1362 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 916

missioner, or before a Justice of the Peace or other officer or
person (including a Notary Public), authorized to administer
oaths in Prince George's County, that he will diligently, faith-
fully and honestly discharge all the duties of his office, and also
shall give bond to the Town of Morningside, with such surety
or sureties as said Commission may by resolution require, in
the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00). The cost of
said bond, shall be paid out of town funds. Said bond, or a
certified copy thereof, shall be kept among the town records.

(L) That said Commission may, by resolution unanimously
adopted, remove any person from the office of town Treasurer
whenever in the judgment of said Commission the welfare of
said town requires such action. And any person accepting the
office of town Treasurer, by so accepting said office, consents
and agrees that said Commission has such power so to remove
him from office and of finally terminating any right on his part
to receive further salary or compensation, and of finally termi-
nating any right on his part to receive or hold any funds,
money, property, records, books, papers or other things or
thing of said town. And the person so removed from the office
of town Treasurer shall turn over to the said Commission or to
the Secretary Commissioner any and all funds, money, prop-
erty, records, books, papers and other things or thing of said
town in his possession within five (5) days (including Sundays
and holidays), after he shall have been notified of the adoption
of such resolution so removing him from office, which said
notice may be served by said Commission either personally by
any of the said Commissioners or by posting of a copy of said
resolution at the last regular meeting place of said Commission
at least five days before the day named in said resolution for
him to turn over the same. Any person, so removed from such
office of town Treasurer, who shall fail or neglect so to turn
over to said Commission, or to the Secretary Commissioner, all
funds, money, property, records, books papers and other things
or thing of said town in his possession, shall be liable, and the
surety or sureties on his bond shall be liable, for any loss or
damage that said town may suffer thereby, and said town may
institute appropriate proceedings either at law or in equity for
this purpose in the Circuit Court of Prince George's County,
Maryland, and, in addition to any such proceedings as afore-
said, said town may institute, in the Circuit Court of Prince
George's County, a mandamus proceeding against such re-
moved town Treasurer, and thereby compel such removed town
Treasurer to turn over to said Commission, or to said Secretary
Commissioner, all funds, money, records, books, papers, and
other things or thing of said town. Provided, however, that
nothing contained in this paragraph of this Act shall be con-
strued to limit said town to the proceedings herein mentioned