIES DEVOLVING UPON HIM;
SAID BONDS TO BE APPROVED, AS THE BONDS OF THE SHERIFF OF THE
RESPECTIVE COUNTIES OF THIS STATE ARE APPROVED, AND RECORDED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CECIL
COUNTY AND AFTER RECORDING, THE BONDS TO THE STATE SHALL BE
FILED WITH THE STATE COMPTROLLER; AND THE SAID TREASURER
BEFORE HE SHALL ENTER UPON THE DUTIES OF HIS SAID OFFICE SHALL
TAKE AND SUBSCRIBE BEFORE SAID CLERK THE OATH PRESCRIBED BY
ARTICLE I, § 9, OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

B. BEFORE ENTERING UPON THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE, THE
DEPUTY TREASURER SHALL EXECUTE TO THE TREASURER OF CECIL
COUNTY A CORPORATE SURETY BOND IN THE PENALTY OF ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.), CONDITIONED FOR
THE PROPER COLLECTION AND ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS COMING
INTO HIS HANDS FOR THE COUNTY OR STATE AND THE FAITHFUL
PERFORMANCE OF OTHER DUTIES DEVOLVING UPON HIM, THE SAID
BOND TO BE APPROVED, AS THE BOND OF THE SHERIFF OF CECIL
COUNTY IS APPROVED, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY, AND HE SHALL TAKE AND
SUBSCRIBE BEFORE THE SAID CLERK THE OATH PRESCRIBED BY

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