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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

any vacancy or removal of any officer so appointed, the bur-
gess shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term, with the
advice and consent of the commissioners; either of the above
officers shall be subject to removal by a vote of four-fifths of

Duties ot
clerk.

the whole commissioners, or a vote of three commissioners,
with the approval of the burgess; the clerk or secretary shall
keep minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the com-
missioners, and record all ordinances passed in a book to be
kept exclusively for that purpose, called the ordinance book ;
keep all records, papers and documents of the town in his safe
custody; keep an accurate account of all money received by
him, and pay the same as received to the treasurer; he shall
file all accounts approved and passed by the burgess and com-
missioners; he shall perform such other duties as are imposed
upon him by law, ordinances or order of the burgess and
commissioners; he shall be allowed five dollars per year as
compensation for his services, and shall not receive any other
fee or compensation whatsoever.

Taxation of
property

SEC. 12. All property within the limits of Sharpsburg, or
that may have a situs there by reason of a residence of the
owner therein, shall be taxed for municipal purposes, and the
assessment for town purposes shall be the same as that for
State and county purposes, and shall not exceed twenty-five

Collector of
taxes.

cents on every one hundred dollars' worth of assessable prop-
erty, and may appoint a collector to collect the said taxes
levied by the burgess and commissioners; and the said col-
lector shall have power to distrain therefor as the collector of
county taxes, and keep an account of all money collected and
received by him, and shall pay the same over to the treasurer
of said corporation whenever called upon, and the said treas-
urer shall credit the same in his books to the particular heads

Duties of
treasurer

or items of expense for which the same was levied. The
treasurer shall pay out the several sums of money which may
be received, only upon the approval of the burgess and com-
missioners, and warrants for the same drawn upon the treas-
urer, signed by the burgess and by the clerk or secretary. He
shall make, under oath, quarterly reports to the burgess and
commissioners at their first regular meeting in July, October,
January and April next succeeding the date of his appoint-
ment, or at any other time or times when called upon by

Bonds.

the burgess and commissioners, showing the condition of his
receipts and expenditures. The tax collector and treasurer
shall give bond to the burgess and commissioners, to be ap-
proved by them, for the faithful discharge of their duties,