JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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the County Commissioner-, and further conditioned that he
shall well and truly account and be liable for any and all
money coming into his possession as treasurer and collector or
for which he shall be answerable by law, which bond shall be
secured by a fidelity or security company qualified to act as
surety or guarantor under the laws of the State of Maryland,
which bond shall be paid for by the County Commissioners
and shall be approved by the judges of the Circuit Court for
Wicomico county or a majority of them, and thereafter be
recorded in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county.

CHAP. 76.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon failure of any treas-
urer elect to execute the bond required and provided for by
the preceding section on or before the day upon which he is to
take possession of the office of treasurer and enter upon
the duties thereof, in conformity with the provisions of this
Act, the County Commissioners of Wicomico county shall
appoint some qualified voter of Wicomico county as treasurer
and collector during this term in the place of the one who failed
to qualify, and in case of his failure to qualify within thirty
days to appoint another, and so on after every interval of
thirty days until a treasurer shall be duly qualified.

Failure of
treasurer to
execute bond.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case of the death, resig-
nation or removal of the treasurer during his term of office,
the County Commissioners of Wicomico county shall within
thirty days thereafter appoint a treasurer and collector for the
unexpired term thus created, who shall take the oath, give the
bond and perform all the duties of said office prescribed by
-law.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the county treasurer in

Power given
County Com-
missioner.

addition to his duties as treasurer and collector shall perform
all the duties of clerk to the County Commissioners of
Wicomico county, without any extra compensation whatso-
ever, and lie is empowered to administer an oath or affirmation
to any account to any person presenting a claim against
Wicomico county, but he shall not administer such oath or
affirmation in any other place than in the office of the County
Commissioners nor shall he be allowed any fee for administer-
ing said oath or affirmation.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

Additional
duties.

shall make their annual levy for State and county taxes on or
before the first Tuesday in June in each and every year, and
the same shall be due and payable on the 1st day of January
next succeeding the levy thereof ; and all county taxes paid on
or before the last day of August a discount of four per
cent, shall be allowed, and all county taxes paid on or before

When levy to
be made.