530 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

752. The treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners,
before entering upon the duties of his office as such treasurer,
shall, in addition to the bond given as Commissioner, enter into
bond to the State of Maryland, with one or more sureties, in
the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of the duties imposed upon him as treasurer, and the *
faithful application and payment over, pursuant to the order
and direction of the said Board, of all moneys which may come
into his hands as such treasurer; and shall, every six months,
on the first day of January and July, in each and every year
during his continuance in office, render to his associates in said
Board, a true and faithful account of the receipts and disburse-
ments of all moneys received and disbursed by him by order of
the said Board, with the vouchers thereof during said period,
which accounts shall be verified by the affidavit of said treas-
urer; and the said Board shall thereupon examine said account,
and if they find the same to be correct, they shall certify said
account, and forward the Same to the Governor of the State, to
be filed in the office of the Secretary of State; the said Board
shall retain a copy thereof, with their certificate attached, to be
filed among the papers of their office.

753. The said Board of Police Commissioners are author-
ized and empowered, whenever in their judgment the public
peace and tranquility may require, to order the closing tempo-
rarily of any and all bar rooms, bars, drinking houses and
liquor shops, and all other, places where liquor is usually sold in
the City of Baltimore, and forbid the selling and furnishing of
liquor thereat; and any proprietor or keeper, or any other
person for such proprietor or keeper, of any such drink-
ing house, place or places, as well as all other places where
liquor is usually sold, who shall refuse or fail to obey such
order of said Board of Police Commissioners passed in pur-
suance thereof, or who shall sell or furnish liquor from any
such place or places, during such period as said Board shall so
forbid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and it shall be the duty
of each and every officer of police, policeman and detective, who
may be cognizant of any violation of this section, to report the