1464 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 680

twenty-five years of age, to be Treasurer of the City of Havre
de Grace, and who shall hold office for one year from the date
of his appointment and until the qualification of his successor.

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his
office, the said Treasurer shall take and subscribe before some
Justice of the Peace of Harford County the oath prescribed
in Section 6 of Article 1 of the Constitution of this State, and
shall execute a bond to the Stale of Maryland in the penalty of
twenty-five thousand dollars, to be approved by the Mayor with
the condition, that if the above bound shall well and faithfully
execute his office, and shall account to the Mayor and City
Council of Havre de Grace for, and pay into the Treasury of,
said City or to his successor in office, the several sums of
money, bonds, securities or other property which he shall re-
ceive for the City or be answerable for by law, at such times as
the law shall direct, then such obligation shall be void; and
the Mayor is authorized to approve as surety upon said bond
a guarantee company, and the premium for said bond, if any,
shall be paid out of the City Treasury.

In case the person appointed Treasurer shall fail to execute
the bond required by this Section within twenty days after the
date of his appointment, or in the event of the Treasurer's
removal from the city, death, resignation or removal from office,
the Mayor shall at once proceed to make a new appointment to
fill the vacancy thereby occasioned.

The Treasurer shall take charge of and safely keep all
monies, bonds, notes and other securities belonging to said city,
and shall pay all claims against said city upon the order of the
Mayor and City Council, but he shall not pay any claims against
said city, no matter by whom held without first deducting from
the amount of such claim all and every sum or sums due or
owing to said city for taxes, or otherwise, by the original holder
of such claim or by the assignees thereof, and no assignee of
such claim shall avoid such deduction, but shall always be re-
garded as charged with notice of the City's right to make such
deduction. He shall, as often as he is called upon to do so, make
a written statement to the Mayor and City Council of the finan-
cial condition of the city. He shall not pay out any funds
belonging to the city except upon orders passed in session by
the Mayor and City Council, and countersigned by the Mayor
and City Clerk.

The Treasurer shall be the collector of all taxes which may
be levied by the Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace,
and shall receive and be the custodian of all monies which may