PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1273

ordinances of the town and the laws of the State of Maryland,
relating to crimes and misdemeanors committed within it;
special Bailiffs may also be appointed by the Commissioners
whenever the exigency of the occasion required it, their (duties
and powers being similar to the regular Bailiff; the regular
Bailiff or Bailiffs shall give bond to the Commissioners with
surety and in such penalty as shall be prescribed by Ordinance,
said bond to be approved by the Commissioners; the commission-
ers may also at such time or times as they deem proper appoint
such other officers or employees as they may deem necessary for
the interest of said town.

SEC. 175. And be it further enacted, That the President of
said Board of Commissioners shall preside at all meetings of the
Commissioners unless prevented by sickness or reasonable cause,
in which event they may select a President pro-tempore, he shall
sign all by-laws and ordinances of said Board of Commissioners.

SEC. 176. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary
shall be appointed from among the citizens of said town quali-
fied to vote for Commissioners, he shall before entering upon his
duties make oath before a Justice of the Peace for Caroline
County or any Notary Public, that he will well and faithfully
perform the duties of his office as prescribed by this Act or
which may be prescribed by any by-law or ordinance of the said
Commissioners, to the best of his skill and judgment; he shall
sign all drafts or orders for money appropriated or ordered by
the Commissioners to be paid by the Treasurer and shall keep a
record of the proceedings of said Commissioners in a book to be
provided by them for that purpose, which shall at all times be
opened to the inspection of any person interested. The Bailiff
or Bailiffs shall be appointed from among the inhabitants of
said town qualified to vote for Commissioners, provided, how-
ever, that the said Commissioners may appoint the constable or
constables of the election District in which said town is located,
if he be a resident of said town or will reside therein after his
appointment; before entering upon the duties of his office he
shall make oath before a Justice of the Peace for Caroline
County or any Notary Public, that he will faithfully and im-
partially perform the duties imposed upon him by this act of
Incorporation and the by-laws or ordinances of said Commis-
sioners and shall execute to the State of Maryland a bond with
good and sufficient surety to be approved by the said Commis-
sioners in such penalty as they shall prescribe conditioned that
he will well and faithfully perform the duties of said office in all