HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1473

suitable and durably bound volumes with index to facilitate
reference to all such transactions, proceedings and orders;
he shall endorse, file, number and index all papers pre-
sented to the said board and acted upon by the same, and
so arrange, keep and preserve them that by reference to
such index and number such papers may at any and all
times be readily found; he shall each year immediately
upon and after the annual assessment and levy make out
the assessment and levy book for each district in the
county, which shall set forth the name of each taxpayer
in said district and alphabetically for each district the
aggregate amount of property, both real and personal
. assessed, to each person, or persons, or corporation, for
each district, and the amount of State and county taxes due
by each, together with the rate of State and county tax
opposite each taxpayer's name. He shall keep all necessary,
suitable and appropriate books of accounts and therein
enter in a clear, accurate and business like manner all the
financial transactions of the county, and particularly show-
ing from day to day, and at all times the amount of county
moneys, securities and property in the hands of the county
treasurer or any other fiduciary officer of the county, the
amount of taxes placed in the hands of the Treasurer and
not accounted for by him; the amount of each and every
appropriation made by the board in the form of a separate
account for each appropriation, and of each and every
warrant drawn by the board thereon, with the name of the
person to whom such warrant was drawn, the number, date
and amount thereof, and also of its payment by the Treas-
urer or any other financial agent of the county on whom
drawn, as soon as such payment shall have been reported
unto the Board, and he shall in all respects so keep such
books, that on any day the financial condition of the county
and the status of any appropriation may be exactly and
truly known immediately upon examination of such books
and of the several accounts therein; he shall also keep a
warrant book of Dorchester County, from which he shall
make out every warrant which shall authorize the Treas-
urer of the county or any other financial agent of the
county to pay out to any person or corporation, what-
soever, any sum of money, which warrant book, besides
the warrant to be removed therefrom after execution
thereof by the President of the Board of County Commis-
sioners, and by such officer as clerk of the County Commis-
sioners, shall contain a corresponding duplicate or stub,
in which at the time of the filling up of said warrant, and
before its removal from the book, he shall make full entry

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