1474 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 829

of the number, date and the amount of such warrant, the
name of the person to whom issued, upon whom drawn,
the appropriation against which drawn, and reference to
the page of the Journal of the Board, wherein is the entry
< of order for such warrant; and no warrant shall at any
time be issued, except after all the aforesaid shall have
been done. He shall further keep and carefully preserve
all books and papers in the office of said County Commis-
sioners; and shall on any secular day, not a legal holiday,
between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M. at
the request of any citizen or taxpayer of said county ex-
hibit the same to such person, and make and certify copies
or extracts therefrom, without charge. He shall give bond
in the penalty of ten thousand dollars for the faithful per-
formance of his duties, to be secured by a bonding com-
pany, the premium on said bond to be paid by the County
Commissioners, and to be approved by the said Commis-
sioners, and he shall qualify under the State Constitution.
He shall countersign all checks issued by the County Treas-
urer in payment of warrant for bills against Dorchester
County; and shall examine each monthly, quarterly and
annual reports made by the County Treasurer, and certify
to the correctness of all such reports as soon as practical
thereafter.

SEC. 2, And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 4? 1943.

CHAPTER 829.
(Senate Bill 435)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 25 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"County Commissioners", sub-title "General Provisions",
to be known as Section 9A to follow immediately after
Section 9, providing for the appropriation of funds to
aid in the Farm Labor problem.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be added to Article 25 of
the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "County Commissioners", sub-title "General
Provisions", to be known as Section 9A and to follow
Section 9 of said Article, and to read as follows: