WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1840.

which tax shall be collected and paid to the said burgess
and commissioners, by a collector by them appointed, who
shall have the same power to destrain therefor, as the col-
lector of the public county assessment has to destrain for
the same, and that the said burgess and commissioners shall
fix the term of office, responsibility add compensation of
such collector.

CHAP. 79.
How collected.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That all elections for bur-
gess, assistant burgess and commissioners, those persons
who shall receive the highest number of votes for the re-
spective offices, shall be declared duly elected, and shall
quality as such before some justice of the county, that they
will discharge the duties of their respective offices, ac-
cording to the best of their skill and judgment, without
fear, favor, affection or partiality to any, a copy of which
oath shall be entered on the journal of said corporation,
with the certificate of the justice administering the same;

Qualification of
officers.

and if at any election for burgess, assistant burgess and
commissioners, any two or more persons shall have an
equality of votes by which no choice shall be made, a se-
cond election shall be held, after not less than ten days no-
tice, and so on until a choice shall be made.

In case of a tie.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said burgess shall
be the treasurer for the said corporation, and shall give
bond to said corporate body, with security to be approved
by the commissioners, or a majority of them, in such pen-
alty as they shall fix, conditioned for the faithful perfor-
mance of his duty as treasurer, and he shall receive and
pay away monies, according to the ordinances passed by
said commissioners or a majority of them.

Treasurer.

His bond.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That said corporation shall
not at any time be allowed to issue any note, certificate or
other device, to be circulated as a currency.

CHAPTER 79.

Banking forbid.

An act to incorporate a Library Association in the Town of
Jefferson, in Frederick County.

Passed Feb. 15,
1841.

WHEREAS, it has been represented to this General As-
sembly, that certain citizens of Jefferson and its vicinity,
have formed themselves into an association for the purpose
of collecting a library of literary and scientific books for the
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Preamble.