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said clerk a certificate of the declaration and oath taken by
him as Mayor, shall return the same to the Commissioners.

The Mayor shall preside over the meetings of the board and
shall perform such other duties and functions as may be
authorized or required of him under this Charter, or the
amendments thereto or by municipal ordinances. He shall see
that the ordinances are duly and faithfully executed and ob-
served, and he shall, every three months, report to the Com-
missioners the general state of the town and shall publish, in
one or more newspaper published in said town, for the infor-
mation of the citizens thereof, an itemized statement showing
the money expended during the three preceding months. The
said shall show the amount, the person or corporation to
whom paid and the purpose for which each expenditure was
made. The Mayor shall also make such suggestions as, in his
judgment, are proper for the wise, prudent and economical
government and management of the town.

SEC. 2. And be It further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved April 26, 1939.

CHAPTER 13.
(House Bill 76)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 159
of Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Dorchester County", sub-title "County
Commissioners and Treasurer", providing that the County
Commissioners of Dorchester County shall publish an
itemized statement of all expenditures at stated intervals.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 159 of Article 10 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Dorchester
County", sub-title "County Commissioners and Treasurer⁷⁷, be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

159. The County Commissioners of Dorchester County
shall, at the end of each fiscal year, or oftener if it be deemed
necessary, have an audit made of the accounts of the Treasurer
and Collector for Dorchester County. Said audit shall show
how much was appropriated under each item of the budget
and also how much was expended under each item of said