WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

lawfully exercised by, and all property, estates and
effects vested in the levy court of Montgomery county,

or in the commissioners of tax for said county

shall be transferred to, and vested in the commission-

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ers far Montgomery county, who, or any three of them,
shall exercise all the rights, powers and privileges,
and perform all the duties required by law to be per-
formed by the levy court of said county and the com-
missioners of tax, and no appointment of justices of
the levy court shall hereafter be made.

Boards to cease.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That not less than thee

of business, any two of whom may decide upon all mat-
ters coming before them: but the concurrence of three
of said commissioners shall be necessary in directing

Quorum.

dollars per day, for each and every day they shall at-
tend to the duties of their office, when the duties there-

Compensation.

of require them, and six cents for every mile they shall
necessarily travel, from their residence to the place

Mileage.

where they shall meet; provided, that no commissioner
shall be allowed more, than one charge for mileage as
aforesaid, when they shall meet on two or more suc-
cessive laws.

Proviso.

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall meet on the first Monday of April annu-
ally, and shall continue to sit from day to day, for one
week, for the transaction of such business as may be
brought before them, and shall also have power to ad-
journ from time to time, and sit such number of days
as may be necessary for the discharge of all the duties
required of them.

Annual session.

Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That all suits at law, or
inequity, which may be pending at the time of the
passage of this act, in which the levy court of Mont-
gomery county are parties, shall be carried on in like

manner, and have the same effect and operation in law

as if the commissioners appointed by this act had been
one of the original parties to said suit or suits.

Pending suits pro-

vided for.

Sec. 12, And be it enacted, That all acts of Assembly
which are contrary to, or inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.

Acts inconsistent

herewith repealed.