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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 10th, 1914.

CHAPTER 362.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 642, of the Acts of the General As-
sembly of 1912, and all Acts or parts of Acts so far as they,
relate to the publishing or posting of the annual statement
of the Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County,
and in lieu thereof to provide for the examination and audit-
ing annually of the accounts of the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Frederick County, the Commissioners of Charities
and Corrections of Frederick County, the Board of School
Commissioners of Frederick County and the Treasurer of
Frederick County, and to provide for the appointment of an
auditing committee, with full power to summon and swear
witnesses in relation thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Chapter 642 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1912, and all Acts or parts of Acts so far as they relate to
the publishing or posting of the annual statement of the Board
of County Commissioners of Frederick County, be and the same
are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty fo the Judges of the Circuit
Court for Frederick County, annually, at the May term of said
Court, to appoint from among representative taxpayers of said
County, and without the least reference to their political opin-
ions, and known for their honesty, integrity, sound judgment
and aptitude for skillful accounting, three persons, who shall
constitute an auditing committee, whose duty it shall be to
examine carefully the accounts, vouchers, books and papers of
the Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County, the
Commissioners of Charities and Corrections of Frederick County,
the Board of School Commissioners and Treasurer thereof
of Frederick County, and the Treasurer of Frederick County,
annually. The members of the said Auditing Committee, or a
majority thereof, shall institute such comparisons and make
such suggestions, observations, deductions and criticisms in
connection with and as a part of their report as will give the
citizens of the County an intelligent understanding of all re-