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every four years thereafter, a clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners shall be elected by the qualified voters of said
county, who shall hold office of clerk for the term of four
years, from the time of his election and qualification or until
his successor is elected and qualified, and shall be subject to
removal from said office for any willful neglect of duty or mis-
behavior in office at any time by the County Commissioners of
said county, who shall have power to appoint some competent
person for the unexpired term of the clerk so removed; said
clerk shall be paid for his services the sum of eight hundred
dollars per annum, payable in monthly installments of $66. 66,
at the expiration of each and every month by the Treasurer of
Garrett County from the funds of said county, and said clerk
shall have full power to administer an oath or affirmation to
any and all persons who is to be examined as a witness in any
matter before the County Commissioners, and touching or
relating to any account, bill or other matter, to be filed in the
office of said County Commissioners, and said salary of eight
hundred dollars per annum shall be full compensation for all
services required of said clerk, who shall keep the office of
County Commissioners open from nine o'clock in the fore-
noon until four o'clock in the afternoon, and who shall attend
therein for the transaction of business on every day of the
week, except Sunday and legal holidays.

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

Approved March 3rd, 1916.

CHAPTER 12.

(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 13.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 228
of Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Garrett County, " sub-title "Wild Animals, " and
amended by Chapter 679 of the Acts of 1914.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 228 of Article 12, of the Public Local