100 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 42

therefor and make monthly reports of the same. He shall
file all claims and accounts presented against the town, and
when the same are approved and passed by the Council,
make a record of the same, and perform such other duties
as are imposed upon him by law or ordinance or by order
of the Council[; and as treasurer he shall receive all money
that may be collected for taxes, fees, fines or otherwise, by
any law or ordinance, or through the policeman, collector,
or by himself as secretary, and credit each item under
separate heads, and shall deposit the same in the First Na-
tional Bank of Snow Hill to the credit of the Mayor and
Council promptly, and make monthly reports; and all such
moneys shall be paid out only by order of the Council, ap-
proved by the Mayor and countersigned by said secretary
and treasurer; he shall subscribe to an oath for the faith-
ful performance of his duties as such secretary and treas-
urer, and shall give bond to, the State of Maryland in the
sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to be approved by the
Mayor and Council, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties; and his books shall be subject to inspec-
tion by any taxpayer. ]; and as Treasurer of said town he
shall have supervision over all money that may be collected
for or on behalf of said town, by any law or Ordinance, and
from whatever source. All such moneys shall be paid out
only by order of the Council and on check signed by the
Secretary and Treasurer and countersigned by the Mayor
of said town. The said Secretary and Treasurer shall sub-
scribe to an oath for the faithful performance of his duties
and his books shall be subject to inspection by any tax-
payer of said town.

306. [The policeman, before entering upon his duties,
shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of
five hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of his duties, and shall subscribe to an oath for the
faithful performance of his duties for the enforcement of
the ordinances of the town and the preservation of its
peace and good order; he shall be vested with all the police
powers of constable, and any one resisting him in the dis-
charge of his duties shall be liable upon conviction to pun-
ishment in the same manner and to the same extent as if
he had resisted a constable; and he shall perform all such
other duties as are or shall be imposed upon him by law,
ordinance or by order of the Mayor or Council, and he shall
pay over to the treasurer monthly all fines and fees col-
lected by him. ] At the first regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council after the annual election the Mayor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint