I83S.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 96.

enjoined by law, according to the best of his skill and
judgment, without being influenced by favor, affection,
hatred, malice, or ill will, and that he will in making
all appointments to office, vote for such person or per-
sons among those willing to accept, is in his judg-
ment and belief shall be most capable and best quali-
fied to perform the duties of such office, which oath
shall be recorded in a book to be kept among the re-
cords of Worcester county court.

Board Incorporated.

Sec. 9. And, be it enacted, That the commissioners
elected or appointed as aforesaid, and their successors,
shall be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic
and corporate, by the name, style and title of the Com-

General powers.

missioners of Worcester County, and by that name
shall have continued and perpetual succession, and be
capable in law of sueing and being sued, of making
and using a corporate seal, and of altering the same;
of taking, holding, selling and conveying all kinds of
estates, property and effects, and of doing all such acts
as shall be necessary to the exercise of all powers
which are or shall be vested in them by this act, or by
another act of Assembly, as fully and effectually as
corporate bodies may or can lawfully and rightfully do.

Powers, right and

duties of the Levy

court transferred
to them.

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That when, and as soon
as the commissioners to be elected or appointed as
aforesaid, shall have taken and subscribed the oath or
affirmation herein before described, all the powers,
rights and privileges lawfully exercised by, and all
property, estate and effects vested in the justices of
the levy court of Worcester county, shall be transfer-
red to, and vested in the commissioners for Worcester

And of commission-

ers of tax.

county, who, or any three 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 Worcester
county, and no appointment of justices of the levy court
for Worcester county shall thereafter be made, and all
the powers lawfully exercised by, or vested in the com-
missioners of the tax for Worcester county, and all the
duties required by law, to be performed by them, shall
be vested in and exercised and performed by the said
commissioners for Worcester county, after they shall
have become qualified as, aforesaid.