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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 746

County Commissioners, and to empower the said County
Commissioners to levy taxes to pay the expenses of the
same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Washington county

Auditors
appointed.

shall on or before the first day of August, 1906, and
biennially thereafter on or before the first day of August
appoint two taxpayers of said county, of upright character
and good reputation and standing, who have had experience
in and who are conversant with the keeping of books and
accounts, and who shall be selected one from each of the
two leading political parties of said county, who shall be
designated as the auditors for Washington county, and who
shall hold office for two years.

SEC. 2. The said County Commissioners shall fill any and

Vacancies fro
be filled.

all vacancies that may occur within ten days after the same
is known to exist.

SEC. 3. The said auditors so appointed shall before enter-
ing upon the discharge of their duties take before the clerk

Oath taken.

of the Circuit Court of Washington county the oath pre-
scribed by the constitution of the State.

SEC. 4. The said auditors shall before the 15th day of
January, 1907, and biennially thereafter before the 15th day

Examination
of books,
papers,
accounts,
etc., to be
made.

of January, make a thorough, complete and detailed exami-
nation of all the books, papers, accounts and vouchers in
the office of the said County Commissioners of Washington
county, and of all the papers and matters in the office that
pertain to or are in any way connected with the moneys and
finances of the said county, and the collection, disburse-
ment and expenditure of the same, and make a full and com-
plete audit of the same, and to file the same audit and
accounts with a full report thereon with the said County
Commissioners, which reports, audit and accounts shall
always be open to inspection and examination by any citizen
of the said county who desires to examine the same.

SEC. 5. The auditors first appointed under the provisions

Limit their
investiga-
tion and
audit.

of this Act shall limit their investigation and audit and
account and report to the period extending from the 1st of
January, 1892, to the 31st of December, 1906, and shall
make out and file their audit, account and report with the