70 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 42

and papers of the said County Commissioners, County Treas-
urer, County Board of Education, County Roads Board and
Sheriff, and to examine upon oath administered by him, any
County Commissioner, County Treasurer, any member of the
County Board of Education, County Roads Board or Sheriff,
on any matter touching the affairs of the said County Com-
missioners, County Treasurer, County Board of Education,
County Roads Board or Sheriff, or to examine upon oath
administered by him, any other person as a witness whom he
may be advised has important information in regard to the
conduct and acts of said County Commissioners, County
Treasurer, County Board of Education, County Roads Board,
Sheriff or either or any of them, in matters pertaining to their
office. He shall have power to issue process compelling such
witnesses to attend before him, which shall be directed to the
Sheriff of Frederick County, and it shall be the duty of said
Sheriff to serve such process promptly; and any Commis-
sioner, County Treasurer, member of the County Board of
Education, County Roads Board or Sheriff who shall refuse
to allow an examination of all the books and accounts of
their office, and any witness duly served with process, as
aforesaid, who shall refuse to answer upon oath touching the
conduct or acts of said County Commissioners, County Treas-
urer, County Board of Education, County Roads Board or
Sheriff, or as to the books, accounts and papers of said office
or offices, shall on indictment and conviction thereof be fined
not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars,
in the discretion of the Court; provided, however, that the
examination of all such books, accounts and papers shall be
made in the office of the said County Commissioners, County
Treasurer, County Board of Education, County Roads Board
and Sheriff, respectively.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved April 15, 1941.

CHAPTER 42.
(House Bill 141)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
75 of Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Cecil County", sub-title "Cecil-
ton", relating to the collection of town taxes.