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CHAP. 227
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James M. Sutton and George William Owens shall be and
are hereby constituted commissioners of said town of Better-
ton. That a majority of said commissioners shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. The said com-
missioners shall meet on the first Saturday in June of each
year from and after the" first year 1906 and take the oath of
office to support and maintain the constitution and laws of
the State of Maryland and to perform the duties of their
offices as Commissioners of Betterton to the best of their
ability, without fear, favor, affection or partiality. They
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Officers to be
appointed.
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shall, therefore, choose one of the number as their presi-
dent, who shall also act us executive officer of said com-
missioners of the said town of Betterton. The said com-
missioners shall also choose, not necessarily from among
the members thereof, a secretary and treasurer, who shall
continue in office during the term for which said commis-
sioners are elected, unless sooner removed for cause by said
commissioners, and the said commissioners shall require of
said treasurer a bond, in the penalty to be by them fixed,
conditioned to the faithful discharge of his duties as such
treasurer. In case of the absence of the presiding officer
from any meeting of said commissioners they may choose
from among their number a president pro tem, who shall
preside at such meeting. The treasurer shall in no case pay
out any money except upon the written order of the president
or executive officer of the corporation, and every officer of
the corporation shall, promptly upon the termination of his
office, turn over to his successor all property or money per-
taining to his office promptly on demand by such successor.
All records shall be public and open to inspection at reason-
able hours of the day to any citizen of Betterton. In case
of removal for cause of any officer the commissioners may
appoint a successor to act during the pleasure of the com-
missioners, or until the next regular election and qualifica-
tion of such officer. All moneys in the hands of the treas-
urer shall be applied to the payment of orders drawn by the
president in the order in which they are drawn, if seasonably
presented by the legal holders thereof for payment; but the
corporation orders, duly executed, shall be receivable for
corporation taxes, payable by the legal holders thereof.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners of
Betterton shall, at least ten days prior to the said last Saturday
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