WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1833.

partially, exercise the powers, and perform the duties
of commissioner for Dorchester county, as authorized
and enjoined by law, according to the best of his
skill and judgment, without being influenced by fa-
vour, affection, hatred, malice, or ill will, and that he
will in making all appointments to office, vote for such
person or persons, among those willing to accept, as
in his judgment and belief shall be most capable and
best qualified, to perform the duties of such office,
which oath shall be recorded in a book, to be kept
among the records of Dorchester county court.

CHAP. 235.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
appointed, or elected as aforesaid, and their successors,

commissioners of Dorchester comity, and by that
name, shall have continued and perpetual succession,

and be capable in law of suing and being sued, of

same, of taking, holding, selling and conveying, all
kinds of estates, property and efforts, and of doing

all powers which are, or shall be vested in them by this
act, or by any other art of Assembly, as fully and ef-
fectually as corporate, bodies may, or can lawfully and
rightfully do.

Board incorporated.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That when, and as soon as
the commissioners to be elected or appointed, as afore-
said, shall have taken and subscribed the oath or affir-
mation, hereinbefore described, all the powers, rights
and privileges, lawfully exercised by, and all proper-
ty, estate and effects, vested in the justices of the levy
court of Dorchester county, shall be transferred to,

who, or any four of them, shall thereafter exercise all
the powers, rights and privileges, and shall perform
all the duties required to be performed by the said
justices of the levy court for Dorchester county, and no
appointment of justices of this levy court of Dorchester

Powers and duties

of Levy court

transferred to.

quired by law to be performed by them, shall be, vest-

ed in, and exercised, and performed by the said com-

Powers and duties

of commissioners

of tax transferred

to.