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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 795

General Laws, that they will support the Constitution of
Maryland and of the United States, and will faithfully and
diligently perform the duties of their respective offices with-
out favor, partiality or prejudice, and said oath shall be filed
among the records of the corporation.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the clerk and treasurer
shall give bond in such penalties and with such surety or

Bond to be
given.

sureties as the Council shall require, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of the office. In case any
person appointed as clerk and treasurer shall fail to execute
the bond required within ten days after the appointment and
before taking the oath of office, the said office shall be
declared by the Mayor to be vacant, and he shall at once
proceed to fill the same by the appointment of another
person for the residue of the term, who shall qualify, as
aforesaid.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the Council shall receive

Appeal may be
taken.

all returns of elections and determine all questions arising
thereunder, but any person considering himself aggrieved
by any decision of the Council under this Section may
appeal within ten days therefrom to the Circuit Court of
Montgomery county, which court shall hear and determine
such appeal and decide who shall pay the costs thereof.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the Council is hereby

General
powers
granted.

authorized to prepare a plat of said town, upon which shall
be shown all streets, roads and public ways, whether pro-
jected or already laid out, and by which all lots and real prop-
erty in said town may be thereafter described, said plat to be
prepared and recorded in plat books in the office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery county and of the county sur-
veyor of said county, in the same manner as required by the
local law of said county relating to the recording of plats, to
control the sub-division of all land and real property within the
corporate limits of said town, and to make reasonable regu-
lations in regard to buildings to be erected in said town, and
to grant permits for same. The Council shall have the
power, and it shall be their duty, to pass such ordinances
as may be necessary, beneficial and proper, and for the
enforcement of the provisions of this charter, not incon-
sistent with the laws: (1) To preserve the peace, good order
and best interest of the town; (2) to maintain its cleanliness,
and health; and to this end, (a) they shall have the same