952 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ber of votes shall be declared elected, and the said Commis-
sioners shall cause a record of the vote to be entered on their
record of proceedings.

8. That the Commissioners of the said town shall annually
appoint a clerk, who may also be Treasurer, who shall keep the
minutes of the proceedings of said Commissioners in a well
bound book, which book shall be open to the inspection of any-
one interested. If the said Commissioners appoint the Clerk
Treasurer, the said Clerk shall give bond as such Treasurer in
such sum as the Commissioners shall deem proper, and he shall
pay out the money that shall come into his hands as such treas-
urer only on the order of the said Commissioners, which order
shall be recorded among their minutes of proceedings.

9. That the said Commissioners shall annually appoint a
bailiff, and may also appoint under bailiffs as from time to
time may be necessary to preserve the good order of the town.
The said bailiff shall attend the meetings of the Board of Com-
missioners, shall execute all orders of the said Commissioners,
shall make all collections, including the town taxes, and shall
perform such other duties as the Commissioners may assign him;
before proceeding to act as bailiff he shall give bond in such
sum as the Commissioners shall deem proper, and at each regu-
lar meeting of said Commissioners he shall account for and pay
over to the treasurer all monies collected or received by him as
such bailiff, he shall preserve the peace and good order of the
town, may make arrests, and serve warrants and other legal
processes within and one mile beyond the corporate limits of the
town, except the line in the river, and for these purposes he is
hereby invested with the same power and authority as any Con-
stable has under the laws of this State, and he shall be allowed
the same fees as are allowed constables for similar services and
said fees shall be taxed as part of the costs.

10. That the said Commissioners may allow their Clerk and
their Bailiff such compensation as to them may seem proper.

11. That the Commissioners and all other officers of the
Corporation, including the judges of election, shall, before en-
tering upon the duties of their respective offices, take and sub- -
scribe an oath before some Justice of the Peace, or Notary Pub-
lic, of Dorchester County, that they will diligently and faith-
fully to the best of their abilities, skill and judgment and with-
out favor or affection, partiality or prejudice, perform the duties
of their office, and shall file a certificate from the Justice of the