1829.
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
CHAP. 27.
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done, to the several Commissioners of said county,
to be disposed
of according to law, they the said Orphans' Court taking
the receipts of said Commissioners therefor.
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Report to orphans
court.
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted,
That the said Commissioners
shall report to the said Orphans' Court, on the first Monday
in November, in each year, an accurate account of the manner
in which they have expended or disposed of said monies, and
the vouchers of their expenditures shall be on oath, and shall
be safely kept [an] file by the said Orphans' Court.
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Accountability.
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted,
That if any of said Commissioners
shall prove delinquent in any of the duties incumbent on
them, under the law relative to their trust, or shall in any
way misapply said monies committed to their trust, they shall
be accountable to the Orphans' Court aforesaid, in any action
or actions at law in any court of justice, to be brought by and
in the name of said Orphans' Court, for the amount of monies
so misapplied by them, or for damages, such as shall be
deemed by said court proper for such delinquency or misconduct.
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Report to Legislature.
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Sec. 5. And be it enacted,
That the said Orphans' Court
shall, every year, report to the Legislature an accurate account
of all their proceedings under this act, at the commencement
of each session thereof, and also an account of the number
of pupils educated out of said fund, designating the age
and sex.
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Record—gratis.
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Sec. 6. And be it enacted,
That the Register of Wills of
Harford county shall perform all such services as he may be
required and directed by the Orphans' Court of said county
to perform in virtue of this act, without fee or reward; and
he shall keep in a well bound book or books, to be provided
for the purpose, fair and correct accounts and statements of
the proceedings of the said court, in relation to the proportion
of the school fund to which the said county is, or may hereafter
be entitled, exhibiting, in a particular manner, how the
same has or may be appropriated and disposed of; which said
book or books shall be kept open and accessible to the examination
and inspection of the citizens of the county, and all
other persons that may be interested or in any way concerned
therein.
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Vacancy.
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Sec. 7. And be it enacted,
That from and after the passage
of this act, the Orphans' Court of said county shall fill all vacancies
which may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise,
in the Board of the Commissioners of the School Fund of said
county.
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Repeal.
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Sec. 8. And be it enacted,
That any law inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed
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