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tion for any services he may render, without the consent of
the said Board; and all such moneys as any officer of police,
policeman and detective may be so permitted to receive shall
be paid over to the said Board, and together with the proceeds
of all fines, forfeitures, penalties and unclaimed property which
may come into the possession of the said Board, or be recovered
by them under the provisions of this sub-division of this Ar-
ticle, or any other law, shall form a fund which the Board may
apply towards the allowances of officers of police, policemen
and detectives and their families, as hereinbefore authorized,
and for extra pay to such members of the force as by gallantry '
and good conduct on extraordinary occasions they may be
judged to merit; and any officer of police, policeman or detec-
tive who shall directly or indirectly, in violation of this section,
receive any moneys as a gratuity or extra compensation, and
shall fail to deliver the same to the Board for the purposes here-
inbefore provided, and shall apply the same to his own use,
shall be forthwith dismissed, and be forever after ineligible to
any position in the force.

751. The Board of Police Commissioners shall cause to be
kept by their secretary, a full report of their proceedings, and
also cause all their receipts and disbursements of money to be
faithfully entered in books to be provided for that purpose; and
said books, journals and all other documents in the possession
of said Board, shall always be open to inspection by the Gen-
eral Assembly, or any committee appointed by it for that pur-
pose ; and it shall be the duty of the said Board to report to the
General Assembly at each regular Session, or as may hereafter
be directed by said General Assembly, the number and expense
of the police force employed by them under this sub-division of
this Article, and all such other matters as may be of public
interest in connection with the duties assigned to them; and
said books, journals and other documents, and the vouchers
for all payments by said Board of Police Commissioners shall
at all times be open to the inspection of the Mayor and City
Register, or either of them; and it shall be the duty of the
Comptroller of the City of Baltimore to examine all bills and
accounts presented by said Board of Police Commissioners
and the vouchers therefor.
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